Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 152 priced lines covering 4,308 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,855 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 437 head. replacement cattle receipts at 285 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,855Last week 6,674Year ago 2,143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 727Year ago 517

Replacement CattleReceipts 285Last week 356Year ago 148

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker calves traded sharply higher. Demand was good. A lot of cattle coming off short wheat as the drought continues, chance of rain going into the weekend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	655.00	655.00
11	300–350	309	635.00–675.00	651.18
8	350–400	368	600.00–625.00	621.73
23	400–450	416	500.00–630.00	581.44
59	450–500	454	500.00–620.00	602.96
25	500–550	515	472.50–547.00	519.40
52	550–600	556	480.00–495.00	486.77
49	600–650	623	407.50–452.50	425.30
91	650–700	668	380.00–415.00	403.36
178	700–750	715	360.00–402.00	398.57
71	750–800	766	365.00–396.00	382.31
199	800–850	832	355.00–369.00	358.21
390	850–900	876	335.00–358.00	350.17
233	900–950	927	295.00–338.25	336.06
99	950–1000	966	321.00–329.00	328.52
54	1000–1050	1,038	301.00–314.00	307.34
8	1050–1100	1,098	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	460	500.00	500.00
9	700–750	734	355.00	355.00
4	800–850	801	322.50	322.50
45	850–900	867	320.00–326.00	324.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	380	535.00	535.00
13	450–500	464	470.00–565.00	540.64
19	500–550	530	430.00–537.00	472.90
29	550–600	590	390.00–449.00	439.03
6	600–650	638	390.00	390.00
7	650–700	670	370.00–410.00	386.70
9	700–750	727	360.00–370.00	367.74
248	750–800	783	358.50–378.00	371.28
6	800–850	816	325.00–370.00	354.11
27	850–900	877	338.00–343.00	342.07
106	900–950	917	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	396	615.00	615.00
65	500–550	521	512.50	512.50
6	550–600	594	425.00	425.00
9	600–650	637	420.00	420.00
6	650–700	678	372.00	372.00
5	700–750	734	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	630.00	630.00
18	350–400	396	622.50	622.50
9	400–450	429	607.50	607.50
24	450–500	469	582.50	582.50
21	600–650	645	411.50	411.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	1,750.00	1,750.00
22	350–400	376	535.00	535.00
71	450–500	477	485.00	485.00
10	650–700	659	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	292	635.00–645.00	640.53
24	300–350	338	602.50–630.00	610.80
63	350–400	366	510.00–590.00	561.30
82	400–450	432	455.00–540.00	521.41
99	450–500	458	430.00–502.00	490.39
35	500–550	526	405.00–455.00	431.34
28	550–600	574	370.00–401.00	391.46
41	600–650	620	340.00–390.00	385.33
204	650–700	674	355.00–390.00	374.98
47	700–750	723	320.00–360.00	356.37
18	750–800	767	320.00–346.00	329.31
215	800–850	818	290.00–339.00	330.35
18	850–900	869	300.00–329.00	324.29
8	900–950	911	295.00–300.00	296.87
17	950–1000	991	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	460.00–495.00	479.89
20	400–450	416	430.00–530.00	505.17
13	450–500	464	355.00–474.00	420.62
24	500–550	533	330.00–435.00	402.24
46	550–600	561	320.00–404.50	390.93
20	600–650	640	315.00–352.00	348.33
206	650–700	685	300.00–376.00	356.35
7	700–750	718	345.00	345.00
7	750–800	772	320.00–340.00	334.31
24	800–850	843	310.00	310.00
17	900–950	921	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	463	460.00	460.00
23	750–800	757	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	665	345.00–347.00	346.13
3	900–950	917	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	866	305.00–315.00	312.69
11	950–1000	980	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	616	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	750–800	766	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	510.00–530.00	522.01
14	450–500	489	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	528	380.00–420.00	403.75
5	550–600	564	380.00–390.00	386.09
10	600–650	636	365.00–390.00	386.58
5	650–700	684	320.00–375.00	360.40
6	700–750	722	345.00–350.00	347.50
3	750–800	768	280.00–320.00	306.64
3	850–900	870	260.00–290.00	279.89
2	900–950	930	265.00–270.00	267.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	665.00	665.00
7	350–400	356	550.00–575.00	560.01
13	400–450	432	465.00–505.00	477.68
20	450–500	466	460.00–490.00	485.01
10	500–550	515	440.00–510.00	471.65
15	550–600	572	405.00–420.00	413.07
5	600–650	625	420.00	420.00
3	650–700	655	390.00–415.00	400.01
4	750–800	778	355.00–360.00	356.23
2	900–950	905	300.00	300.00
3	950–1000	957	291.00	291.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	892	152.00–161.00	155.88
3	—	957	170.00–175.00	173.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,231	161.00–178.00	171.75
29	—	1,277	175.00–187.50	181.00
9	—	1,136	156.00–165.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	153.00–159.00	155.95
16	—	1,394	160.00–171.00	166.64
5	—	1,466	175.00–178.00	176.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	200.00	200.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,039	151.00–167.00	159.28
4	—	984	145.00–147.00	146.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	142.50–150.00	146.15
6	—	973	165.00–173.00	171.71
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	267.50	267.50
12	—	899	308.00	308.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	224.00–235.00	227.86
11	—	1,727	164.00–184.00	173.49
1	—	1,670	207.00	207.00
5	—	1,911	206.00–221.00	211.78
8	—	1,524	181.00–200.00	189.42
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	237.00	237.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,338	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,170.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,273	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,852.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	932	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,827.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,962.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,238	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,445.45
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	783	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,104.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,620	3,775.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,520	4,000.00	4,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	667	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,578.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	912	2,700.00–3,750.00	3,462.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	817	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	830	2,700.00	2,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,150	180.00–200.00	188.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	998	212.00–216.00	214.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	225.00	225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	896	237.50–275.00	247.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,178	170.00–177.50	171.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,179	180.00–200.00	195.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,115	217.00–252.00	225.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	858	300.00–347.00	322.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,265	4,000.00	4,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Texas barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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