Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 220 priced lines covering 3,891 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,587 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 525 head. replacement cattle receipts at 311 head. Counted as USDA files them — 146 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,587Last week 4,363Year ago 2,817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 525Last week 445Year ago 671

Replacement CattleReceipts 311Last week 275Year ago 188

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was good on limited supply. Offerings were mostly calves to a few yearlings coming off very short wheat. Wheat runs came early this year due to drought conditions. Negotiated cash fat cattle hit new records this week at mostly 256.00.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	720	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	130	640.00	640.00
1	150–200	175	600.00	600.00
2	200–250	223	600.00	600.00
15	200–250	245	1,800.00	1,800.00
26	250–300	276	600.00–690.00	641.03
16	300–350	319	540.00–680.00	618.77
69	350–400	386	495.00–555.00	537.31
38	400–450	431	460.00–530.00	484.52
117	450–500	474	442.50–520.00	478.28
100	500–550	526	397.00–485.00	443.28
41	550–600	573	393.00–445.00	417.40
46	600–650	626	342.50–423.00	375.57
108	650–700	655	320.00–387.00	381.97
19	700–750	720	314.00–356.00	337.84
26	750–800	780	275.00–345.00	333.43
6	800–850	808	290.00–343.00	329.52
38	850–900	890	323.00–325.00	324.26
14	900–950	908	317.00–319.00	318.28
49	950–1000	953	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
21	350–400	370	600.00–632.50	622.23
7	400–450	427	492.50	492.50
32	450–500	456	482.50–492.50	489.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	396	495.00–510.00	499.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	605.00	605.00
3	350–400	385	605.00	605.00
7	400–450	429	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	291	540.00–650.00	619.39
7	300–350	308	465.00–560.00	535.29
5	350–400	369	470.00–485.00	476.14
4	400–450	429	445.00–470.00	463.51
13	450–500	476	360.00–480.00	427.67
62	500–550	522	362.50–454.50	437.82
22	550–600	576	350.00–380.00	368.26
3	600–650	615	335.00–375.00	362.00
140	650–700	691	350.00–363.50	362.18
1	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	823	270.00–275.00	272.48
71	850–900	876	322.00	322.00
16	900–950	913	220.00–314.00	305.58
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	385.00–420.00	404.84
5	500–550	529	340.00–385.00	371.83
2	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	500.00	500.00
1	150–200	160	600.00	600.00
4	200–250	224	460.00–590.00	546.87
6	250–300	262	440.00–565.00	487.94
10	300–350	317	500.00–530.00	519.68
9	350–400	374	450.00–485.00	467.19
15	400–450	429	425.00–465.00	450.44
8	450–500	466	425.00–465.00	447.83
20	500–550	516	385.00–410.00	401.77
12	550–600	575	360.00–395.00	384.62
2	600–650	628	350.00–365.00	357.29
7	650–700	679	335.00–360.00	350.00
1	700–750	725	298.00	298.00
5	800–850	838	295.00–319.00	314.42
1	850–900	860	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	530.00	530.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	789	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	700.00	700.00
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00
9	300–350	331	420.00–595.00	519.19
16	350–400	374	400.00–550.00	506.75
21	400–450	422	450.00–518.00	506.50
25	450–500	478	415.00–495.00	467.32
15	500–550	527	400.00–460.00	442.75
31	550–600	570	390.00–455.00	418.09
12	600–650	622	385.00–398.00	389.92
14	650–700	679	333.00–388.00	366.00
6	700–750	714	343.00–355.00	353.01
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	855	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	140	860.00	860.00
4	150–200	165	775.00–930.00	840.11
1	200–250	225	1,400.00	1,400.00
14	200–250	230	685.00–790.00	783.32
21	250–300	292	685.00–720.00	686.57
16	300–350	313	555.00–685.00	657.16
60	350–400	390	530.00–600.00	592.12
40	400–450	413	520.00–590.00	540.45
84	450–500	487	500.00–580.00	543.68
35	500–550	524	470.00–515.00	488.58
69	550–600	568	460.00–520.00	474.63
37	600–650	613	400.00–452.00	427.04
27	650–700	672	395.00–440.00	409.48
58	700–750	734	370.00–397.50	389.96
147	750–800	791	361.00–380.00	369.03
334	800–850	831	350.00–364.50	357.14
206	850–900	871	320.00–362.00	349.11
25	900–950	943	320.00–332.00	330.07
33	1000–1050	1,010	294.00–307.00	306.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	832	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	485.00	485.00
79	650–700	697	389.00–398.00	396.98
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	575	388.00	388.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	317	625.00	625.00
6	350–400	378	470.00–490.00	484.39
5	400–450	433	545.00–555.00	549.04
34	450–500	474	452.50–535.00	507.12
30	500–550	526	455.00–475.00	469.68
45	550–600	581	415.00–455.00	438.01
21	600–650	620	417.00	417.00
5	650–700	667	380.00	380.00
79	800–850	834	330.00–366.50	357.25
24	850–900	892	325.00–337.00	331.48
102	900–950	903	336.00	336.00
10	950–1000	975	298.00–328.50	319.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	642.50	642.50
12	400–450	422	597.50	597.50
26	450–500	483	540.00–545.00	540.56
4	500–550	510	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	430	600.00	600.00
5	500–550	504	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	513	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	555.00	555.00
8	350–400	380	485.00–500.00	497.04
2	400–450	405	530.00	530.00
15	450–500	464	470.00–490.00	482.34
10	500–550	518	445.00–480.00	471.41
8	550–600	557	410.00–450.00	434.75
3	600–650	637	360.00–380.00	371.57
5	650–700	664	375.00–389.00	381.60
5	700–750	715	346.00–360.00	351.62
4	750–800	759	335.00–347.50	344.27
3	800–850	815	360.00	360.00
1	900–950	925	332.50	332.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	490.00–510.00	502.71
2	350–400	383	585.00	585.00
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	488	380.00–400.00	394.93
6	500–550	531	400.00–434.00	417.55
7	550–600	561	370.00–450.00	408.63
2	600–650	643	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
8	750–800	761	295.00–371.50	361.64
10	900–950	908	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	903	300.00	300.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	460.00	460.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,132	225.00–255.00	245.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,020	260.00–282.00	271.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,273	175.00–202.00	192.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,164	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,963.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,172	2,600.00–3,700.00	3,094.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,121	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,673.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,000	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,567.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,034	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,542.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,788.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	941	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,280.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,182	2,300.00–2,575.00	2,460.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	773	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,403.13
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	2,425.00–3,200.00	2,746.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,120	2,950.00–4,000.00	3,651.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,180.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,169	3,300.00–4,350.00	3,789.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,185	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,947.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,069	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,316.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,171	2,800.00–3,900.00	3,682.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,249	3,800.00–4,350.00	4,201.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,101	4,200.00–4,900.00	4,593.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,392	3,700.00–4,150.00	3,961.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,283	4,550.00–4,800.00	4,776.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,073.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	4,350.00–4,650.00	4,504.29
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,330	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,149.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,250	4,770.00	4,770.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,603	3,125.00–3,600.00	3,385.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	214.00	214.00
1	—	1,485	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,735	175.00–213.00	202.92
4	—	1,864	210.00–219.00	214.94
1	—	1,635	200.00	200.00
12	—	1,806	215.00–225.00	220.63
6	—	1,564	185.00–203.00	193.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,383	173.00–193.00	180.76
27	—	1,327	160.00–179.00	171.65
5	—	1,431	142.00–164.00	156.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	865	135.00–164.00	141.07
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
10	—	818	100.00–144.50	128.72
5	—	881	117.00–120.00	118.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,095	148.00–174.00	153.58
6	—	1,014	110.00–147.50	136.83
1	—	1,045	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,275	183.50	183.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,165	157.00–178.00	164.62
16	—	1,089	143.00–165.00	146.63
30	—	1,134	167.00–184.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	957	160.00–166.00	162.90
1	—	920	171.00	171.00
9	—	924	145.00–153.00	149.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	147.00	147.00

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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