Texas Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Texas reported 212 priced lines covering 3,910 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,595 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 736 head. replacement cattle receipts at 241 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,595Last week 4,740Year ago 6,585

Slaughter CattleReceipts 736Last week 572Year ago 1,131

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 396Year ago 394

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were 5.00 to 15.00 lower; yearlings not well tested last week for a trend. Demand was light to moderate on calves with drought stricken pastures in the panhandle. Good demand for long time yearlings going to feedlots. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	440	328.00	328.00
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	633	270.00–295.00	282.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	500.00–540.00	520.00
6	250–300	281	395.00–485.00	454.82
4	300–350	323	350.00–435.00	383.62
17	350–400	376	350.00–435.00	414.80
29	400–450	426	335.00–405.00	372.54
31	450–500	475	338.00–380.00	362.32
23	500–550	530	320.00–348.00	338.29
18	550–600	573	300.00–330.00	319.78
16	600–650	623	305.00–320.00	313.29
4	650–700	686	295.00–300.00	298.73
6	700–750	731	282.00–295.00	286.28
5	750–800	773	270.00–285.00	278.61
6	800–850	830	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	900	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	570	330.00–335.00	332.11
6	650–700	652	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	405.00	405.00
6	650–700	668	405.00–445.00	425.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	613	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	100–150	129	1,000.00	1,000.00
43	200–250	217	495.00	495.00
15	250–300	295	430.00–500.00	465.14
22	300–350	323	405.00–440.00	415.93
35	350–400	387	357.00–420.00	392.83
11	400–450	420	350.00–395.00	358.57
34	450–500	476	328.00–350.00	338.79
15	500–550	542	300.00–320.00	306.50
12	550–600	577	290.00–317.00	306.18
9	600–650	616	295.00–300.00	298.85
8	650–700	680	265.00–285.00	271.78
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
6	750–800	761	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	828	247.50–260.00	256.90
1	950–1000	975	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	298	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	158	830.00–880.00	853.81
14	150–200	167	975.00	975.00
1	200–250	200	640.00	640.00
15	250–300	272	425.00–555.00	446.67
5	300–350	320	465.00–520.00	481.76
97	350–400	364	385.00–480.00	447.81
35	400–450	427	415.00–450.00	430.96
121	450–500	464	355.00–412.50	397.57
79	500–550	525	325.00–400.00	344.92
74	550–600	573	320.00–360.00	333.56
65	600–650	623	312.50–368.00	341.98
118	650–700	684	300.00–340.00	329.15
17	700–750	725	295.00–340.00	315.12
15	750–800	762	310.00–330.00	320.84
91	800–850	833	288.00–298.00	297.57
15	850–900	860	265.00–284.00	280.43
73	900–950	902	260.00–297.00	296.49
1	950–1000	970	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	630	331.00	331.00
33	700–750	727	324.35	324.35
7	750–800	774	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	523	490.00–530.00	509.71
3	550–600	575	415.00–460.00	429.74
6	600–650	628	425.00–440.00	432.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	420.00	420.00
38	450–500	463	367.50–393.00	386.39
14	500–550	530	362.00–372.50	367.07
6	650–700	696	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
24	500–550	538	400.00–410.00	403.33
12	550–600	594	349.00–358.00	352.74
2	700–750	708	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
14	150–200	159	900.00	900.00
32	200–250	227	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
18	300–350	304	410.00–520.00	506.42
27	350–400	380	400.00–475.00	444.06
6	400–450	432	400.00	400.00
26	450–500	479	365.00–412.00	379.48
40	500–550	516	335.00–405.00	368.59
14	550–600	571	320.00–327.50	323.02
15	600–650	632	310.00–325.00	317.79
7	650–700	673	287.00–307.50	293.61
3	700–750	723	303.00	303.00
31	800–850	825	320.00	320.00
63	850–900	890	305.00–315.50	315.17
57	900–950	937	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	140	700.00–810.00	773.33
1	200–250	205	690.00	690.00
12	250–300	296	570.00–595.00	576.11
22	300–350	343	525.00–533.00	532.53
28	350–400	383	450.00–505.00	491.29
39	400–450	419	438.00–495.00	452.96
46	450–500	480	403.00–440.00	423.81
90	500–550	519	375.00–429.00	398.52
68	550–600	569	335.00–378.00	361.04
116	600–650	622	330.00–385.00	342.87
135	650–700	677	321.00–360.00	336.52
46	700–750	730	308.00–340.00	315.84
15	750–800	785	310.00–335.00	319.99
53	800–850	826	300.00–336.50	329.61
62	850–900	859	265.00–330.00	328.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	628	338.00	338.00
28	800–850	817	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	547	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
143	750–800	780	345.50	345.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	433	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	400.00–500.00	457.59
3	250–300	265	900.00	900.00
19	300–350	322	338.00–505.00	407.96
16	350–400	379	385.00–450.00	426.49
29	400–450	418	353.00–435.00	406.26
22	450–500	473	330.00–400.00	373.79
41	500–550	525	340.00–370.00	359.01
52	550–600	575	315.00–377.50	347.04
30	600–650	623	300.00–338.00	329.79
22	650–700	667	310.00–332.00	326.43
6	700–750	726	298.00–313.00	307.67
2	750–800	760	300.00–303.00	301.49
1	850–900	855	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	416.00	416.00
8	400–450	409	367.50	367.50
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	695	318.00	318.00
2	700–750	728	300.00–310.00	305.02
3	750–800	793	285.00–300.00	291.67
2	1000–1050	1,013	245.00–248.00	246.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	470.00–500.00	489.71
2	300–350	323	485.00	485.00
13	350–400	385	375.00–455.00	414.56
7	400–450	439	385.00–415.00	393.61
25	450–500	475	325.00–380.00	328.87
5	500–550	527	317.50	317.50
7	550–600	580	290.00–312.50	299.91
4	600–650	613	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
50	700–750	708	270.00–293.00	291.02
3	750–800	759	280.00	280.00
4	800–850	815	267.50–282.50	278.09
2	850–900	853	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	905	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
5	350–400	364	480.00–500.00	496.15
20	400–450	429	425.00–460.00	436.77
2	450–500	455	405.00–420.00	412.50
6	500–550	527	350.00–360.00	354.20
14	550–600	571	318.00–346.00	329.73
9	600–650	637	285.00–290.00	287.79
3	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	770	285.00–292.50	290.05
1	1050–1100	1,050	256.00	256.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	662	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	3,000.00–3,900.00	3,540.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	4,100.00	4,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,061	228.00	228.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,020	230.00–245.00	236.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	795	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,200.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	2,650.00–3,500.00	3,043.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	995	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,532.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,174	2,300.00–3,300.00	2,719.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,085	185.00–194.00	192.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,298	2,600.00–3,200.00	3,019.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,129	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,118	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,245.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,076	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,062.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,185	2,725.00–2,975.00	2,826.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,115	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,943.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,117	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,308.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,299	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,896.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,220	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,523.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,061.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,055	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	926	1,800.00–2,900.00	2,338.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	175.00	175.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	39	—	969	222.00–280.00	259.18
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	218.00	218.00
4	—	1,226	185.00–197.00	190.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,816	180.00–212.00	199.83
24	—	1,704	150.00–205.00	187.31
1	—	1,250	199.00	199.00
8	—	1,895	208.00–226.00	215.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	138.00	138.00
27	—	1,374	142.00–164.00	154.41
16	—	1,387	150.00–170.00	164.01
27	—	1,419	174.00–203.00	178.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,109	134.00–169.50	158.32
6	—	960	148.00–154.00	150.38
38	—	1,100	120.00–162.00	156.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	180.00	180.00
4	—	913	158.00–161.00	160.02
12	—	939	145.00–157.00	147.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,114	143.00–163.00	151.76
94	—	1,213	150.00–171.00	162.67
36	—	1,550	166.00–176.00	170.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	140.00	140.00
40	—	901	108.00–149.00	135.94

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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