Texas Weekly Combined Wtd Avg

AM_LS795    
Amarillo, TX       Tue   Feb 19, 2013    USDA Market News 

Weighted Average Summary for 4 Texas Auctions - 02/11/2013 thru 02/16/2013
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report.
                            
Market: Amarillo Livestock Auction, TX                                     
Market: Cattleman's Livestock Commission Co., TX                           
Market: San Angelo Auctions, TX                                            
Market: Tulia, TX                                                          

 Receipts: 3,955        Last Week 4,840        Last Year 5,128              

Compared to last week:  Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly weak to 2.00 
lower, except offerings at San Angelo 2.00-5.00 lower and thin-fleshed fancy 
calves at Dalhart 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade activity and demand moderate.
Moisture in the form of snow and rain has outlook for early spring grazing good. 
Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 
higher with bulls at San Angelo 5.00-6.00 higher.  The Feeder supply 
included 59 percent steers and bulls, 41 percent heifers. Approximately 
59 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs.
 
                     Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1                      
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
         11   268-294      280    221.00-224.00     222.43                 
         22   332-349      335    213.00-221.00     215.37                 
          5   360-395      385    186.00-206.00     194.24                 
          4     379        379       199.00         199.00 Value Added     
         38   401-444      421    182.50-203.00     194.14                 
          8   430-436      435    202.00-204.00     203.75 Fancy           
          5   405-435      429       191.00         191.00 Value Added     
         99   451-485      467    176.00-192.00     186.19                 
         93   508-548      518    166.00-184.75     176.96                 
         14     511        511       186.00         186.00 Value Added     
         31   554-582      573    150.00-172.50     160.95                 
          9   638-644      643    151.00-157.00     152.32                 
         36   725-737      735    135.00-136.50     136.25 Calves          
         18     761        761       137.00         137.00                 
          4     761        761       135.00         135.00 Calves          
        458   854-898      884    131.00-137.00     133.71                 
         21     911        911       130.25         130.25                 

                    Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
          5     333        333       200.00         200.00                 
          6     388        388       190.00         190.00                 
         13   408-437      433    172.00-174.00     172.29                 
         28   459-472      462    173.00-174.00     173.21                 
          7     486        486       157.00         157.00 Fleshy          
         15     527        527       162.50         162.50                 
         26   550-594      581    152.00-158.00     153.71                 
         11   574-580      575    151.00-152.00     151.91 Fleshy          
         17   610-615      612    142.00-150.00     145.58                 
          8   658-692      684    135.00-153.00     139.33                 
          2     663        663       142.00         142.00 Calves          
          3     740        740       138.50         138.50                 
         69     795        795       133.00         133.00                 
         91   801-841      829    130.00-133.25     130.97                 
         47   855-886      874    128.00-129.50     128.94 Fleshy          
         67   901-921      903       127.50         127.50                 
         35   965-972      968    115.00-117.00     115.80 Fleshy          

                     Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2                      
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
         15   363-398      387    172.50-182.00     179.63                 
          7   408-447      432    163.00-167.00     164.96                 
         12   458-480      467    150.00-171.00     158.93                 
          5     533        533       143.00         143.00                 
         35   553-596      567    142.00-150.00     145.75                 
          5     627        627       125.00         125.00                 
         35   660-678      665    125.00-140.00     138.01                 
         10   828-834      831    118.00-126.00     121.99                 
          6     801        801       130.00         130.00 Thin Fleshed    
         13   878-897      888    116.00-128.00     123.21                 

                     Feeder Steers Medium and Large 3                      
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
          6     417        417       130.00         130.00                 

                      Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1                      
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
          4     426        426       175.00         175.00                 
          2     492        492       160.00         160.00                 
          8     633        633       130.00         130.00                 

                      Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2                      
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
         12   710-745      720     95.00-110.00     103.35                 
          5     808        808        95.00          95.00                 
          5   873-887      881     90.00-96.00       92.38                 

                     Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
          9   200-246      220    187.00-220.00     203.63                 
         10     297        297       184.00         184.00                 
         20   340-343      342    170.00-182.00     172.38                 
         32   353-374      370    170.00-185.00     175.35                 
         11   396-398      397    168.00-169.00     168.64 Value Added     
         63   404-448      430    168.00-176.00     169.95                 
          4     416        416       167.00         167.00 Value Added     
         90   452-471      467    155.50-167.50     164.41                 
          2     478        478       165.00         165.00 Value Added     
         60   500-547      520    142.50-163.00     152.40                 
          9   520-523      523    156.00-157.00     156.89 Value Added     
         33   555-594      582    140.00-146.00     143.20                 
         43   618-628      621    137.00-140.00     138.06                 
          9     668        668       134.00         134.00 Calves          
         73   703-747      711    121.00-135.50     133.11                 
          4     730        730       131.00         131.00 Calves          
          9     788        788       126.00         126.00                 
         11     802        802       125.50         125.50                 

                    Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2                    
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
          5     268        268       185.00         185.00                 
         12   318-330      328    160.00-161.00     160.84                 
         11   358-390      383    170.00-182.00     176.82                 
          7     430        430    150.00-158.00     155.71                 
          3     432        432       156.00         156.00 Thin Fleshed    
         30   464-498      474    142.00-159.50     154.19                 
          3     488        488       155.00         155.00 Value Added     
          5   500-543      517    136.00-141.00     137.74                 
         34   550-592      565    130.00-153.00     142.87                 
         14   623-643      635    127.00-132.00     129.13                 
         28   607-610      608    133.00-138.00     136.57 Thin Fleshed    
         13   650-663      658    130.00-136.50     132.40                 
          8     652        652       132.50         132.50 Thin Fleshed    
         32   715-743      730    116.00-130.00     126.09                 
          4     704        704       133.00         133.00 Thin Fleshed    
         79   750-793      765    111.00-129.00     127.45                 
         39     771        771       115.00         115.00 Fleshy          
         13   813-816      814    111.00-128.50     118.03                 
         33   859-897      877       110.00         110.00 Fleshy          

                     Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2                     
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
          5     287        287       160.00         160.00                 
          8   340-345      343    150.00-170.00     162.57                 
          6     398        398       160.00         160.00                 
          5     410        410       141.00         141.00                 
         10   463-498      482    130.00-145.00     140.18                 
          6     514        514       136.50         136.50                 
         10   577-592      585    114.00-126.00     120.49                 
          5     583        583       141.00         141.00 Thin Fleshed    
         17   600-633      615    117.00-129.50     124.78                 
         14   650-688      665    114.00-125.00     120.68                 
          6   700-710      705    103.00-109.00     106.02                 
         69   753-763      762    105.00-120.00     118.93                 
          5     845        845       100.00         100.00                 
          5     878        878       100.00         100.00                 

                    Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3                    
       Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price                 
         13        745     745      110.00         110.00                 
 

Source:  USDA Market News Service, Amarillo, TX
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