Feeder steer and heifer cash prices near Amarillo, TX by weight class. Source: USDA AMS MARS Report 2489. Updated weekly (Friday releases).
The Texas Panhandle is one of the world's most concentrated fed cattle production zones. Feedlots in Deaf Smith, Castro, and Parmer counties draw from Ogallala Aquifer irrigation and High Plains grain to finish more than 6 million head annually.
Tyson Foods Amarillo; JBS USA Cactus; Caviness Beef Packers Hereford; Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
USDA AMS Report 2489 reports feeder cattle prices for the Iowa/Southern Minnesota region — the primary feeder procurement zone for the central Corn Belt feedlot industry. Texas feeder prices trade at a basis to this benchmark that reflects distance to feedlots, local forage conditions, and regional demand from backgrounding operations.
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