Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 8, 2020

1,992 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $115.44/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 681 lb · 40 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 2 steers $111.71/cwt ≈ $864/hd at 773 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $113.89/cwt ≈ $589/hd at 517 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,992	1,462	1,036
Feeder cattle	737	—	715
Slaughter cattle	558	—	135
Replacement cattle	697	—	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows fully 1.00-4.00 lower with most decline on thin cows; slaughter bulls not well tested. Stock cows and pairs moderately lower. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
310	310	5	158.00	$158.00	$490
365	365	5	151.00	$151.00	$551
405–434	426	11	135.00–151.00	$141.88	$604
525	525	5	126.00	$126.00	$662
577–579	578	7	127.00–129.00	$128.14	$741
662–698	681	40	113.50–118.00	$115.44	$786
700–748	721	8	117.00–118.00	$117.76	$849
753–778	773	33	111.00–115.00	$111.71	$864
825	825	5	98.00	$98.00	$808

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
508–524	518	13	133.00–138.00	$134.52	$697
578	578	5	132.00	$132.00	$763
650–655	653	10	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$823
700	700	6	119.00	$119.00	$833

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320	320	5	120.00	$120.00	$384
359	359	5	128.00	$128.00	$460
422–441	433	7	119.00–123.00	$120.67	$523
455–485	468	23	114.00–123.00	$116.74	$546
523–535	532	11	103.00–112.00	$106.26	$565
553–555	554	4	100.00–105.00	$102.50	$568
601–640	616	21	99.00–109.00	$104.89	$646
652–690	659	16	98.00–106.00	$100.89	$665
723–733	729	8	90.00–98.00	$96.00	$700
764	764	6	93.00	$93.00	$711
845	845	5	88.00	$88.00	$744
869	869	5	91.00	$91.00	$791

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
357–383	371	8	130.00–131.00	$130.64	$485
432	432	5	130.00	$130.00	$562
465–487	478	5	127.00–129.00	$127.78	$611
503–528	517	25	112.00–122.00	$113.89	$589
550–573	563	14	114.00–123.00	$116.81	$658
603–646	631	10	110.00–115.00	$112.38	$709
651–680	657	25	109.00–112.00	$109.53	$720
720	720	5	100.00	$100.00	$720

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
703–733	730	18	108.00	$108.00	$788

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
481	481	5	124.00	$124.00	$596
633	633	5	110.00	$110.00	$696
692	692	5	104.00	$104.00	$720
733	733	5	104.00	$104.00	$762
805	805	5	101.00	$101.00	$813

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1265	1265	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–1079	978	85-90%	19	34.00–37.00	$35.50	$347
845–1235	1032	85-90%	79	37.00–42.50	$40.27	$416
903–1378	1114	85-90%	125	41.00–56.50	$46.11	$514

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040–1716	1337	80-85%	63	47.00–59.50	$51.81	$693

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1520–1650	1572	75-80%	9	48.00–53.50	$50.33	$791

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1935	1558	19	66.00–77.00	$70.77	$1,103
1675–1910	1802	3	80.00–84.00	$82.30	$1,483

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
842	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	64.00	$64.00	$539
811–979 thin fleshed	945	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	61	24.00–33.00	$29.64	$280
905–1432	1290	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	84	40.00–63.00	$52.24	$674

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
897–940	921	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	850.00	$850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
942–1153	1102	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	675.00–775.00	$763.07
1012–1553	1336	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	775.00–850.00	$827.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1002–1226	1059	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	875.00–925.00	$913.71
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–894	812	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	900.00	$900.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–835	774	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	725.00–750.00	$742.30
820–1039	926	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	775.00–875.00	$811.82

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
597–721	659	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	925.00–950.00	$936.32
710	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	960.00	$960.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
573	573	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00
610–645	622	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–775.00	$725.94

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.