Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 15, 2020

1,585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $113.39/cwt -12.61 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 675 lb · 72 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $107.88/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 673 lb · 51 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $111.89/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 521 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,585	1,992	1,433
Feeder cattle	984	737	1,032
Slaughter cattle	443	558	287
Replacement cattle	158	697	114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer caves under 500 lbs steady, other steer and heifer calves and yearlings 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows weak to 1.00 lower; slaughter bulls not well tested. Stock cows and pairs steady. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–395	377	16	158.00–166.00	$162.06	$611	—
422–448	438	8	156.00–166.00	$161.92	$709	—
479 unweaned	479	11	134.00	$134.00	$642	—
505–530	517	11	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$677	-3.53
565	565	5	129.00	$129.00	$729	-3.00
605–645	624	19	117.00–121.00	$119.64	$747	—
650–696	662	37	114.00–121.00	$117.55	$778	-8.45
688 unweaned	688	35	109.00	$109.00	$750	—
700–748	745	33	110.00–113.00	$110.29	$822	—
773	773	9	112.00	$112.00	$866	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	5	150.00	$150.00	$350	—
285	285	5	148.00	$148.00	$422	—
372	372	5	146.00	$146.00	$543	-5.00
407–435	421	10	143.00–149.00	$145.07	$611	+3.19
403–448 unweaned	429	11	124.00–131.00	$128.19	$550	—
450–488	470	29	135.00–149.00	$141.56	$665	—
470–497 unweaned	483	7	121.00–126.00	$123.52	$597	—
501–543	525	16	118.00–128.00	$120.63	$633	-5.37
508–545 unweaned	533	6	110.00–116.00	$111.91	$596	—
553–593	574	18	118.00–126.00	$121.86	$699	-6.28
560–598 unweaned	576	11	111.00–117.00	$112.99	$651	—
605–632	623	11	108.00–110.00	$108.72	$677	—
678	678	2	114.00	$114.00	$773	-1.44
718	718	5	110.00	$110.00	$790	-7.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	8	141.00	$141.00	$723	—
611–620	615	10	127.00–131.00	$129.40	$796	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	6	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$432	—
403–442	417	9	120.00–125.00	$121.51	$507	-8.49
453–473	458	10	120.00–122.00	$121.59	$557	-6.19
501–545	521	43	108.00–115.00	$111.89	$583	-2.00
555–598	574	41	106.00–115.00	$110.92	$637	-5.89
603–640	624	30	104.00–113.00	$107.18	$669	-5.20
651–692	673	51	105.00–109.00	$107.88	$726	-1.65
710–738	730	10	98.00–100.00	$99.61	$727	-0.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
213	213	5	130.00	$130.00	$277	—
286–290	288	6	126.00–128.00	$127.01	$366	—
325–335	331	5	126.00–128.00	$127.21	$421	+7.21
383	383	5	123.00	$123.00	$471	-5.00
428–448	444	22	113.00–118.00	$115.33	$512	-5.34
453–498	475	29	112.00–119.00	$115.59	$549	-1.15
518–540	533	10	105.00–108.00	$106.91	$570	+0.65
563–568	566	4	107.00	$107.00	$606	+4.50
605–638	626	16	102.00–104.00	$102.24	$640	-2.65
658–695	680	5	93.00–100.00	$97.29	$662	-3.60
725–748	739	5	95.00–97.00	$96.21	$711	+0.21

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	5	129.00	$129.00	$529	—
603	603	5	117.00	$117.00	$706	—
720	720	6	105.00	$105.00	$756	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–495	487	6	115.00–129.00	$121.36	$591	-2.64
505–543	525	15	107.00–115.00	$110.42	$580	—
555–595	578	11	106.00–111.00	$109.25	$631	—
617–642	634	12	95.00–106.00	$103.65	$657	-6.35
670–690	677	7	94.00–99.00	$96.27	$652	-7.73
705–746	731	11	96.00–104.00	$98.81	$722	-5.19
750–773	764	5	99.00–100.00	$99.61	$761	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1020	857	85-90%	22	28.00–33.50	$30.31	$260	—
872–1095	962	85-90%	57	35.00–42.00	$38.71	$372	+3.21
680–1345	1099	85-90%	200	40.00–53.00	$47.11	$518	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1455	1277	80-85%	28	45.00–55.50	$51.48	$657	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1815	1576	75-80%	7	43.00–52.00	$46.08	$726	-4.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1565	1350	2	67.00–70.50	$69.03	$932	—
1555–2070	1807	9	73.00–80.00	$76.35	$1,380	-5.95

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1020	1018	2	59.00–60.00	$59.50	$606	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
749–863	774	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	83.00–84.00	$83.75	$648
675–925	814	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	70.00–78.00	$74.32	$605
867–1240	956	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	51.00–66.00	$60.88	$582
918–1022 thin fleshed	960	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	15	36.00–38.50	$37.55	$360
972–1120	1018	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	42.00–47.00	$43.70	$445

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
998–1009	1001	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	910.00–1,000.00	$949.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
778–1335	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	610.00–850.00	$690.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
426–691	576	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	750.00–910.00	$864.74	-10.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
706	706	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,025.00	$1,025.00	+65.00

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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.