Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 10, 2020

2,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.93/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 580 lb · 73 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $125.67/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 569 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.85/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 527 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,135	1,831	1,139
Feeder cattle	1,772	1,373	968
Slaughter cattle	256	366	137
Replacement cattle	107	92	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, heavier calves and yearlings firm. Slaughter cows steady; slaughter bulls not well tested. Stock cows steady in light test. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–228	225	6	135.00–142.00	$137.28	$309	—
270–278	275	5	150.00–154.00	$151.57	$417	—
360	360	5	160.00	$160.00	$576	+8.00
403–435	417	6	137.50–153.00	$144.97	$605	+1.27
452–482	464	13	132.00–154.00	$143.47	$666	-2.08
503–549	529	27	120.00–133.00	$126.83	$671	+0.61
551–596	569	58	119.00–131.00	$125.67	$715	+2.54
605–648	628	23	112.50–120.00	$115.04	$722	-1.62
653–696	673	17	113.50–117.00	$114.88	$773	+0.25
701–734	722	22	108.00–115.00	$112.26	$811	-0.64
763–768	765	6	115.00	$115.00	$880	+5.10
830	830	5	112.00	$112.00	$930	+2.02

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–285	284	5	172.50–178.00	$175.79	$499	—
323	323	5	175.00	$175.00	$565	-8.05
365–395	388	8	174.00–186.00	$183.17	$711	-5.83
410	410	5	164.00	$164.00	$672	+6.22
462–476	467	20	160.00–169.00	$166.33	$777	+6.15
500–549	527	46	134.00–143.00	$138.85	$732	+2.28
553–595	577	14	134.00–143.00	$137.91	$796	-1.44
602–640	619	25	122.00–131.00	$125.26	$775	-4.25
657–680	670	9	130.00–135.00	$133.55	$895	+8.70
708–743	716	12	119.00–127.50	$125.29	$897	+4.49
763	763	5	123.00	$123.00	$938	-3.50
800–812	807	13	118.00–121.00	$119.62	$965	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	5	199.00	$199.00	$673	—
360–373	369	7	194.00–200.00	$198.33	$732	—
405–423	415	15	192.00–200.00	$196.02	$813	+17.19
519–545	536	23	147.00–155.50	$153.73	$824	+3.76
578	578	5	147.00	$147.00	$850	-1.50
602–643	617	10	136.00–144.00	$139.89	$863	+1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	5	129.00	$129.00	$574	—
476	476	5	124.00	$124.00	$590	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266–280	270	8	146.00–150.00	$147.04	$397	—
325–343	333	8	140.00–146.00	$143.30	$477	-0.59
350–396	379	9	145.00–152.00	$150.13	$569	—
402–445	428	21	126.00–135.00	$129.19	$553	+1.50
455–498	481	18	129.00–135.00	$130.94	$630	+3.74
508–538	527	29	118.00–126.00	$124.14	$654	+2.08
553–599	580	73	116.00–127.00	$121.93	$707	-1.36
610–628	617	14	114.00–120.00	$117.13	$723	+0.26
653–692	667	29	114.00–121.00	$117.01	$780	-0.17
720–749	735	8	102.00–104.00	$103.51	$761	-2.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–318	307	8	167.50–168.00	$167.87	$515	—
382	382	5	161.00	$161.00	$615	—
401–448	417	14	139.00–156.00	$149.06	$622	+3.00
453	453	10	143.00	$143.00	$648	—
500–548	515	24	129.00–140.00	$130.83	$674	+1.83
562	562	12	129.00	$129.00	$725	—
705–710	707	21	112.50–115.00	$113.58	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
218	218	5	140.00	$140.00	$305	—
373	373	5	125.00	$125.00	$466	-3.00
438	438	5	125.00	$125.00	$548	+7.00
455–495	487	20	117.50–125.00	$121.53	$592	+3.73
538–544	542	7	111.00–114.00	$111.85	$606	-1.15
618	618	5	102.00–111.00	$105.60	$653	+1.11
658–689	670	19	100.00–108.00	$106.09	$711	-5.33
740	740	5	100.00	$100.00	$740	+6.53
789	789	6	96.00	$96.00	$757	-2.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	5	116.00	$116.00	$597	—
563–592	583	12	117.00–119.00	$118.17	$689	—
626–643	633	7	107.00–111.00	$108.74	$688	+2.34
653–690	668	5	106.00–110.00	$108.35	$724	—
700–736	723	14	93.00–103.00	$99.32	$718	—
771–775	772	6	90.00–100.00	$93.34	$721	—
803–833	817	8	94.00–103.00	$98.26	$803	+0.76
884	884	5	99.00	$99.00	$875	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1060	985	85-90%	9	35.00–39.00	$36.80	$362	-1.20
945–1295	1009	85-90%	18	28.00–33.00	$31.14	$314	—
930–1353	1124	85-90%	59	42.00–53.50	$47.94	$539	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1495	1295	80-85%	33	48.00–57.50	$53.25	$690	-9.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1605	1521	75-80%	7	46.00–54.00	$51.38	$781	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465	1465	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,011	—
1600–1900	1737	3	76.00–83.00	$79.70	$1,384	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1065	940	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–98.00	$94.53	$889
818–1070	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	73.00–78.00	$74.75	$718
961–1260	1049	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	51.00–59.00	$52.95	$555
885–1278	1128	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	41.00–50.00	$45.10	$509

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
956–1290	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	670.00–850.00	$779.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1182–1525	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	925.00–1,035.00	$1,001.92

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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.