Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 17, 2020

1,191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.68/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 478 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $130.36/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 575 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $116.83/cwt -7.31 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 526 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,191	2,135	1,034
Feeder cattle	846	1,772	817
Slaughter cattle	179	256	155
Replacement cattle	166	107	62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings weak to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Stock cows and pairs not well tested/ 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
315–345	330	6	164.00–168.00	$165.91	$548	—
363–370	367	7	151.00–162.00	$157.27	$577	-2.73
403–438	422	10	145.00–152.00	$147.29	$622	+2.32
480–493	486	9	142.00–154.00	$145.98	$709	+2.51
500–545	525	13	125.00–132.00	$129.40	$679	+2.57
550–595	575	36	125.00–135.00	$130.36	$750	+4.69
600–643	623	23	113.00–123.00	$116.20	$724	+1.16
693–697	695	7	111.00–115.00	$113.28	$787	-1.60
701–703	702	15	109.00–115.00	$111.13	$780	-1.13
750	750	5	114.00	$114.00	$855	-1.00
805–833	817	10	111.00–114.00	$113.19	$925	+1.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	8	156.00	$156.00	$683	-8.00
455–498	477	8	165.00–172.00	$167.09	$797	+0.76
503–541	528	9	137.00–143.00	$138.72	$732	-0.13
568–570	569	5	138.00–140.00	$138.80	$790	+0.89
614–628	620	7	123.00–124.00	$123.57	$766	-1.69
654–665	659	12	123.00–133.00	$129.49	$853	-4.06
703–725	710	6	117.00–118.00	$117.66	$835	-7.63
759	759	5	121.00	$121.00	$918	-2.00
835	835	5	115.00	$115.00	$960	-4.62

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	5	135.00	$135.00	$514	—
485–491	487	14	120.00–124.00	$121.37	$591	-2.63
670–695	683	6	106.00–107.00	$106.49	$727	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	6	176.00–182.00	$178.98	$820	—
500–543	515	12	146.00–164.00	$151.97	$783	-1.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	5	144.00	$144.00	$503	+0.70
355–375	365	7	148.00–155.00	$151.64	$553	+1.51
418–419	419	6	127.00–135.00	$129.66	$543	+0.47
482–484	483	13	126.00–127.00	$126.46	$611	-4.48
503–543	526	35	115.00–119.00	$116.83	$615	-7.31
554–595	564	29	113.00–119.00	$114.43	$645	-7.50
600–633	612	30	112.00–114.00	$113.67	$696	-3.46
670–688	681	18	112.00–114.00	$113.56	$773	-3.45
705–723	714	6	100.00–104.00	$101.97	$728	-1.54
776–788	780	8	101.00–108.00	$105.98	$827	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–330	329	6	124.00–138.00	$130.98	$431	—
383–388	386	6	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$492	+2.50
443–445	444	5	116.00–117.00	$116.40	$517	-8.60
452–499	478	36	115.00–124.00	$118.68	$567	-2.85
503–518	506	16	111.00–112.00	$111.19	$563	—
550–589	573	11	110.00–113.00	$111.57	$639	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	5	105.00	$105.00	$322	—
363–373	366	9	110.00–115.00	$113.30	$415	—
410–429	424	7	100.00–110.00	$102.77	$436	—
460	460	5	107.00	$107.00	$492	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
641	641	5	124.00	$124.00	$795	—
705–720	711	5	111.00–112.00	$111.59	$793	-1.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–495	468	12	120.00–126.00	$121.66	$569	—
540	540	5	121.00	$121.00	$653	+5.00
575	575	5	122.00	$122.00	$702	+3.83
613–625	619	6	101.00–108.00	$104.53	$647	-4.21
658	658	5	105.00	$105.00	$691	-3.35
708	708	5	91.00	$91.00	$644	-8.32
770	770	5	95.00–108.00	$102.80	$792	+9.46

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–926	887	85-90%	15	22.00–30.00	$22.52	$200	—
958–1275	1045	85-90%	7	35.00–39.00	$36.73	$384	—
895–1390	1118	85-90%	63	42.00–55.00	$48.26	$540	+0.32

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1143–1415	1273	80-85%	13	50.50–56.00	$54.03	$688	+0.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1790	1491	75-80%	11	45.00–55.50	$52.00	$775	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1750	1362	5	71.00–74.00	$72.68	$990	—
1630–2205	1879	7	77.00–86.50	$81.65	$1,534	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
618–1005 thin fleshed	793	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	35	15.00–37.00	$27.78	$220
830–980	916	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	91.00–96.00	$93.33	$855
865–1226	1081	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	30	36.00–51.00	$44.49	$481
845–1395	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	50.00–63.00	$55.84	$625
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	68.00	$68.00	$765

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1367–1490	1426	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,037.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1370	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	700.00–840.00	$754.44

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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
675	675	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.