Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 28, 2021

1,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.43/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 582 lb · 72 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.33/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 535 lb · 44 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.90/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 622 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,267	618	1,273
Feeder cattle	1,052	452	1,031
Slaughter cattle	152	117	204
Replacement cattle	63	49	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher; slaughter bulls firm. Stock cows and pairs steady in light test. Trading fairly active, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–238	225	6	158.00–164.00	$159.78	$360	—
252–270	259	8	157.00–161.00	$158.57	$411	-4.41
341	341	4	153.00	$153.00	$522	-19.00
355–395	375	4	160.00–170.00	$164.73	$618	+1.73
413–447	433	5	138.00–153.00	$143.72	$622	+2.45
473–495	485	6	138.00–155.00	$145.20	$704	+6.04
506–543	525	21	128.00–139.00	$131.98	$693	-0.02
553–598	580	27	122.00–136.00	$130.13	$755	+1.48
608–645	629	21	123.00–126.00	$123.63	$778	+0.03
650–693	679	6	124.00–125.00	$124.66	$846	+0.66
738–749	745	6	115.00–116.00	$115.33	$859	—
768–797	782	9	112.00–117.00	$115.30	$902	—
828–838	833	6	107.00–110.00	$108.49	$904	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	2	180.00	$180.00	$464	—
325	325	3	177.00	$177.00	$575	—
358–360	359	7	178.00	$178.00	$639	—
403–448	432	11	160.00–171.00	$164.10	$709	+10.10
466–468	467	7	164.00–167.00	$166.14	$776	—
500–543	526	23	141.50–151.00	$146.02	$768	+5.02
590–598	593	6	139.00–140.00	$139.34	$826	—
600–633	616	23	128.00–136.00	$132.42	$816	+3.22
666–685	677	9	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$860	+2.00
703–738	720	14	120.00–126.00	$122.40	$881	+1.98
788	788	4	122.00	$122.00	$961	+2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	208.00	$208.00	$572	—
300	300	2	200.00	$200.00	$600	—
373	373	2	192.50	$192.50	$718	—
425–448	434	5	175.00–178.00	$176.76	$767	—
458–468	464	5	178.00–179.00	$178.39	$828	—
507	507	5	158.00	$158.00	$801	—
558–579	570	7	156.00–163.00	$160.06	$912	—
647	647	5	142.00	$142.00	$919	—
650	650	5	138.00	$138.00	$897	—
723–724	724	6	128.00–129.50	$129.00	$934	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–333	314	6	155.00–158.00	$156.38	$491	—
353–388	368	12	147.00–159.00	$151.79	$559	+9.79
411–447	423	15	134.00–138.00	$135.63	$574	+2.23
471–483	476	22	132.50–138.00	$133.53	$636	+2.30
503–548	535	44	120.00–127.50	$125.33	$671	+4.74
558–599	582	72	119.50–126.00	$122.43	$713	+2.32
604–643	622	29	116.00–124.00	$119.90	$746	+1.60
653–697	669	20	116.00–123.00	$119.83	$802	+3.83
748	748	5	109.00	$109.00	$815	+1.52
797	797	5	112.00	$112.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	8	126.00–143.00	$138.75	$337	—
325	325	5	144.00	$144.00	$468	—
353	353	5	140.00	$140.00	$494	+11.82
435–445	441	8	128.00	$128.00	$564	+4.00
473–486	482	6	125.00–126.00	$125.67	$606	+3.45
543–548	544	8	113.00–121.00	$116.51	$634	+9.54
553–595	574	11	116.00–119.00	$116.99	$672	+9.24
605–628	616	9	110.00–115.00	$112.47	$693	+4.96
651–688	670	10	103.00–116.00	$112.75	$755	+2.76

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	165.00	$165.00	$525	—
405–443	419	13	141.00–145.00	$143.05	$599	—
450–463	459	12	140.00–142.00	$141.17	$648	—
503–523	508	11	129.00–130.00	$129.73	$659	+1.73
583	583	8	131.50	$131.50	$767	—
600–613	606	9	125.00–127.00	$125.89	$763	—
723–743	732	9	115.00–116.00	$115.77	$847	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
694–697	695	8	117.00	$117.00	$813	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1535	1325	80-85%	37	52.00–63.00	$59.21	$785	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$273	-9.89
848–1095	972	85-90%	5	39.00–50.00	$44.09	$429	—
1035	1035	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$652	—
945–1415	1138	85-90%	25	47.00–62.00	$57.32	$652	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	75-80%	1	62.50	$62.50	$953	—
1445–1750	1627	75-80%	5	50.00–55.00	$53.28	$867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1173–1700	1306	8	70.00–80.00	$73.54	$960	—
1345–2210	1619	12	83.00–89.00	$86.04	$1,393	—
1740	1740	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,618	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–1005	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	75.00	$75.00	$703
810–1220	959	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	44.00–54.00	$47.54	$456
945–1080	1013	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	86.00–99.00	$92.07	$933
915–1410	1257	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	58.00–65.00	$61.35	$771

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
585–850 thin fleshed	716	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	14.00–30.00	$19.63	$141

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1010	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	790.00–800.00	$796.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1360	1360	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	940.00	$940.00

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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
535–763	687	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,050.00	$1,031.49	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.