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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

1,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.57/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 583 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.93/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 479 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.09/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 580 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,040 804 395
Feeder cattle 832 515 328
Slaughter cattle 135 169 47
Replacement cattle 73 120 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Stock cows and pairs not well tested. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 172.00 $172.00 $495 —
355 355 3 176.00 $176.00 $625 -3.18
433–440 438 6 168.00–173.00 $170.99 $749 -5.88
455–497 471 17 169.00–179.00 $175.14 $825 +4.11
503–538 527 13 148.00–161.00 $156.30 $824 —
570–589 580 22 145.00–160.00 $152.09 $882 -0.95
603–640 621 20 131.00–139.00 $135.62 $842 —
663–699 678 22 131.00–135.00 $132.21 $896 —
718 718 2 129.00 $129.00 $926 +2.00
752–762 755 12 125.00–126.00 $125.75 $949 -4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–328 322 6 152.00–160.00 $155.92 $502 -18.08
378 378 5 154.00 $154.00 $582 -18.00
407–413 409 5 158.00–160.00 $159.19 $651 +9.19
454–497 469 10 148.00–164.00 $155.42 $729 +1.35
513–538 526 13 133.00–140.50 $136.38 $717 -0.64
558–595 573 15 130.00–140.00 $134.17 $769 -5.02
610–648 620 8 123.00–126.00 $124.28 $771 -4.72
650 650 2 127.00 $127.00 $826 +3.07
732 732 3 118.00 $118.00 $864 -4.01
755–793 774 15 116.00–124.00 $120.51 $933 +1.51
860 860 4 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
959 959 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 192.00 $192.00 $630 —
393 393 3 210.00 $210.00 $825 +12.40
424–448 431 17 186.00–190.00 $186.70 $805 +3.61
472–488 479 7 181.00–189.00 $184.16 $882 +2.66
525–543 531 8 163.00–168.00 $164.75 $875 -13.37
613–640 624 8 140.00–146.00 $143.38 $895 -0.62
664 664 5 141.00 $141.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 5 131.00 $131.00 $554 —
465–488 477 6 132.00–136.00 $134.05 $639 —
575–592 585 5 124.00–125.00 $124.39 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 149.00 $149.00 $517 +1.90
395 395 2 147.00 $147.00 $581 —
410–435 431 14 136.00–140.00 $136.54 $588 -3.73
450–497 479 24 135.00–141.00 $136.93 $656 -0.39
512–548 528 10 124.00–129.00 $126.26 $667 +2.46
553–598 583 37 122.00–129.00 $126.57 $738 +0.75
600–648 622 21 121.00–129.00 $124.65 $775 -0.49
650–668 655 7 120.00–124.00 $122.41 $802 +2.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 6 131.00 $131.00 $317 —
298 298 2 135.00 $135.00 $402 +2.34
324–344 336 12 131.00–140.00 $136.11 $457 -4.06
370–385 376 5 125.00–140.00 $131.14 $493 -5.67
400–448 427 18 126.00–135.00 $132.25 $565 +0.75
450–495 474 21 128.00–135.00 $133.08 $631 +6.17
648–649 649 7 109.00–117.00 $112.43 $730 +6.41
650–692 669 7 115.00–118.00 $116.11 $777 -1.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 158.00 $158.00 $434 —
378 378 5 157.00 $157.00 $593 —
408–430 421 5 148.00 $148.00 $623 +2.25
450–484 471 8 142.00–146.00 $143.45 $676 —
510–540 524 13 130.00–137.00 $133.29 $698 -4.25
568 568 5 130.00 $130.00 $738 —
706–738 720 15 114.00–125.00 $121.86 $877 —
755–793 775 8 116.00–123.00 $118.45 $918 +4.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 2 130.00 $130.00 $569 -11.98
478 478 3 135.00 $135.00 $645 —
623 623 2 112.00 $112.00 $698 —
678 678 2 118.00 $118.00 $800 —
743 743 4 96.00–112.00 $104.00 $773 —
785 785 2 92.00 $92.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
848–923 889 85-90% 5 42.00–45.00 $44.01 $391 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 66.50 $66.50 $712 +4.64
940–1290 1082 85-90% 41 54.00–64.00 $60.01 $649 -1.85
800–1418 1083 85-90% 11 48.50–53.00 $50.41 $546 -11.45
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1078–1390 1285 80-85% 11 62.00–66.50 $63.59 $817 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–2020 1775 75-80% 2 53.00–55.00 $54.14 $961 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1660 1409 7 80.00–87.00 $84.14 $1,186 —
1465–2125 1735 7 89.00–96.50 $92.28 $1,601 -1.83

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–1013 905 (<2 yrs)Open 6 89.00–99.00 $94.01 $851
945–1125 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 70.00–78.00 $73.04 $744
957–1655 1139 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 52.00–61.00 $56.64 $645
1310–1685 1531 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 61.00–66.00 $64.32 $985
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
505–905 thin fleshed 679 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 14.00–36.00 $22.53 $153

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
578–790 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 1,235.00–1,300.00 $1,282.03 +37.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
408–723 566 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,075.00 $995.09 —

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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.