Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 1, 2021

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $141.77/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 586 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.22/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 523 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.96/cwt +6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 476 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	851	1,069	890
Feeder cattle	536	802	792
Slaughter cattle	221	203	62
Replacement cattle	94	64	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings firm. Slaughter cows steady; no comparison on slaughter bulls. 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
342	342	3	165.00	$165.00	$564	-4.00
360–398	379	6	165.00–170.00	$167.37	$634	-2.07
418–425	421	7	152.00–167.50	$159.39	$671	-0.61
465–498	479	9	149.00–166.00	$156.64	$750	+0.83
505–535	522	9	142.00–145.00	$143.55	$749	-1.67
565–595	586	17	138.00–144.00	$141.77	$831	+1.35
608–640	624	6	129.00–134.00	$131.44	$820	-2.30
698	698	5	130.00	$130.00	$907	+2.00
777	777	3	120.00	$120.00	$932	+2.00
800–815	808	6	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–223	216	6	177.50–185.00	$181.12	$391	+3.12
380	380	2	177.50	$177.50	$674	-2.50
415–425	422	6	172.50–178.00	$175.99	$743	+1.65
459–495	471	12	170.00–176.00	$173.40	$817	+1.40
500–523	514	6	150.00–158.00	$154.01	$792	+2.54
585–595	587	11	156.00–163.00	$158.81	$932	+5.52
615–640	623	7	139.00–142.00	$140.73	$877	+0.73
662–668	664	10	140.00–145.00	$142.70	$948	+5.70
703–735	714	6	126.00–131.00	$128.63	$918	-4.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	190.00	$190.00	$636	-1.60
503–520	510	5	168.00–174.00	$170.45	$869	-5.11
723	723	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,048	-3.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–448	429	5	144.00–145.00	$144.37	$619	—
473	473	5	139.00	$139.00	$657	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–428	410	7	151.00–154.00	$152.82	$627	-0.87
457–470	463	9	154.00	$154.00	$713	+5.01
505–545	523	16	140.00–147.00	$144.22	$754	+0.79
555–573	561	6	141.00–143.00	$142.32	$798	+2.20
608	608	2	139.00	$139.00	$845	+5.00
700–708	704	6	120.00–129.00	$123.33	$868	+4.33
752–762	757	6	118.00–122.00	$119.99	$908	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	5	153.00	$153.00	$525	-0.88
353–383	368	6	150.00–160.00	$154.80	$570	+3.78
465	465	5	146.00	$146.00	$679	+1.04
503–541	533	10	137.00	$137.00	$730	+6.93
555–598	581	12	128.00–137.00	$130.93	$761	-4.94
600–633	620	9	124.00–129.00	$126.65	$785	-0.75
660	660	2	124.00	$124.00	$818	-1.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–328	326	5	132.00–142.50	$138.34	$451	-8.66
393	393	2	140.00	$140.00	$550	-3.00
418–443	429	10	132.00–141.00	$138.55	$594	+3.88
463–498	476	15	132.00–141.00	$136.96	$652	+6.83
558	558	5	125.00	$125.00	$698	+4.48
620	620	5	120.00	$120.00	$744	±0.00
743	743	5	107.00	$107.00	$795	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	5	144.00	$144.00	$645	—
453–470	462	6	132.00–142.00	$136.36	$630	—
558–573	566	6	119.00–121.00	$119.99	$679	—
743	743	3	107.00	$107.00	$795	—
788	788	7	108.00	$108.00	$851	—
808–810	809	5	105.00–115.00	$109.01	$882	—
896	896	7	101.00	$101.00	$905	—
1012–1013	1013	11	89.00–94.00	$91.73	$929	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–920	855	85-90%	9	38.00–43.00	$40.96	$350	—
940–1245	1032	85-90%	23	47.00–56.00	$52.45	$541	-8.41
895–1285	1112	85-90%	52	57.00–71.00	$66.03	$734	—
1295	1295	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$932	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1188–1215	1193	80-85%	5	74.00–75.00	$74.80	$892	-1.10
1170–1535	1370	80-85%	35	62.00–73.00	$65.84	$902	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1313–1970	1522	75-80%	7	53.00–64.00	$58.09	$884	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1492	1330	9	70.00–86.00	$76.27	$1,014	—
1440–1820	1628	5	87.00–95.00	$89.45	$1,456	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–900	871	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	94.00–101.00	$97.89	$853
770–1120	912	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	48.00–60.00	$52.45	$478
845–1145	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	82.00–86.00	$84.75	$784
910–1385	1119	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	61.00–67.00	$63.67	$712

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
692–903 thin fleshed	821	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	25.00–40.00	$35.34	$290

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1170	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	850.00–925.00	$896.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310–1315	1312	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,125.00–1,135.00	$1,128.34

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
983–1065	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–775.00	$748.65

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
438–618	510	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	675.00–850.00	$743.58	—

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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.