Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 22, 2021

1,528 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.30/cwt ≈ $639/hd at 428 lb · 25 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $117.99/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 668 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.23/cwt -1.67 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 583 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,528	1,350	813
Feeder cattle	550	567	536
Slaughter cattle	321	243	106
Replacement cattle	657	540	171

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Stock cows and pairs firm to slightly higher. Trading fairly active, demand good for better quality cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	5	158.00–163.00	$161.00	$443	—
355–393	379	6	160.00–169.00	$163.11	$618	-1.89
438	438	5	167.00	$167.00	$731	+10.74
450–495	465	17	148.00–162.00	$158.36	$736	-7.48
508–538	528	6	137.00–145.00	$139.57	$737	-3.21
564–599	584	10	136.00–147.00	$141.06	$824	-2.88
608–630	617	13	130.00–138.00	$134.03	$827	-7.98
662–687	674	12	128.00–135.00	$131.62	$887	-6.46
795	795	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,002	-2.00
810–813	812	9	118.00–124.00	$122.00	$991	—
885	885	2	115.00	$115.00	$1,018	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	170.00	$170.00	$366	—
373	373	6	180.00	$180.00	$671	-1.61
421–443	428	6	175.00	$175.00	$749	-1.77
475	475	2	169.00	$169.00	$803	—
500–515	505	6	155.00–165.00	$158.40	$800	-4.03
569	569	5	149.00	$149.00	$848	-11.00
623	623	5	145.00	$145.00	$903	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	6	152.50–155.00	$153.77	$492	+1.77
390	390	2	150.00	$150.00	$585	-1.64
403–448	423	8	141.00–146.00	$143.68	$608	-2.32
453–490	471	8	140.00–145.00	$141.26	$665	-3.95
508–533	522	18	128.00–134.00	$132.12	$690	-3.38
556–599	583	20	126.00–136.00	$130.23	$759	-1.67
603–642	625	19	123.00–131.00	$125.71	$786	-3.04
705–723	713	7	111.00–114.00	$112.72	$804	—
813	813	4	110.00	$110.00	$894	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
223–230	227	6	144.00–145.00	$144.49	$328	+9.49
258–283	271	6	150.00–155.00	$152.38	$413	+8.38
453–498	476	12	124.00–139.00	$132.76	$632	-1.83
523–535	529	4	119.00–125.00	$121.97	$645	-3.43
550–589	576	18	121.00–128.50	$125.47	$723	+0.49
638	638	4	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$734	-7.30
655–685	668	20	114.00–122.00	$118.07	$789	-0.93

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	4	161.00	$161.00	$522	—
403–437	428	25	148.00–151.00	$149.30	$639	—
510–542	529	12	138.00–139.00	$138.84	$734	-4.52
595	595	2	140.00	$140.00	$833	-4.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
231	231	5	120.00	$120.00	$277	—
394	394	5	120.00	$120.00	$473	-1.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512–523	518	7	134.00–135.00	$134.42	$696	+1.81
580–598	586	7	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$756	—
623	623	2	129.00	$129.00	$804	—
654–687	668	20	111.00–125.00	$117.99	$788	-5.03
802–843	820	7	92.00–106.00	$101.56	$833	—
868	868	2	99.00	$99.00	$859	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–885	840	85-90%	2	31.00	$31.00	$260	-6.39
722–1195	895	85-90%	52	41.00–55.00	$49.32	$441	—
835–1420	1018	85-90%	71	53.00–70.00	$61.03	$621	—
1017–1195	1129	85-90%	17	71.00–73.00	$72.58	$819	+2.34

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1510	1305	80-85%	43	64.00–72.00	$68.45	$893	—
1405	1405	80-85%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,096	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1351–1770	1505	75-80%	9	59.00–64.00	$61.27	$922	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1595	1288	11	73.00–82.00	$77.76	$1,002	—
1155–2265	1689	9	84.50–94.00	$90.75	$1,533	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1238	874	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	87.00–95.00	$89.84	$785
700–1203	963	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	50.00–59.50	$56.87	$548
715–1170	982	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	70.00–81.00	$73.64	$723
790–1605	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	60.00–69.00	$63.83	$705

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
773–964	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	80	840.00–885.00	$867.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
541–785 thin fleshed	587	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	26.00–39.00	$33.56	$197

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1277	1277	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	975.00	$975.00
1275–1395	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	950.00–1,075.00	$1,042.66
1348–1451	1382	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	900.00–975.00	$939.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1079	1079	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00	$800.00
935–1490	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	800.00–900.00	$839.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1138	1138	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1088	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	685.00–775.00	$739.51

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
527–611	579	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	104	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,496.79	—
620–868	789	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	1,325.00–1,460.00	$1,379.94	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
445–573	488	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,305.42	—
488	488	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
638–786	757	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,239.67	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
499	499	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	825.00	$825.00	—
531	531	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	985.00	$985.00	—
468–703	550	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	860.00–950.00	$905.93	-57.72

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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.