Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 29, 2021

1,121 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $154.84/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 473 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.34/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 480 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.32/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 571 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,121	1,528	1,003
Feeder cattle	751	550	903
Slaughter cattle	280	321	85
Replacement cattle	90	657	15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs steady in light test. Trading and demand moderate. Quality rather plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202	202	3	150.00	$150.00	$303	—
280	280	2	168.00	$168.00	$470	+7.00
305–330	314	7	161.00–172.00	$167.56	$526	—
378	378	5	170.00	$170.00	$643	+6.89
421–443	430	32	150.00–165.00	$159.44	$686	-7.56
450–498	473	36	148.00–165.00	$154.84	$732	-3.52
508–545	518	13	136.00–148.00	$144.47	$748	+4.90
559–595	571	18	138.00–148.00	$143.98	$822	+2.92
608–640	619	14	122.00–135.00	$129.96	$804	-4.07
661–680	668	19	122.00–138.00	$131.10	$876	-0.52
705–746	730	12	122.00–125.00	$123.73	$903	—
760–788	777	5	119.00–124.00	$120.96	$940	-5.04
800–837	815	10	115.00–120.00	$116.99	$953	-5.01
850–898	877	7	118.00–121.00	$119.75	$1,050	+4.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–393	380	7	175.00–182.00	$179.93	$684	-0.07
503–545	518	14	150.00–157.00	$152.87	$792	-5.53
555	555	5	154.00	$154.00	$855	+5.00
608–648	638	10	142.00–144.00	$143.22	$914	-1.78
663–697	689	8	141.00–149.00	$142.93	$985	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	5	138.00	$138.00	$582	—
473–493	486	8	128.00–138.00	$131.20	$638	—
525	525	2	125.00	$125.00	$656	—
595–598	597	6	120.00–127.00	$123.49	$737	—
825	825	2	107.00	$107.00	$883	—
920–948	933	7	100.00–106.00	$102.54	$957	—
952	952	3	102.00	$102.00	$971	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708	708	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,041	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–431	420	29	140.00–146.00	$142.98	$601	-0.70
459–499	480	35	139.00–147.00	$143.34	$688	+2.08
500–545	526	17	134.00–137.00	$135.04	$710	+2.92
553–589	571	35	126.00–134.00	$129.32	$738	-0.91
600–641	631	8	125.00–128.00	$125.71	$793	±0.00
708–719	717	9	110.00–112.00	$110.44	$792	-2.28
759–778	767	10	108.00–112.00	$110.38	$847	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	4	146.00	$146.00	$418	-6.38
300	300	2	130.00	$130.00	$390	—
376–397	387	25	134.00–149.00	$142.88	$553	—
413–432	424	10	127.00–136.00	$130.50	$553	—
455–493	481	25	126.00–136.00	$131.77	$634	-0.99
553–585	568	10	121.00–126.00	$124.01	$704	-1.46
608–648	634	16	115.00–122.00	$118.73	$753	+3.73
650–698	667	8	110.00–122.00	$116.18	$775	-1.89
770–792	784	15	103.00–107.00	$105.00	$823	—
818	818	3	102.00	$102.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–533	520	10	138.00–144.00	$140.80	$732	+1.96
713–732	720	14	114.00–120.00	$117.86	$849	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	141.00	$141.00	$613	—
473–498	485	6	140.00–149.00	$144.59	$701	—
535–545	540	6	120.00–126.00	$122.97	$664	-11.45
558–573	565	6	124.00–130.00	$126.00	$712	-2.99
635–645	640	6	109.00–123.00	$116.05	$743	-12.95
656–683	665	10	116.00–119.00	$117.98	$785	-0.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–803	792	85-90%	2	32.00–34.00	$33.01	$261	—
770–1095	929	85-90%	14	40.00–52.00	$47.48	$441	—
928–1505	1101	85-90%	108	55.00–73.00	$64.19	$707	-8.39

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1430	1325	80-85%	79	63.00–73.00	$68.45	$907	±0.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1855	1578	75-80%	3	55.00–58.00	$56.84	$897	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1765	1765	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,430	—
1615–2275	1961	4	83.00–95.00	$89.55	$1,756	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1435	1323	2	64.00–65.00	$64.54	$854	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–890 thin fleshed	783	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	32	20.00–38.00	$29.67	$232

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1190	953	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	90.00–96.00	$93.19	$888
873–1140	967	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	52.50–59.00	$55.26	$534
925–1100	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	72.00–80.00	$77.18	$759
880–1128	1069	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	61.00–66.00	$63.91	$683

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1321	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	975.00–1,100.00	$1,003.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1249	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	800.00–920.00	$872.80

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–880	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	710.00–760.00	$735.29

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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
500–673	603	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,050.00	$1,018.72	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.