Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 6, 2021

1,016 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.94/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 567 lb · 19 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $118.31/cwt +2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 616 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.74/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 465 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,016	1,121	601
Feeder cattle	610	751	511
Slaughter cattle	335	280	48
Replacement cattle	71	90	42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. 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
232	232	8	142.00	$142.00	$329	-8.00
303–323	313	6	154.00–162.00	$157.87	$494	-9.69
358–383	364	9	154.00–156.00	$154.91	$564	-15.09
403–448	420	12	152.00–161.00	$155.87	$655	-3.57
473	473	7	152.00	$152.00	$719	-2.84
518–535	523	8	133.00–140.00	$137.71	$720	-6.76
558–598	581	17	129.00–139.00	$134.64	$782	-9.34
603–645	621	14	126.00–131.00	$127.24	$790	-2.72
706–748	723	15	119.00–125.00	$122.86	$888	-0.87
750–778	768	7	118.00–125.00	$120.58	$926	-0.38
805–832	821	8	105.00–119.00	$110.90	$910	-6.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	6	165.00	$165.00	$675	—
621	621	7	141.00	$141.00	$876	-2.22

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	5	143.00	$143.00	$579	+5.00
450–470	463	6	134.00–135.00	$134.32	$622	+3.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	5	146.00	$146.00	$343	—
263–295	282	6	131.00–136.00	$134.10	$378	-11.90
304–338	313	9	132.00–148.00	$141.74	$444	+11.74
408–431	419	14	125.00–130.00	$127.08	$532	-3.42
453–490	474	17	125.00–135.00	$130.67	$619	-1.10
505–548	521	16	113.00–121.00	$118.79	$619	—
604–648	631	14	114.00–118.00	$116.11	$733	-2.62
680–690	687	6	111.00	$111.00	$763	-5.18
781–788	784	7	101.00–103.00	$101.86	$799	-3.14
818	818	2	99.00	$99.00	$810	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423	423	11	136.00	$136.00	$575	-6.98
459–477	465	17	137.00–140.00	$138.74	$645	-4.60
516–545	533	15	125.00–134.00	$127.59	$680	-7.45
553–575	567	19	124.00–131.00	$126.94	$720	-2.38
613–646	637	12	123.00–126.00	$123.99	$790	-1.72
650	650	2	122.00	$122.00	$793	—
753–768	758	6	108.00–111.00	$109.01	$826	-1.37

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–385	380	8	122.00–127.00	$125.03	$475	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	3	137.00	$137.00	$699	-3.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
183	183	3	141.00	$141.00	$258	—
405–449	427	6	135.00–145.00	$139.74	$597	-1.26
470	470	3	136.00	$136.00	$639	-8.59
535–540	538	4	120.00–127.00	$123.52	$665	+0.55
558–591	575	13	120.00–129.00	$124.35	$715	-1.65
600–640	616	17	110.00–123.00	$118.31	$729	+2.26
650–680	667	8	113.00–118.00	$115.24	$769	-2.74
715–738	729	6	90.00–99.00	$93.28	$680	—
770	770	6	90.00–93.00	$91.50	$705	—
844	844	4	98.00	$98.00	$827	—
865	865	2	103.00	$103.00	$891	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
728–1072	860	85-90%	28	41.00–55.50	$50.64	$436	—
745–1328	1024	85-90%	107	56.00–75.00	$64.83	$664	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1570	1283	80-85%	52	62.00–74.50	$68.69	$881	—
1293–1505	1364	80-85%	3	76.00–78.00	$76.74	$1,047	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	75-80%	2	61.00	$61.00	$924	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1118–1880	1375	10	71.00–79.00	$74.64	$1,026	—
1335–1980	1622	10	82.00–92.00	$86.30	$1,400	—
1570–1935	1735	3	97.00–99.00	$98.02	$1,701	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–945	892	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	89.00–94.00	$90.47	$807
973–1385	1171	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	62.00–69.00	$66.17	$775
875–1360	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	70.00–81.00	$72.94	$881

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1558	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,084.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1018	921	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	600.00–700.00	$647.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00

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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
380–565	490	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	810.00–1,025.00	$884.27	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
491–671	565	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,166.34	—

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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.