Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 16, 2021

2,128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.70/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 717 lb · 85 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.46/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 674 lb · 83 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $135.37/cwt -1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 626 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,128	909	1,153
Feeder cattle	1,873	564	623
Slaughter cattle	149	127	404
Replacement cattle	106	218	126

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower; slaughter bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs steady in light test. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342–345	343	5	170.00–172.00	$171.20	$587	—
383	383	3	163.00	$163.00	$624	—
413–445	436	13	147.00–166.00	$158.87	$693	-4.13
480–497	493	14	146.00–165.00	$151.48	$747	-9.90
501–540	525	20	139.00–144.00	$140.88	$740	-1.12
568–597	578	29	137.00–147.00	$143.66	$830	-3.34
607–640	626	61	129.00–142.00	$135.37	$847	-1.64
650–685	669	48	127.00–143.00	$135.47	$906	-1.70
700–749	722	36	122.00–132.00	$126.85	$916	-0.12
759–791	769	23	120.00–132.00	$126.82	$975	-5.71
810–837	826	5	125.00–126.00	$125.61	$1,038	—
861	861	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,076	—
900–925	913	4	120.00–127.00	$123.55	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–439	434	11	171.00–178.00	$176.80	$767	-2.19
478	478	2	171.00	$171.00	$817	-3.93
500–536	512	17	152.00–158.00	$155.46	$796	+3.46
579–596	590	14	149.00–153.00	$150.40	$887	-3.58
600	600	3	149.00	$149.00	$894	-1.00
664	664	10	145.00	$145.00	$963	-5.98
700–739	717	85	132.00–178.00	$139.70	$1,002	+4.70
751–797	769	49	132.00–138.50	$135.76	$1,044	-1.44
801–833	812	6	131.00–135.00	$132.37	$1,075	+0.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	2	186.00	$186.00	$796	+2.69
592	592	21	163.00	$163.00	$965	—
672	672	40	159.00	$159.00	$1,068	—
738	738	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,048	—
762	762	35	151.50	$151.50	$1,154	—
806–830	820	14	139.00–140.00	$139.58	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–338	331	7	152.00–154.00	$153.17	$507	—
440	440	2	133.00	$133.00	$585	—
490	490	2	132.00	$132.00	$647	-2.19
532–538	536	17	129.00–133.00	$130.23	$698	-2.77

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	4	154.00	$154.00	$521	+1.61
400–428	419	16	142.00–147.00	$144.63	$606	-2.70
481–498	489	16	142.00–147.00	$145.61	$712	+1.61
500–540	517	19	133.00–136.00	$134.72	$697	-5.28
555–590	576	54	130.00–136.00	$133.65	$770	-3.23
612–640	631	52	128.00–133.00	$131.62	$831	-2.83
650–698	674	83	126.00–135.00	$129.46	$873	-4.56
715–740	728	36	116.00–124.00	$120.12	$874	-3.68
757–776	768	18	117.00–126.00	$120.78	$928	+4.28
820	820	2	117.00	$117.00	$959	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	433	6	135.00–136.00	$135.68	$587	+2.68
463–497	484	15	129.00–137.00	$134.97	$653	-1.68
520–548	539	18	121.00–130.00	$124.30	$670	—
573–598	593	12	123.00–129.00	$126.35	$749	—
675–699	690	16	120.00–126.00	$121.35	$837	-7.85

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–548	544	15	140.00–143.00	$142.61	$776	—
623	623	5	140.00	$140.00	$872	—
700–723	712	4	128.00–129.00	$128.51	$915	-4.00
782–786	784	9	126.00–127.00	$126.55	$992	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	3	116.00	$116.00	$484	—
455	455	13	121.00	$121.00	$551	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	140.00	$140.00	$675	-5.81
526–532	529	7	136.00–137.00	$136.57	$722	-1.43
630	630	2	120.00	$120.00	$756	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1040	902	85-90%	13	30.00–46.00	$36.35	$328	—
870–1095	986	85-90%	14	50.00–59.00	$53.65	$529	—
1070–1390	1197	85-90%	25	59.00–70.50	$63.99	$766	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1375	1257	80-85%	14	67.00–72.00	$69.03	$868	-2.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1845	1622	75-80%	3	60.00–64.00	$62.39	$1,012	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–2215	1572	3	72.00–84.00	$77.88	$1,224	—
1480–2180	1775	7	84.00–93.50	$90.14	$1,600	—
1785–2090	1938	2	96.00–97.00	$96.46	$1,869	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1305	1258	2	60.00–64.00	$62.08	$781	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–917 thin fleshed	818	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	27.00–39.00	$33.52	$274

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
898–960	929	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	92.00–98.00	$94.90	$882
1001–1310	1062	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	52.00–62.00	$57.75	$613
1040–1290	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	69.00–75.00	$70.99	$833

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–973 thin fleshed	877	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	40.00–49.00	$43.24	$379

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1151	1151	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–940	898	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00–875.00	$839.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
500–713	599	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,085.00	$1,014.02	-211.02

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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.