Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 23, 2021

1,270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.38/cwt -8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 533 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.10/cwt -8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 581 lb · 37 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $140.06/cwt -8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 621 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,270	2,128	2,255
Feeder cattle	978	1,873	1,579
Slaughter cattle	190	149	496
Replacement cattle	102	106	180

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower with most decline on thin light cows; slaughter bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs steady. Trading and demand only moderate at best.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	4	162.00	$162.00	$470	—
321–323	322	6	155.00–165.00	$161.65	$521	-9.55
355–393	379	10	169.00–173.00	$171.12	$649	+8.12
430–434	433	6	152.00–161.00	$158.02	$684	-0.85
450–498	477	14	140.00–158.00	$151.83	$724	+0.35
503–532	514	10	136.00–142.00	$137.87	$709	-3.01
570–590	580	30	133.00–143.00	$138.03	$801	-5.63
603–648	634	25	130.00–133.00	$130.97	$830	-4.40
653–690	665	26	128.00–133.00	$131.34	$873	-4.13
705–735	716	17	117.00–120.00	$118.75	$850	-8.10
758–774	769	9	117.00–120.00	$119.01	$915	-7.81
808–815	811	8	118.00–122.00	$120.50	$977	-5.11
855–895	879	5	106.00–112.00	$109.67	$964	-15.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509–520	514	10	144.00–152.00	$147.93	$760	-7.53
616–638	621	32	133.00–143.00	$140.06	$870	-8.94
687–690	689	12	133.00–134.50	$133.75	$922	-11.25
703	703	8	130.00	$130.00	$914	-9.70
750–770	761	7	131.00–133.00	$132.44	$1,008	-3.32

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–438	434	5	130.00–133.00	$131.21	$569	-1.79
452–487	470	9	121.00–126.00	$123.95	$583	-8.05
530	530	4	120.00	$120.00	$636	-10.23
660–693	669	7	112.00–120.00	$116.27	$778	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703	703	2	139.00	$139.00	$977	-3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	141.00	$141.00	$458	-13.00
358	358	2	142.00	$142.00	$508	—
408–423	417	7	137.00–145.00	$140.36	$585	-4.27
508–549	533	66	122.00–131.00	$126.38	$674	-8.34
558–593	581	37	122.00–128.00	$125.10	$727	-8.55
600–632	612	20	123.00–127.00	$125.35	$767	-6.27
650–697	673	28	121.00–122.00	$121.35	$817	-8.11
707	707	3	124.00	$124.00	$877	+3.88
750–759	756	12	114.00–124.00	$118.92	$899	-1.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–242	237	5	130.00–133.00	$131.84	$312	—
255–285	270	4	133.00–136.00	$134.58	$363	—
355–398	382	17	128.00–136.00	$131.96	$504	—
438–447	443	5	126.00–129.00	$127.19	$563	-8.49
450–498	480	18	120.00–133.00	$126.76	$608	-8.21
508–523	514	5	121.00–122.00	$121.59	$625	-2.71
575–584	580	16	119.00–122.00	$120.82	$701	-5.53
615–645	630	14	114.00–122.00	$118.35	$746	—
658–698	672	16	115.00–121.00	$117.24	$788	-4.11
730–740	734	6	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$815	—
755–793	780	8	101.00–106.00	$104.24	$813	—
810–830	820	4	101.00–105.00	$102.98	$844	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514–523	517	11	132.00–135.00	$133.10	$688	-9.51
589	589	4	133.00	$133.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–313	310	5	114.00–120.00	$116.42	$361	—

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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	2	135.00	$135.00	$605	—
480	480	2	140.00	$140.00	$672	±0.00
505–549	530	13	123.00–130.00	$125.16	$663	-11.41
555–594	574	19	120.00–126.00	$121.71	$699	—
608–638	625	6	117.00–124.00	$120.97	$756	+0.97
650–698	673	9	117.00–122.00	$119.93	$807	—
807–810	808	5	100.00–105.00	$102.00	$824	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–988	879	85-90%	11	35.00–44.00	$42.55	$374	—
950–1123	987	85-90%	6	46.00–53.00	$50.17	$495	-3.48
945–1465	1205	85-90%	50	54.00–70.00	$59.84	$721	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1247–1405	1301	80-85%	5	73.00	$73.00	$950	—
1155–1510	1329	80-85%	39	67.00–72.00	$68.92	$916	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1785	1679	75-80%	4	60.00–65.00	$62.43	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1575	1458	2	76.00–82.00	$78.76	$1,148	—
1765–2045	1886	6	88.00–95.00	$91.52	$1,726	—
1815–2035	1925	2	96.00–98.00	$96.94	$1,866	+0.48

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
808	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	72.00	$72.00	$582
723–975	862	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	90.00–100.00	$93.86	$809
975–1295	1094	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	55.00–60.00	$57.37	$628
975–1215	1136	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	64.00–76.00	$72.21	$820

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1064–1128	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	975.00–1,075.00	$1,022.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1545	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	800.00–925.00	$873.04

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1103	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	550.00–775.00	$713.87

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1388	1388	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
726–878	764	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00	$700.00

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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
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
663	663	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.