Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

2,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.13/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 629 lb · 79 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.37/cwt +2.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 715 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.01/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 583 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,006	1,736	1,831
Feeder cattle	1,605	1,441	1,373
Slaughter cattle	241	139	366
Replacement cattle	160	156	92

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the last sale two weeks ago steer and heifer calves and yearlings firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Stock cows and pairs firm. Trading fairly active, demand for quality cattle good. Plainer cattle traded under pressure.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	6	186.00	$186.00	$763	—
463	463	4	184.00	$184.00	$852	—
512–535	524	11	162.00–177.00	$172.82	$906	+9.39
610–624	620	19	153.00–158.00	$155.79	$966	-1.57
650–657	653	22	154.00–158.00	$155.65	$1,016	+4.65
707–728	715	57	141.00–149.00	$144.37	$1,032	+2.49
759–779	768	19	141.00–145.00	$142.78	$1,097	—
815	815	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,149	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–325	324	7	182.00–188.00	$185.13	$600	—
363–398	387	10	184.00–190.00	$186.32	$721	-1.96
418–445	429	5	172.00–176.00	$173.66	$745	-3.20
455–490	482	22	170.00–177.00	$174.11	$839	-5.89
520–535	528	9	155.00–157.00	$156.13	$824	-0.63
562–590	579	35	148.00–159.00	$155.81	$902	+3.88
606–628	619	14	146.00–150.00	$148.86	$921	+8.86
673–697	688	13	142.00–149.00	$146.70	$1,009	+4.89
713–718	716	5	138.00–140.00	$138.80	$994	+4.56
753	753	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,047	+3.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	175.00	$175.00	$490	—
425–445	435	11	160.00–170.00	$165.78	$721	—
457–460	458	5	160.00–166.00	$163.59	$749	-0.96
513–543	529	24	133.00–146.00	$139.14	$736	+1.14
550–593	572	28	136.00–142.00	$138.23	$791	+5.23
601–625	611	19	127.00–138.00	$131.80	$805	-0.35
653–663	657	5	128.00	$128.00	$841	-2.02
705–748	731	5	121.00–126.00	$122.93	$899	-2.71
920	920	2	116.00	$116.00	$1,067	+0.78

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	156.00	$156.00	$588	-0.06
410–430	423	11	140.00–147.00	$145.41	$615	+1.33
455–495	469	23	141.00–147.00	$143.74	$674	+2.30
503–548	536	33	127.00–137.00	$133.06	$713	+1.14
555–598	583	55	127.00–137.00	$132.01	$770	+2.07
605–648	629	79	123.00–133.00	$128.13	$806	+1.39
651–686	665	45	123.00–132.00	$129.86	$864	+5.28
706–728	719	12	115.00–121.00	$117.89	$848	+1.25
760–770	764	8	115.00–119.00	$117.49	$898	+1.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	327	7	130.00–143.00	$134.94	$441	—
420–428	424	9	135.00–138.00	$136.65	$579	+3.65
455–498	488	14	135.00–139.00	$137.77	$672	+2.88
510–545	527	9	117.00–122.00	$119.94	$632	+2.94
555–588	569	12	122.00–123.00	$122.33	$696	-1.67
618	618	4	118.00	$118.00	$729	+0.75
662–678	669	9	119.00	$119.00	$796	+2.55

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	162.00	$162.00	$599	—
510–535	522	10	139.00–142.00	$140.29	$732	-0.36
705–715	711	5	125.00–126.00	$125.40	$892	-0.49
770	770	4	122.00	$122.00	$939	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–410	407	4	144.00	$144.00	$586	—
480	480	2	156.00	$156.00	$749	—
528–542	535	9	131.00–133.00	$132.00	$706	—
556–583	567	9	128.00–132.00	$130.18	$738	+1.82
635–645	639	5	122.00	$122.00	$780	+6.55
658–693	676	23	114.00–122.00	$118.27	$800	+1.65
718–730	724	4	110.00–112.00	$111.01	$804	+10.45
753–788	767	17	108.00–114.00	$110.14	$845	+12.19
800	800	2	111.00	$111.00	$888	+11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
933–1160	1032	85-90%	8	46.00–52.00	$49.73	$513	+0.73
863–1352	1133	85-90%	41	52.00–62.00	$57.92	$656	-8.58
1185–1192	1190	85-90%	4	65.00–65.50	$65.12	$775	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	80-85%	1	67.00	$67.00	$774	—
1150–1570	1271	80-85%	28	57.00–65.00	$63.01	$801	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1960	1569	75-80%	9	52.00–61.00	$55.39	$869	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1810	1420	13	71.00–83.00	$77.12	$1,095	—
1565–1850	1759	7	82.00–93.00	$87.13	$1,533	—
1700–2190	1960	4	94.00–95.00	$94.54	$1,853	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610–1120 thin fleshed	789	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	15.00–38.00	$27.10	$214

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1188	1006	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	74.00–87.00	$79.40	$799
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,102
1055–1305	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	61.00–67.00	$63.88	$775
1113–1355	1231	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	52.00–59.00	$54.74	$674

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–955 thin fleshed	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	42.00–50.00	$45.55	$359

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
883–1458	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,075.00–1,185.00	$1,126.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925–1316	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	800.00–1,000.00	$896.87

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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
654–776	717	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,329.08	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
495–783	639	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	975.00–1,100.00	$1,051.58	-73.42

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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.