Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 6, 2022

1,443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $145.72/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 577 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.27/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 486 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.24/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 535 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,443	1,185	1,256
Feeder cattle	1,068	960	1,005
Slaughter cattle	289	107	151
Replacement cattle	86	118	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent comparison due to the holidays. A higher undertone noted. Trading fairly active, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	190.00	$190.00	$566	+6.00
340	340	2	185.00	$185.00	$629	+1.00
375–378	377	5	185.00–190.00	$188.01	$709	+4.01
400–430	420	7	177.50–186.00	$181.21	$761	+5.40
455–497	479	24	176.00–185.00	$180.57	$865	—
507–528	519	16	160.00–164.00	$161.20	$837	+8.66
561–587	571	17	155.00–164.00	$160.02	$914	+5.34
620–648	635	27	145.00–154.00	$149.66	$950	+2.28
670–674	673	6	145.00–146.00	$145.67	$980	-1.33
705–720	712	20	138.00–141.00	$139.75	$995	-2.25
753–795	782	7	136.00–142.00	$138.90	$1,086	+0.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	170.00	$170.00	$498	—
335–348	342	4	162.00–166.00	$164.04	$561	-7.51
373	373	2	165.00	$165.00	$615	-1.00
400–445	418	9	158.00–171.00	$164.34	$687	+0.88
453–498	483	14	162.00–174.00	$167.89	$811	+3.80
503–548	525	11	139.00–150.00	$145.69	$765	+6.18
561–588	577	38	139.00–153.00	$145.72	$841	+3.89
610–645	627	18	134.00–142.50	$139.50	$875	+9.68
665–690	677	26	136.00–141.00	$139.03	$941	—
720	720	2	134.00	$134.00	$965	+9.32
768–798	783	6	131.00–133.00	$131.67	$1,031	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	222.00	$222.00	$610	—
318–340	329	4	211.00–215.00	$213.07	$701	—
368	368	3	220.00	$220.00	$810	+15.00
405–441	428	16	195.00–201.00	$199.40	$853	+14.68
462–485	466	20	190.00–198.00	$194.53	$907	—
510–543	522	27	170.00–185.00	$181.22	$946	+7.57
585	585	12	172.00	$172.00	$1,006	—
600–640	612	10	155.00–160.00	$157.34	$963	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	160.00	$160.00	$525	—
415–432	424	7	145.00–152.00	$148.34	$629	-1.08
457–499	486	33	144.00–155.00	$148.27	$721	+5.27
520–547	535	32	130.00–142.00	$137.24	$734	-0.22
553–598	577	25	134.00–140.00	$137.12	$791	-0.20
615–642	626	8	130.00–135.00	$132.71	$831	+2.59
653	653	7	129.00–133.00	$131.86	$861	+3.86
764	764	7	124.50	$124.50	$951	+1.50
817–822	820	6	116.00–126.00	$121.02	$992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	140.00	$140.00	$406	-10.00
313	313	2	142.00	$142.00	$444	+8.50
385	385	3	136.00	$136.00	$524	+3.51
403–441	428	12	130.00–142.50	$138.55	$593	+2.31
459–498	471	16	129.00–143.00	$135.68	$639	-0.68
500–538	515	7	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$664	—
553–580	568	7	124.00–130.00	$126.26	$717	—
605–648	631	13	121.00–129.00	$125.06	$789	—
670–692	682	16	122.00–126.00	$124.67	$850	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–399	370	10	164.00–167.00	$164.65	$609	-3.35
408–430	412	10	158.00–160.00	$159.58	$657	+5.58
450–466	463	12	160.00–161.00	$160.84	$745	+7.84
513–518	515	12	143.00–149.00	$146.99	$757	+3.18
564–570	565	9	143.00–145.00	$144.55	$817	+3.55
608–614	613	16	142.50–149.00	$143.31	$878	+5.31
705–707	706	5	128.00–131.00	$129.20	$912	—
750	750	2	128.00	$128.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	122.00	$122.00	$500	—
468–498	481	9	123.00–128.00	$125.66	$604	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–428	423	4	145.00–155.00	$149.94	$634	—
495	495	2	155.00	$155.00	$767	+12.32
560–590	573	17	131.00–139.00	$136.63	$783	+2.40
605–637	626	7	121.00–129.00	$126.42	$791	-0.10
843	843	3	105.00	$105.00	$885	-7.39
878–898	888	4	106.00–144.00	$124.79	$1,108	+27.79

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1095	940	85-90%	26	39.00–51.00	$45.85	$431	-1.46
1005–1119	1096	85-90%	5	66.50–67.00	$66.59	$730	—
915–1315	1115	85-90%	87	54.00–65.00	$59.00	$658	-1.17

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1430	1306	80-85%	52	58.00–67.00	$63.18	$825	-5.82

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1608	1477	75-80%	7	57.00–64.50	$61.31	$906	+3.18

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1550	1390	3	71.00–75.00	$72.77	$1,012	—
1510–2005	1713	4	85.00–90.00	$88.37	$1,514	—
2025	2025	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,025	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
748	748	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	99.00	$99.00	$741
716–1160	852	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	70.00–88.00	$76.03	$648
840–1120	974	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	60.00–70.00	$64.16	$625
895–1315	1024	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	54.00–60.00	$55.94	$573

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
858–1390	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	885.00–1,150.00	$1,037.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1344	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,269.50

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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
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.