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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 10, 2022

949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.67/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 577 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.24/cwt -2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 472 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.03/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 466 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 949 1,226 1,043
Feeder cattle 617 821 563
Slaughter cattle 218 270 261
Replacement cattle 114 135 219

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs steady. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 3 174.00 $174.00 $392 —
328–345 337 4 175.00 $175.00 $590 -5.91
360–397 384 10 172.00–185.00 $182.37 $700 +2.03
408–440 424 4 170.00–173.00 $171.44 $727 -10.95
460–498 478 13 173.00–181.00 $177.13 $847 -0.42
515–538 523 6 151.00–160.00 $155.07 $811 -6.93
563–578 570 7 152.00–162.00 $155.76 $888 +3.76
603–648 620 8 141.00–149.00 $144.79 $898 -0.71
720 720 2 127.00 $127.00 $914 —
758 758 2 130.00 $130.00 $985 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–425 419 6 192.00–198.00 $195.66 $820 +5.66
450 450 2 186.00 $186.00 $837 -3.49
513–546 531 13 165.00–173.00 $169.92 $902 -2.45
574–578 575 9 163.00–173.00 $170.77 $982 -2.32
608–641 623 9 150.00–160.00 $154.17 $960 -2.13
703 703 2 140.00 $140.00 $984 -3.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–348 336 5 200.00 $200.00 $672 -36.79
358–390 370 6 210.00–225.00 $215.60 $798 -7.05
430 430 3 214.00 $214.00 $920 —
503–524 517 10 179.00–185.00 $180.57 $934 -6.42
600 600 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,008 -6.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 160.00 $160.00 $584 -9.80
410–427 418 16 156.00–162.00 $159.12 $665 +1.15
456–488 472 23 152.00–162.00 $157.24 $742 -2.18
512–545 530 15 140.00–149.00 $144.74 $767 -0.79
553–592 577 41 137.00–150.00 $145.67 $841 -3.38
600 600 4 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
651–653 652 17 137.00–139.00 $138.41 $902 -1.52
715 715 2 128.00 $128.00 $915 +4.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 145.00 $145.00 $341 —
255 255 3 160.00 $160.00 $408 —
333–338 335 8 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $499 -11.00
368 368 6 152.00–154.00 $153.33 $564 +0.03
428 428 4 140.00 $140.00 $599 -8.53
450–485 466 21 141.00–153.00 $149.03 $694 -0.34
518–548 536 11 130.00–135.00 $132.62 $711 -0.30
560–590 577 9 131.00–136.00 $133.88 $772 +0.14
602–633 616 10 126.00–133.00 $130.06 $801 -1.56
770 770 2 118.00 $118.00 $909 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–523 511 12 151.00–161.00 $154.45 $789 -2.59
563 563 8 154.00 $154.00 $867 -0.11
619 619 7 147.00 $147.00 $910 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–397 392 5 130.00–137.00 $134.25 $526 —
400–443 415 9 133.00–137.00 $136.09 $565 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 4 152.00–158.00 $155.03 $682 -13.97
463–493 478 4 162.00–166.00 $164.06 $784 —
530–533 532 4 132.00–136.00 $134.01 $713 -10.27
657–690 671 11 128.00–143.00 $134.68 $904 —
774–793 780 6 101.00–112.00 $104.73 $817 -19.27
823–845 837 6 112.00–118.00 $115.33 $965 -7.67
970 970 2 99.00 $99.00 $960 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–950 866 85-90% 6 40.00–54.00 $49.64 $430 —
850–1155 990 85-90% 29 57.00–72.00 $63.53 $629 +15.20
925–1330 1138 85-90% 44 74.00–87.50 $82.02 $933 +2.34
1150 1150 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,024 -3.04
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,192 +5.19
1200–1438 1327 80-85% 42 82.00–88.00 $84.06 $1,115 -0.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1650 1643 75-80% 2 72.00–77.00 $74.51 $1,224 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1610 1396 6 80.00–94.00 $89.79 $1,253 —
1625–2040 1819 5 95.00–101.00 $99.70 $1,814 —
1780–2220 2000 2 112.00–114.00 $112.89 $2,258 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1155 1090 2 66.00–70.00 $67.88 $740 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
640–941 868 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 80.00–95.00 $89.38 $776
750–1075 981 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 58.00–75.00 $68.91 $676
810–1300 1081 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 70.00–84.00 $75.96 $821
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
660–872 thin fleshed 782 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 15.00–38.00 $31.86 $249
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–915 thin fleshed 862 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 44.00–50.00 $45.75 $394

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1143–1335 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,010.00–1,225.00 $1,067.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1515 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 800.00–1,000.00 $937.56

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
693 693 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,240.00 $1,240.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
535 535 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $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.