Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

1,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.50/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 574 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $162.31/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 477 lb · 23 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.37/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 532 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,148	1,302	851
Feeder cattle	620	1,003	536
Slaughter cattle	195	195	221
Replacement cattle	333	104	94

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings weak. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower; slaughter bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs weak. Trading and demand moderate. Quality not as attractive as last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	182.00	$182.00	$497	+12.00
400–422	409	8	174.00–185.00	$179.52	$734	-3.77
455–490	470	8	167.00–185.00	$172.09	$809	-7.43
508–535	520	9	160.00–166.00	$162.73	$846	+1.41
553–593	575	11	158.00–168.00	$164.91	$948	+3.86
620	620	2	143.00	$143.00	$887	-7.66
660–695	673	9	144.00–154.00	$148.25	$998	+0.15
703–733	717	7	139.00–142.00	$140.74	$1,009	+0.75
805	805	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293–298	296	4	194.00–207.00	$200.45	$593	—
325	325	2	190.00	$190.00	$618	-5.00
391–398	393	12	190.00–204.00	$199.52	$784	+2.51
424–438	429	6	192.00–201.00	$195.07	$837	-0.97
450–485	474	7	192.00–195.00	$192.81	$914	-0.44
513–547	530	11	170.00–177.00	$173.30	$918	-0.83
553–568	561	4	170.00–175.00	$172.47	$968	-0.09
603–605	604	4	165.00	$165.00	$997	+3.50
793	793	7	143.00	$143.00	$1,134	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–345	319	6	222.00–224.00	$222.72	$710	+4.72
356–396	376	10	220.00–227.00	$223.50	$840	+11.72
410–432	422	13	204.00–218.00	$207.77	$877	+2.46
455	455	2	202.00	$202.00	$919	—
517–535	526	7	189.00–204.00	$193.78	$1,019	+14.18
715	715	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,123	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	3	165.00	$165.00	$507	-3.35
365–398	384	11	170.00–177.00	$173.36	$666	+6.06
457–495	477	23	157.00–167.00	$162.31	$774	+3.81
515–548	532	22	146.00–152.00	$149.37	$795	+0.90
552–593	574	34	142.00–150.00	$146.50	$841	+2.21
609–640	620	14	139.00–147.00	$143.81	$892	+4.33
728	728	2	131.00	$131.00	$954	+4.75
750	750	2	128.00	$128.00	$960	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278–282	280	5	150.00–157.00	$154.22	$432	-7.78
390	390	2	145.00	$145.00	$566	-8.21
423–432	428	5	150.00–155.00	$151.97	$650	-1.17
470–495	484	10	145.00–155.00	$150.61	$729	-1.04
505	505	2	128.00	$128.00	$646	-6.18
630–648	639	4	130.00–137.00	$133.45	$853	+0.56
655–691	672	19	131.00–136.00	$133.94	$900	+4.14
728	728	2	122.00	$122.00	$888	±0.00
810–848	816	14	120.00–122.00	$120.72	$985	+1.58

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	182.00	$182.00	$619	—
355–383	369	4	180.00–183.00	$181.56	$670	—
405–438	418	17	173.00–179.00	$175.61	$734	—
453–455	454	6	170.00–173.00	$172.00	$781	+2.09
500–543	525	13	155.00–160.00	$157.26	$826	—
705	705	2	137.00	$137.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–335	333	9	132.00–137.00	$134.79	$449	—
355–395	379	5	130.00–135.00	$133.13	$505	—
418–433	423	6	130.00–137.00	$132.39	$560	-4.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	152.00	$152.00	$661	-11.00
470–490	480	4	142.00–157.00	$149.34	$717	-18.43
505	505	3	156.00	$156.00	$788	+10.07
648	648	3	138.00	$138.00	$894	—
688	688	2	142.00	$142.00	$977	+2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–815	765	85-90%	2	44.00–45.00	$44.47	$340	—
783–1195	1024	85-90%	38	58.00–74.00	$68.91	$706	—
950–1255	1087	85-90%	22	76.50–88.00	$81.24	$883	-2.89

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1430	1307	80-85%	28	84.00–91.00	$86.10	$1,125	—
1398–1510	1435	80-85%	3	97.00–99.00	$97.70	$1,402	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1710	1334	14	83.00–95.00	$87.13	$1,162	-1.38
1410–1830	1647	12	96.00–110.00	$101.09	$1,665	—
1595–1930	1707	7	111.00–118.00	$112.77	$1,925	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1125 thin fleshed	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	54	44.00–69.00	$58.26	$556

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
615–920 thin fleshed	816	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	12.00–41.00	$29.76	$243

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905	905	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,068
842–1303	1007	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	80.00–85.00	$81.17	$817
828–1290	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	89.00–100.00	$94.85	$971
990–1325	1160	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	70.00–79.00	$75.00	$870

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
803–1153	947	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	800.00–1,025.00	$898.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
923–1350	1019	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	1,075.00–1,175.00	$1,108.77

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
772–885	837	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	600.00–800.00	$722.89

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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
544–704	678	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,170.00–1,385.00	$1,345.61	+48.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
473–708	552	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	890.00–1,130.00	$992.46	—

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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.