Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 7, 2022

1,393 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.18/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 520 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.26/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 432 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.04/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 473 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,393	1,148	1,404
Feeder cattle	878	620	870
Slaughter cattle	237	195	281
Replacement cattle	278	333	253

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings weak, except for light calves weighing under 500 lbs weak to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Stock cows and pairs steady. Trading and demand moderate. Dry conditions continue to bring light calves and thin cows to market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	4	185.00	$185.00	$440	—
272	272	3	184.00	$184.00	$500	+2.00
305–345	331	14	184.00–190.00	$187.61	$621	—
358	358	2	173.00	$173.00	$619	—
400–435	421	22	168.00–185.00	$177.22	$746	-2.30
465–493	481	23	169.00–183.00	$175.32	$843	+3.23
510–547	529	12	162.00–167.00	$164.89	$872	+2.16
550–598	582	18	155.00–166.00	$164.09	$955	-0.82
600–643	617	21	144.00–156.00	$149.42	$922	+6.42
683–698	688	7	147.00–150.00	$148.30	$1,020	+0.05
702–745	720	10	134.00–143.00	$137.92	$993	-2.82
842	842	5	137.50	$137.50	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–337	327	5	193.00–196.00	$194.15	$635	+4.15
353–387	369	18	191.00–200.00	$192.92	$712	-6.60
460	460	5	193.00	$193.00	$888	+0.19
513–545	531	15	168.00–178.00	$174.05	$924	+0.75
555–580	573	12	171.00–174.00	$172.59	$989	+0.12
605–648	632	8	155.00–166.00	$159.53	$1,008	-5.47
650–677	667	14	155.00–166.00	$161.18	$1,075	—
717–725	718	11	145.00–151.00	$149.90	$1,076	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517	517	12	190.50	$190.50	$985	-3.28

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	4	163.00–166.00	$164.50	$548	-0.50
355–375	362	7	161.00–172.00	$168.49	$610	-4.87
410–448	432	18	156.00–167.00	$161.44	$697	—
460–493	478	20	156.00–164.00	$159.76	$764	-2.55
502–545	520	56	143.00–152.00	$147.18	$765	-2.19
562–588	578	17	143.00–148.00	$145.08	$839	-1.42
605–640	613	11	142.00–145.00	$143.80	$881	-0.01
702	702	5	132.50	$132.50	$930	+1.50
771	771	6	126.00	$126.00	$971	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	2	166.00	$166.00	$445	+11.78
328–343	336	4	150.00–158.00	$153.91	$517	—
350–387	371	12	141.00–157.00	$150.17	$557	+5.17
408–444	432	28	143.00–155.00	$150.26	$649	-1.71
457–498	473	27	146.00–155.00	$150.04	$710	-0.57
528–545	537	4	131.00–136.00	$133.54	$717	+5.54
588–598	592	5	133.00–139.00	$135.42	$802	—
608–628	618	13	131.00–138.00	$134.60	$832	+1.15
650–663	658	8	130.00–133.00	$131.25	$864	-2.69
813–819	818	8	116.00–119.00	$118.25	$967	-2.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	178.00	$178.00	$584	-4.00
356	356	4	182.00	$182.00	$648	+0.44
423–428	426	6	170.00–177.00	$174.68	$744	-0.93
503–545	540	17	154.00–157.00	$154.64	$835	-2.62
606	606	7	149.00	$149.00	$903	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–448	420	5	156.00–165.00	$161.16	$677	+9.16
470–493	486	9	157.00–165.00	$162.09	$788	+12.75
509–545	526	8	143.00–154.00	$146.33	$770	-9.67
560–593	572	9	148.00–153.00	$149.35	$854	—
610–628	618	9	141.00–144.00	$142.66	$882	+4.66
655–685	667	6	138.00–139.00	$138.34	$923	-3.66
753–775	766	5	111.00–116.00	$114.03	$873	—
813–828	824	10	102.00–114.00	$110.99	$915	—
858–860	859	4	100.00–114.00	$106.99	$919	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1120	980	85-90%	2	44.00–45.00	$44.43	$435	—
805–1365	1058	85-90%	24	57.00–72.00	$65.06	$688	-16.18
915–1370	1125	85-90%	58	73.00–86.00	$79.94	$899	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1675	1255	80-85%	48	80.00–89.00	$84.76	$1,064	—
1360	1360	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,265	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370	1370	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,000	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1865	1490	8	78.00–95.00	$87.18	$1,299	—
1530	1530	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,714	—
1360–1940	1652	15	92.00–107.00	$98.48	$1,627	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
575–1135 thin fleshed	879	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	46	50.00–65.00	$56.07	$493

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915–945	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	107.00–113.00	$109.95	$1,023
990–1030	1006	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	88.00–96.00	$91.95	$925
870–1445	1198	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	72.00–75.00	$73.68	$883
1088–1360	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	77.00–84.00	$80.74	$980

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
565–975 thin fleshed	721	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	24.00–45.00	$39.60	$286

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1007–1055	1021	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	1,350.00–1,580.00	$1,563.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1245	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	800.00–1,025.00	$908.24

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–900	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	650.00–750.00	$699.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1270	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,126.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
486–737	569	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,473.40	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
337–733	546	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,269.59	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
428–540	456	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	825.00–875.00	$839.80	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
518–683	622	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,147.79	—

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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.