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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 5, 2022

1,260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.40/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 466 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.15/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 471 lb · 35 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $176.47/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 381 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,260 1,296 1,016
Feeder cattle 844 920 610
Slaughter cattle 252 220 335
Replacement cattle 164 156 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week higher quality steer and heifer calves and yearlings steady, plainer, thin calves fully 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows followed the same trend. Fleshier, higher yielding cows weak, light, thinner cows were fully 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs weak. Trading and demand moderate. Overall quality rather plain. Large numbers of thin cows and calves continue to come to market due to the continuing dry conditions.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287 287 3 160.00 $160.00 $459 -14.34
353–398 381 28 169.00–182.00 $176.47 $672 +5.96
413–438 428 22 164.00–179.00 $172.15 $737 +0.44
453–490 477 23 163.00–173.00 $170.39 $813 -0.21
503–533 518 24 154.00–167.00 $161.72 $838 +1.62
553–585 574 13 158.00–164.00 $161.88 $929 +2.77
618–644 636 21 144.00–156.00 $153.22 $974 +2.70
663–665 664 6 147.00–149.00 $148.33 $985 +1.11
718 718 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,027 +5.01
753–767 760 8 140.00–143.00 $141.63 $1,076 +1.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 187.00 $187.00 $576 -2.50
361–388 371 8 190.00–191.00 $190.39 $706 -1.61
418–433 421 9 181.00–191.00 $188.72 $795 +1.72
505–518 510 15 170.00–175.00 $171.19 $873 -1.09
550–555 552 5 165.00–177.00 $169.83 $937 -0.83
628 628 2 158.00 $158.00 $992 -1.15
673 673 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,090 +1.56
725 725 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219–242 231 11 192.00–204.00 $196.99 $455 -2.76
503 503 2 183.00 $183.00 $920 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 168.00 $168.00 $487 -7.00
303–340 330 12 164.00–170.00 $168.07 $555 -5.93
353–395 376 15 160.00–170.00 $165.67 $623 -3.68
433–445 440 8 159.00–165.00 $162.23 $714 +0.84
458–483 466 39 156.00–166.00 $158.40 $738 -1.97
500–544 518 18 141.00–152.00 $148.00 $767 +2.73
550–583 569 11 141.00–143.00 $141.90 $807 -0.78
740 740 2 118.00 $118.00 $873 —
867–887 882 12 113.00–114.50 $114.13 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–343 330 9 142.00–152.00 $145.88 $481 -5.60
363 thin fleshed 363 6 138.00 $138.00 $501 —
359–392 377 21 145.00–158.00 $151.38 $571 +1.38
423–445 436 6 148.00–155.00 $151.68 $661 +1.57
453–495 471 35 138.00–155.00 $149.15 $702 +0.79
508–543 531 11 135.00–139.00 $137.75 $731 -0.51
550–578 566 14 135.00–139.00 $137.50 $778 +1.76
622 622 3 127.00 $127.00 $790 —
662 662 3 127.00 $127.00 $841 —
772 772 3 112.00 $112.00 $865 +7.00
840 840 3 108.00 $108.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 4 176.00 $176.00 $385 —
363 363 2 177.00 $177.00 $643 —
440 440 5 168.00 $168.00 $739 —
473 473 2 168.00 $168.00 $795 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 473 13 155.00–166.00 $160.87 $761 +2.53
500–512 508 7 140.00–150.00 $146.70 $745 +5.83
550 550 2 148.00 $148.00 $814 -4.00
600 600 2 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
717 717 3 127.00 $127.00 $911 +23.00
799 799 6 106.00 $106.00 $847 —
840 840 3 108.00 $108.00 $907 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1035 933 85-90% 16 37.00–45.00 $40.26 $376 -6.66
898–1275 1024 85-90% 35 52.00–61.00 $57.79 $592 +0.02
1100 1100 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $924 —
880–1435 1170 85-90% 46 61.00–79.00 $69.02 $808 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1213–1515 1292 80-85% 27 77.00–84.00 $82.41 $1,065 -1.01
1425 1425 80-85% 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,340 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1580 1470 75-80% 4 69.00–79.00 $74.59 $1,096 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1765 1385 13 75.00–91.00 $80.92 $1,121 —
1740–1975 1850 6 95.00–105.00 $100.05 $1,851 —
1945 1945 1 108.00 $108.00 $2,101 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
490–840 thin fleshed 748 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 34 22.00–46.00 $30.19 $226
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–1178 thin fleshed 987 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 45.00–66.00 $59.39 $586
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
838–1215 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 80.00–92.00 $86.99 $881
900–1385 1166 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 70.00–80.00 $74.96 $874
988–1423 1206 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 66.00–69.00 $67.77 $817

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1260 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 800.00–960.00 $885.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1635 1378 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,100.00 $1,069.51

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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
548–713 599 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,354.96 +54.96
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
486–533 505 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 740.00 $740.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
578–705 632 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,110.00 $952.73 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
688 688 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.