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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 4, 2022

1,690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.60/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 528 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.09/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 428 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.84/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 462 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,690 1,484 912
Feeder cattle 1,065 965 748
Slaughter cattle 355 401 119
Replacement cattle 270 118 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Stock cows and pairs slightly higher in light test. Trading fairly active, demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 3 180.00 $180.00 $409 —
273 273 2 185.00 $185.00 $505 +6.06
335–342 338 8 175.00–182.00 $177.66 $600 +4.39
354 354 4 184.00 $184.00 $651 +5.54
408–425 422 21 170.00–180.00 $173.04 $730 -0.30
450–499 478 27 168.00–181.00 $178.17 $852 +7.67
505–545 530 15 150.00–170.00 $159.39 $845 +1.46
551–599 561 26 150.00–170.00 $159.16 $893 +1.16
600–644 622 16 142.00–145.00 $142.72 $888 -6.36
665 665 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,037 +2.20
705 705 2 140.00 $140.00 $987 -6.00
906–933 918 7 102.00–104.00 $103.13 $947 -32.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–291 288 9 207.50–225.00 $217.31 $626 +5.31
304–347 335 25 202.00–208.00 $206.39 $691 —
351–372 360 7 206.00–217.50 $212.41 $765 —
500–542 525 25 181.00–188.00 $183.06 $961 +2.49
591 591 9 181.00 $181.00 $1,070 —
610 610 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 ±0.00
758 758 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 3 199.00 $199.00 $543 —
340 340 3 191.00 $191.00 $649 -2.00
370–391 381 9 192.50–200.00 $197.47 $752 +1.91
410–442 420 14 189.00–198.00 $193.27 $812 +5.54
458–486 476 17 185.00–189.00 $185.93 $885 +2.31
505 505 3 179.00 $179.00 $904 +5.33
555–596 568 18 175.00–180.00 $178.18 $1,012 +3.23
605–610 608 5 163.00–166.00 $164.19 $998 -1.47
730 730 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,161 +4.00
755 755 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–394 391 9 139.00–153.00 $145.28 $568 -15.39
436 436 4 164.00 $164.00 $715 +12.00
453–460 457 5 157.00–158.00 $157.40 $719 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–238 224 8 160.00 $160.00 $358 —
278–285 282 4 166.00–168.00 $166.99 $471 -1.01
327–338 332 7 162.00–166.00 $163.98 $544 -0.92
352–381 372 18 162.00–166.00 $163.93 $610 +0.67
402–448 428 38 157.00–162.00 $160.09 $685 +2.28
450–473 462 29 155.00–162.00 $157.84 $729 +2.58
500–548 528 49 146.00–156.00 $151.60 $800 +0.48
554–572 558 15 150.00–152.00 $151.60 $846 +2.58
600–643 626 14 142.00–146.00 $144.55 $905 -0.22
775 775 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 +4.00
821 821 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–237 234 6 142.00–144.00 $142.99 $335 -0.01
303–348 321 25 140.00–157.00 $150.59 $483 +9.59
353–398 375 21 140.00–160.00 $148.88 $558 +0.50
400–426 415 12 140.00–151.00 $145.82 $605 -7.18
480–492 488 12 141.00–155.00 $147.62 $720 -3.09
543 543 2 142.00 $142.00 $771 +3.31
562–598 584 8 135.00–143.00 $139.20 $813 +3.42
625–641 633 8 133.00–142.00 $135.22 $856 -2.07
660 660 4 132.00 $132.00 $871 -2.78
795 795 2 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
810 810 2 119.00 $119.00 $964 —
895 895 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 8 175.00 $175.00 $513 —
368 368 13 170.00 $170.00 $626 -4.20
448 448 2 163.00 $163.00 $730 —
466–498 473 9 164.00–167.00 $164.70 $779 —
504–527 517 11 157.00–158.00 $157.82 $816 +1.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 136.00 $136.00 $473 —
397 397 12 132.00 $132.00 $524 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–448 430 18 143.00–166.00 $156.24 $672 -8.76
453–485 466 16 143.00–164.00 $156.81 $731 -0.27
545 545 2 140.00 $140.00 $763 -10.00
578–580 579 4 142.00–147.00 $144.50 $837 +3.50
630 630 3 136.00 $136.00 $857 -11.00
775 775 5 118.00 $118.00 $914 —
818–845 832 4 92.00–118.00 $105.21 $875 —
938 938 3 94.00 $94.00 $882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1060 885 85-90% 26 41.00–50.00 $46.36 $410 —
833–1183 999 85-90% 61 50.00–62.00 $55.65 $556 —
833–1385 1146 85-90% 77 59.00–75.00 $64.47 $739 -9.68
1190–1193 1192 85-90% 3 79.00–84.00 $80.66 $961 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1415 1272 80-85% 16 68.00–84.00 $79.07 $1,006 +5.61
1280–1410 1310 80-85% 27 85.00–87.00 $86.14 $1,128 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1865 1580 75-80% 6 77.50–82.00 $80.71 $1,275 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1655 1404 6 77.00–86.00 $80.66 $1,132 —
1570–2200 1866 6 87.00–101.00 $93.73 $1,749 +1.75
1610–2295 1983 6 103.00–113.00 $107.01 $2,122 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
813–1010 905 (<2 yrs)Open 20 92.00–124.00 $106.15 $961
940–1250 1021 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 78.00–88.00 $82.95 $847
950–1435 1121 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 67 54.50–71.00 $60.09 $674
1120–1502 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 42 72.00–84.00 $77.17 $997
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
675–1025 thin fleshed 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 10.00–39.00 $27.88 $230
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
615–960 thin fleshed 788 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 45.00–46.00 $45.61 $359

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
958–1368 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 900.00–1,175.00 $1,005.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–975 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 760.00–825.00 $790.46

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
415–533 489 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 660.00–800.00 $752.27 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
645–668 652 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,225.00 $1,159.34 —

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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.