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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 15, 2022

1,599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $159.08/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 482 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $210.28/cwt ≈ $1,076/hd at 512 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $212.22/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 472 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,599 940 2,128
Feeder cattle 1,231 536 1,873
Slaughter cattle 272 244 149
Replacement cattle 96 160 106

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Stock cows and pairs steady in light test. Trading fairly active with good demand for higher quality cattle while plainer cattle found only moderate demand. Buyers selective for quality and vaccination records.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 7 206.00 $206.00 $490 —
270–296 289 9 205.00–212.00 $207.82 $601 -2.34
305–344 314 29 218.00–231.00 $228.47 $717 +8.53
378–383 378 23 215.00–230.00 $228.68 $864 +9.15
427–433 429 5 205.00–208.00 $206.21 $885 -0.20
446 value added 446 18 221.00 $221.00 $986 —
460 value added 460 20 216.50 $216.50 $996 —
473–489 487 16 206.00–207.00 $206.88 $1,008 +0.02
511 value added 511 16 215.00 $215.00 $1,099 —
512 512 23 207.00 $207.00 $1,060 —
554 554 13 194.00 $194.00 $1,075 —
600–618 607 18 182.00–189.00 $186.18 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–344 333 8 202.00–210.00 $207.16 $690 —
360–399 389 25 194.00–210.00 $204.08 $794 -0.39
413–435 423 9 196.00–201.00 $198.89 $841 +5.79
470 470 7 191.00 $191.00 $898 -3.00
500–543 528 36 180.00–192.00 $184.01 $972 -3.56
571 571 9 179.50 $179.50 $1,025 -0.76
608–633 626 14 162.00–168.00 $166.42 $1,042 +5.42
668 668 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,142 +1.94
718 718 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,156 +3.00
750 750 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,185 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 3 170.00 $170.00 $391 -13.53
252–268 258 8 170.00–178.00 $175.00 $452 —
303–318 312 5 182.00–185.00 $183.83 $574 -2.99
353–398 370 20 177.00–193.00 $186.35 $689 -2.63
418–448 436 18 178.00–184.00 $181.16 $790 -6.86
458–498 470 14 175.00–192.00 $181.81 $855 -3.72
505–528 518 13 160.00–173.00 $164.08 $850 -5.72
550–597 566 19 161.00–173.00 $167.92 $950 -2.18
630–633 631 6 158.00–160.00 $159.33 $1,005 —
673 673 3 147.00 $147.00 $989 -8.00
710 710 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–440 425 18 138.00–165.00 $154.40 $656 —
484 484 4 164.00 $164.00 $794 —
523–530 525 21 145.00–160.00 $154.77 $813 —
4498 4498 5 153.00 $153.00 $6,882 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 2 325.00 $325.00 —
150–190 175 14 340.00–410.00 $364.81 —
200–220 209 15 340.00–425.00 $380.50 —
255 255 1 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
165 165 1 250.00 $250.00 —
225 225 1 260.00 $260.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–275 271 10 165.00–174.00 $170.69 $463 —
319–349 334 12 158.00–168.00 $163.52 $546 —
350–394 379 25 157.00–171.00 $165.57 $628 +1.95
403–447 430 33 155.00–163.00 $159.91 $688 —
458–498 482 44 153.00–164.00 $159.08 $767 +2.46
503–548 516 19 131.00–147.00 $135.73 $700 -13.27
553–568 563 8 135.00–145.00 $140.27 $790 —
600–614 608 11 132.00–148.00 $143.64 $873 —
663–665 664 4 138.00–148.00 $142.99 $949 —
703 703 2 122.00 $122.00 $858 —
752 752 5 124.00 $124.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 6 188.00 $188.00 $419 —
258–273 265 7 178.00 $178.00 $472 -2.00
300–340 316 17 176.00–188.00 $182.68 $577 +3.04
350 350 2 174.00 $174.00 $609 -1.89
443–446 445 6 166.00–175.00 $172.01 $765 +3.11
486–488 487 12 166.00 $166.00 $808 -3.65
508–546 528 35 153.00–163.00 $158.19 $835 +0.41
550–580 561 16 153.00–157.00 $154.02 $864 -5.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–341 325 28 197.00–198.00 $197.45 $642 +9.45
389 389 14 190.00 $190.00 $739 ±0.00
422–445 431 13 181.00–196.00 $185.62 $800 +5.38
470 470 7 191.00 $191.00 $898 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–345 337 5 136.00 $136.00 $458 —
360–388 377 12 130.00–142.00 $138.57 $522 —
403–440 429 13 130.00–144.00 $135.79 $583 —
461–490 477 12 130.00–135.00 $132.30 $631 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
213–215 214 4 350.00–390.00 $379.93 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
260 260 1 225.00 $225.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 155.00 $155.00 $636 —
450 450 2 165.00 $165.00 $742 —
558–592 580 13 153.00–160.00 $156.48 $908 -2.52
613 613 3 140.00 $140.00 $858 —
708 708 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,005 —
788 788 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,095 —
806–833 818 7 140.00–141.00 $140.44 $1,149 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–960 863 85-90% 25 37.00–48.00 $41.43 $358 —
810–1220 968 85-90% 42 50.00–64.50 $58.72 $568 —
900–1390 1089 85-90% 71 67.50–83.50 $74.58 $812 -0.15
1135 1135 85-90% 1 86.00 $86.00 $976 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1425 1290 80-85% 18 79.00–87.00 $82.63 $1,066 -2.91
1300 1300 80-85% 3 89.00 $89.00 $1,157 ±0.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1217–1465 1353 75-80% 9 80.00–88.50 $84.16 $1,139 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1760 1465 9 80.00–93.00 $88.06 $1,290 +1.05
1530–2095 1732 23 92.00–106.00 $99.70 $1,727 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–975 798 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 88.00–90.00 $89.17 $712
720–1120 1061 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 19 68.00–83.00 $78.06 $828
845–1403 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 78.00–85.00 $80.64 $983
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–875 thin fleshed 791 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 40.00–55.00 $42.61 $337
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–1005 thin fleshed 861 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 22.00–40.00 $32.15 $277

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1210 972 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 825.00–1,075.00 $940.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1315 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,181.20

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
536 536 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +41.76

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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.