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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.32/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 515 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $166.39/cwt -6.32 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 379 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $145.55/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 625 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 1,531 1,161
Feeder cattle 462 1,210 906
Slaughter cattle 117 168 127
Replacement cattle 110 153 128

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings steady. Slaughter cows cows weak; bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs steady in light test. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 7 163.00–168.00 $165.36 $532 -4.72
350–398 379 18 160.00–176.00 $166.39 $631 -6.32
410–448 430 10 164.00–173.00 $166.54 $716 -0.31
450–498 473 15 163.00–176.00 $168.08 $795 -0.68
505–528 519 5 152.00–162.00 $158.11 $821 +3.85
550–585 570 14 147.00–154.00 $151.06 $861 -4.69
604–643 625 18 140.00–148.00 $145.55 $910 +3.20
668–684 679 6 140.00–145.00 $143.36 $973 -2.19
703–738 721 4 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $1,006 —
773 773 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–288 280 7 186.00–189.00 $188.19 $527 +2.03
345 345 4 182.00–186.00 $184.00 $635 -4.24
358 358 2 193.00 $193.00 $691 +10.06
483 483 3 185.00 $185.00 $894 +2.87
500–525 510 17 164.00–173.00 $166.65 $850 -1.55
580–581 581 8 164.00–166.00 $165.50 $962 -0.78
608–630 619 6 155.00–161.00 $157.95 $978 +1.34
738 738 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,122 -4.18
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 6 192.00 $192.00 $887 —
593 593 8 175.00 $175.00 $1,038 -10.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 165.00 $165.00 $409 —
253 253 2 156.00 $156.00 $395 —
330 330 3 158.00 $158.00 $521 +4.00
350–391 376 16 151.00–158.00 $153.52 $577 -0.06
410–427 420 7 152.00–153.00 $152.71 $641 +0.82
465–472 467 9 149.00–152.00 $150.66 $704 -3.78
500–538 515 21 140.00–148.00 $144.32 $743 +2.11
560–588 574 8 136.00–140.00 $138.25 $794 -4.07
604 604 6 146.00 $146.00 $882 +6.26
733 733 4 125.00 $125.00 $916 -1.00
790 790 2 124.00 $124.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–388 387 6 147.00 $147.00 $569 +4.60
415–430 425 6 142.00–148.00 $145.65 $619 +5.58
450–498 483 9 138.00–148.00 $144.20 $696 -1.38
529 529 2 133.00 $133.00 $704 +4.40
553–593 573 4 125.00–133.00 $129.14 $740 +1.50
655–698 672 5 125.00–130.00 $127.92 $860 -2.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 172.00 $172.00 $513 +6.00
333–345 340 5 161.00–162.00 $161.39 $549 -5.22
466 466 8 161.00 $161.00 $750 —
505–529 524 11 150.00–153.00 $152.00 $796 -1.54
563 563 2 149.00 $149.00 $839 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 425 8 147.00–154.00 $149.91 $637 +5.78
513–537 528 10 137.00–141.00 $138.30 $730 -0.66
578 578 2 137.00 $137.00 $792 -0.73
628 628 2 133.00 $133.00 $835 —
653 653 2 136.00 $136.00 $888 +5.21

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–945 900 85-90% 3 28.00–45.00 $35.05 $315 —
921–1173 1001 85-90% 17 45.00–58.50 $54.32 $544 +1.43
947–1453 1164 85-90% 36 57.00–69.00 $62.17 $724 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1183–1510 1282 80-85% 10 64.00–72.00 $69.77 $894 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1540 1451 75-80% 4 61.00–66.00 $63.79 $926 -1.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1990 1674 7 74.00–87.00 $82.49 $1,381 —
1635–2170 1800 7 90.00–95.00 $92.63 $1,667 -1.39
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1255 1208 2 60.00–70.00 $65.20 $788 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
793 793 (<2 yrs)Open 3 100.00 $100.00 $793
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 88.00 $88.00 $862
933–1545 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 34 65.00–75.00 $71.04 $911
950–1685 1327 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 59.00–70.00 $65.29 $866
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945–995 thin fleshed 972 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 16 51.00–57.00 $54.90 $534
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
595–850 thin fleshed 748 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 15 20.00–35.00 $29.72 $222

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1178–1265 1207 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,181.33

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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.