Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 8, 2022

1,441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.51/cwt ≈ $1,094/hd at 574 lb · 55 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.39/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 531 lb · 48 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.95/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 526 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,441	855	1,759
Feeder cattle	1,138	633	1,495
Slaughter cattle	159	120	141
Replacement cattle	144	102	123

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week good quality steer and heifer calves firm, plainer calves, bulls and yearlings weak to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs steady in light test. Trading fairly active, demand good. Overall quality attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
279–286	282	12	250.00	$250.00	$705	+13.66
303–345	324	14	223.00–258.00	$236.19	$765	+3.97
370–388	377	9	223.00–229.00	$224.59	$847	-17.41
402–440	420	19	207.00–227.00	$214.69	$902	-1.34
502–540	521	28	187.00–193.00	$189.45	$987	+1.84
554–595	574	55	190.00–191.00	$190.51	$1,094	—
628	628	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,068	-4.00
655–695	667	17	169.00–173.50	$172.55	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227	227	3	200.00	$200.00	$454	—
293	293	2	224.00	$224.00	$656	—
347	347	7	195.00	$195.00	$677	—
367–370	368	5	191.00–203.00	$198.18	$729	-19.82
428–448	435	25	193.00–205.00	$199.52	$868	—
466–495	476	15	195.00–203.00	$198.24	$944	+6.32
520–528	525	9	173.00–181.00	$175.68	$922	+6.68
558–598	571	21	173.00–183.00	$178.75	$1,021	+4.41
600–645	623	11	160.00–165.00	$163.23	$1,017	+1.77
750	750	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–395	379	4	180.00–181.00	$180.48	$684	—
403–445	423	13	175.00–189.00	$183.53	$776	+9.92
453–479	466	9	176.00–182.00	$178.67	$833	-0.63
518–535	522	14	158.00–164.00	$161.84	$845	+2.48
550–593	569	17	156.00–169.00	$160.84	$915	+0.89
600–635	620	15	146.00–159.00	$153.28	$950	+4.34
688	688	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,032	-0.01
842	842	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,170	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	4	186.00	$186.00	$508	—
312–328	322	10	175.00–182.00	$178.99	$576	—
353–385	369	31	170.00–183.00	$176.54	$651	-2.37
420–433	424	6	163.00	$163.00	$691	-3.26
472–498	481	19	159.00–169.00	$162.83	$783	-1.78
505–541	526	34	153.00–159.00	$156.95	$826	+3.48
560–599	588	20	149.00–159.00	$153.96	$905	+4.81
603–642	623	12	149.00–155.00	$151.27	$942	+4.90
675	675	3	144.00	$144.00	$972	—
732–737	734	8	123.00–133.00	$126.77	$930	-7.23
756–768	759	9	125.00–132.00	$130.43	$990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	3	172.00	$172.00	$427	—
278–294	289	7	173.00–176.00	$173.82	$502	—
340–348	344	15	155.00–167.00	$164.61	$566	+34.61
380–393	391	12	151.00–167.00	$159.38	$623	+11.38
432–445	437	19	145.00–148.00	$146.16	$639	-1.64
463–493	477	18	151.00–155.00	$152.56	$728	+3.35
508–535	531	48	139.00–144.00	$140.39	$745	-3.06
655–685	671	8	131.00–143.00	$137.47	$922	+8.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–399	392	18	190.00–193.00	$191.54	$751	-1.40
408–445	427	19	176.00–189.00	$183.78	$785	+10.07
450–474	466	17	173.00–182.00	$176.59	$823	—
508–548	532	25	160.00–165.00	$161.90	$861	+0.40
573	573	6	161.00	$161.00	$923	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	2	163.00	$163.00	$722	-2.00
458–480	465	6	157.00–163.00	$160.94	$748	-2.06
533	533	4	148.00	$148.00	$789	-5.00
570–583	579	16	146.00–155.00	$148.59	$860	+0.44
623–635	628	10	136.00–140.00	$137.62	$864	-5.89
651–691	666	16	130.00–140.00	$134.65	$897	-1.02
728–743	738	6	117.00–124.00	$119.30	$880	-6.74
750	750	5	114.00	$114.00	$855	-4.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–955	897	85-90%	26	30.00–48.00	$40.48	$363	—
792–1283	991	85-90%	20	50.00–59.00	$56.99	$565	—
915–1215	1104	85-90%	19	59.00–72.00	$68.22	$753	+1.64

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1325	1250	80-85%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,000	—
1140–1610	1320	80-85%	21	70.00–78.00	$72.86	$962	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1457–1655	1535	75-80%	7	69.00–73.00	$70.91	$1,088	-0.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1880	1592	10	77.50–89.00	$84.44	$1,344	—
1740–2145	1920	5	88.00–99.00	$92.17	$1,770	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1050	1001	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	81.00–91.00	$87.36	$874
909–1370	1035	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	38	59.00–71.00	$64.45	$667
925–1350	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	71.00–81.00	$75.60	$880

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
593–870	707	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	15.00–31.00	$23.57	$167

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–1163	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,225.00–1,250.00	$1,245.83

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–896	884	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,175.00–1,250.00	$1,196.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
752–863	799	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	775.00–1,000.00	$864.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
506	506	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.