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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 21, 2023

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $246.86/cwt -6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 517 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.12/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 474 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $257.00/cwt ≈ $1,156/hd at 450 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 786 595 922
Feeder cattle 605 470 563
Slaughter cattle 126 77 221
Replacement cattle 55 48 138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings weak to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower; slaughter bulls steady. Stock cows and pairs not well tested. Trading and demand moderate. Overall quality rather plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 324 4 300.00–306.00 $302.81 $981 —
396 396 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,188 —
407–432 424 9 256.00–263.00 $260.76 $1,106 —
450 450 18 257.00 $257.00 $1,156 —
500–545 517 29 244.00–255.00 $246.86 $1,276 -6.14
600–649 625 11 231.00–238.00 $233.42 $1,459 +7.43
660–668 666 10 226.00–228.00 $227.60 $1,516 +4.60
721–735 724 9 212.00–220.00 $218.20 $1,580 +4.20
764–790 771 8 212.00–220.00 $214.05 $1,650 —
829 829 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,774 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,051 —
417–441 433 10 244.00–252.00 $249.08 $1,079 —
479 479 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,183 -3.00
512–548 538 16 231.00–240.00 $237.00 $1,275 —
563–593 575 5 232.00–240.00 $236.70 $1,361 +5.30
600–623 612 4 220.00–222.00 $221.02 $1,353 +2.29
650–698 672 13 210.00–224.00 $214.61 $1,442 -3.37
718–725 721 5 200.00–202.00 $201.20 $1,451 -2.98
755–798 777 4 196.00–206.00 $200.86 $1,561 +5.86
845 845 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,707 —
1168 1168 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,378 —
1354 1354 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 238.00 $238.00 $750 —
385 385 4 236.00–259.00 $247.50 $953 —
418–440 429 8 210.00–218.00 $214.03 $918 —
525–545 533 5 212.00–217.00 $214.95 $1,146 +4.95
690 690 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–413 408 4 274.00–282.00 $277.95 $1,134 -2.05
603 603 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,556 —
713 713 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 381 9 230.00–242.00 $234.44 $893 —
410–447 430 12 214.00–229.00 $220.84 $950 -7.16
453–495 474 20 218.00–231.00 $224.12 $1,062 +4.13
500–547 523 7 199.00–211.00 $202.56 $1,059 —
550–590 571 10 190.00–212.00 $203.88 $1,164 +2.88
628–645 634 6 198.00–209.00 $204.69 $1,298 -5.31
650–689 678 8 197.00–203.00 $201.25 $1,364 +0.25
758–780 769 4 169.00–174.00 $171.46 $1,319 -1.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–433 424 4 232.00–237.00 $234.55 $994 -7.06
500–535 518 10 216.00–225.00 $218.69 $1,133 -3.31
558–580 573 17 216.00–225.00 $221.69 $1,270 +4.97
605–643 621 10 213.00–223.00 $220.07 $1,367 +5.01
650–683 662 17 213.00–214.00 $213.60 $1,414 -6.40
768 768 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,444 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 228.00 $228.00 $958 —
455–498 477 4 220.00–224.00 $221.91 $1,059 -8.09
510–525 518 4 206.00–220.00 $213.10 $1,104 -8.90
593–598 596 4 208.00–209.00 $208.50 $1,243 -14.52
635–638 637 5 200.00–212.00 $207.21 $1,320 —
668 668 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,403 —
792 792 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,426 —
810–843 827 4 161.00–176.00 $168.35 $1,392 -19.65
863 863 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,536 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1100 993 80-85% 7 80.00–89.00 $85.17 $846 —
1025–1585 1188 80-85% 33 96.50–110.00 $104.02 $1,236 —
1035–1487 1350 80-85% 26 111.00–115.00 $112.39 $1,517 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,455 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2265 1731 8 121.00–132.00 $127.71 $2,211 —
1580–1910 1774 4 113.00–117.00 $114.81 $2,037 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–930 920 (<2 yrs)Open 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,362
775–1215 922 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 111.00–120.00 $114.95 $1,060
940–1078 1030 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 87.00–95.00 $89.22 $919
910–1135 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 103.00–107.00 $104.12 $1,114
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795–1018 thin fleshed 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 80.00–86.00 $82.23 $748
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
640–875 thin fleshed 804 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 56.00–65.00 $61.09 $491

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1025 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,175.00 $1,025.07
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00

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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
650 650 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,685.00 $1,685.00 —

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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.