Cattle Market Pulse

Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 30, 2023

1,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $215.75/cwt -0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 525 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $260.21/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 473 lb · 29 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.84/cwt -7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 386 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,150 618 855
Feeder cattle 978 480 633
Slaughter cattle 127 68 120
Replacement cattle 45 70 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago light steer and heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher, heavier calves and yearlings weak to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Stock cow and pairs not well tested. Feeder cows firm to slightly higher. 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
203 203 2 252.00 $252.00 $512 —
307 307 3 265.00 $265.00 $814 —
378–393 386 4 264.00–272.00 $267.92 $1,034 +13.92
409–448 432 16 250.00–264.00 $258.03 $1,115 —
450–498 473 29 250.00–265.00 $260.21 $1,231 +1.21
503–528 519 7 224.00–237.00 $231.06 $1,199 -2.94
575–588 582 4 224.00–231.00 $227.54 $1,324 -4.46
600–648 625 15 210.00–213.00 $211.49 $1,322 -3.51
700–743 723 11 190.00–209.00 $199.19 $1,440 -2.45
755–757 756 10 194.00–198.00 $196.80 $1,488 +5.67
805–845 825 4 175.00–178.00 $176.46 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 5 307.50 $307.50 $938 +26.50
350–395 380 6 282.00–308.00 $296.54 $1,127 —
425–440 433 13 272.00–285.00 $277.72 $1,203 -1.04
473 473 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,329 —
505–543 525 15 248.00–258.00 $254.62 $1,337 +14.62
575 575 20 249.00 $249.00 $1,432 —
645 645 4 216.00–219.00 $217.50 $1,403 -5.45
663–685 676 5 217.00–225.00 $221.86 $1,500 -0.93
714 714 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,514 -9.22
750 750 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 335.00 $335.00 $995 —
308–348 326 9 325.00–334.00 $329.37 $1,074 —
353–388 369 14 325.00–347.50 $331.65 $1,224 +17.66
428–445 436 12 287.50–294.00 $291.36 $1,270 —
505 value added 505 12 280.00 $280.00 $1,414 —
500–512 507 5 262.00–264.00 $262.79 $1,332 -3.17
640 640 17 233.00 $233.00 $1,491 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–493 486 8 231.00–240.00 $233.53 $1,135 -0.99
543 543 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,162 ±0.00
555–578 564 5 222.00–223.00 $222.59 $1,255 —
633–638 637 7 188.00–192.00 $189.14 $1,205 —
758 758 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,334 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 252.50 $252.50 $702 —
309 309 4 262.00 $262.00 $810 —
372–398 386 25 250.00–268.00 $258.84 $999 -7.16
406–445 428 9 236.00–246.00 $240.39 $1,029 +10.39
458 458 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,108 +9.11
508–543 525 37 208.00–221.00 $215.75 $1,133 -0.66
563–588 577 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,212 -4.30
603–645 609 14 208.00 $208.00 $1,267 —
675 675 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,404 +0.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 330 5 234.00–237.50 $235.29 $776 —
357–393 371 5 220.00–222.00 $220.85 $819 -1.15
403–443 424 7 214.00–225.00 $217.53 $922 —
458–497 478 16 220.00–228.00 $223.44 $1,068 —
510–548 533 23 192.00–201.00 $197.51 $1,053 -0.73
553–575 564 11 188.00–206.00 $198.14 $1,118 +6.25
607–620 612 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,230 +6.00
685 685 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,343 +11.04
720 720 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 7 284.00 $284.00 $835 —
328 328 6 272.00 $272.00 $892 —
418 418 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,104 +6.25
450 450 22 254.00 $254.00 $1,143 -4.00
507 507 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,136 -16.09
725 725 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–445 425 13 204.00–214.00 $210.29 $894 —
455–488 477 9 194.00–213.00 $205.00 $978 +6.65
510–545 528 4 170.00–180.00 $174.83 $923 —
613 613 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,042 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,089 +5.97
525–540 534 8 214.00–221.00 $217.98 $1,164 -2.02
550–583 565 6 212.00–219.00 $215.60 $1,218 -1.99
635 635 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,295 —
658–680 669 4 195.00–204.00 $199.43 $1,334 +5.36
725–726 726 6 183.00–186.00 $185.00 $1,343 —
753 753 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,355 —

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Slaughter Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–940 937 6 85.00–95.00 $91.65 $859 —
970 970 6 87.00–88.00 $87.83 $852 —
1045 1045 3 93.00–95.00 $93.67 $979 —
1050–1088 1075 20 85.00–92.00 $90.86 $977 —
1120 1120 2 88.00 $88.00 $986 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728–1003 868 85-90% 11 60.00–72.00 $64.02 $556 —
895–1180 1085 85-90% 18 89.00–94.00 $91.35 $991 —
1030–1155 1087 85-90% 3 78.00–82.00 $80.33 $873 —
1195 1195 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,267 +32.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1210 1208 80-85% 2 100.00–102.00 $101.00 $1,220 —
1215–1485 1347 80-85% 21 92.00–99.50 $96.22 $1,296 +1.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 thin fleshed 595 1 50.00 $50.00 $298 —
695 thin fleshed 695 1 50.00 $50.00 $348 —
755 thin fleshed 755 2 70.00 $70.00 $528 ±0.00
805 thin fleshed 805 1 55.00 $55.00 $443 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1530 1491 75-80% 5 82.00–90.00 $86.64 $1,292 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1308–1800 1500 14 92.00–111.00 $99.24 $1,489 —
1660–2240 1942 3 114.00–122.00 $116.94 $2,271 —
2750–2800 2775 2 90.00–95.00 $92.48 $2,566 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1087 996 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 114.00–127.00 $118.34 $1,179
1009–1123 1032 (<2 yrs)Open 10 133.00–145.00 $142.39 $1,469
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,215

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1057 1057 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
411–533 450 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,303.12 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
509–715 578 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,625.00–1,900.00 $1,738.46 —

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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.