Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 7, 2023

1,421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.78/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 569 lb · 51 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $192.99/cwt -15.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 619 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $207.45/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 525 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,421	1,150	1,441
Feeder cattle	1,222	978	1,138
Slaughter cattle	156	127	159
Replacement cattle	43	45	144

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week light steer and heifer calves weak, heavier calves and yearlings 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows weak to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls not well tested. Stock cows and pairs firm in light test. Feeder cows weak. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	250.00	$250.00	$525	-2.00
325	325	2	257.00	$257.00	$835	-8.00
353–398	381	35	250.00–275.00	$259.14	$987	-8.78
415–440	425	11	252.00–269.00	$265.49	$1,128	+7.46
453–493	475	23	250.00–262.00	$253.85	$1,206	-6.36
528–537	531	9	230.00–240.00	$236.63	$1,257	+5.57
553–586	577	30	235.00–242.00	$239.64	$1,383	+12.10
617–645	630	11	202.00–210.00	$206.33	$1,300	-5.16
662–692	679	11	201.00–205.00	$202.66	$1,376	—
708–727	716	13	180.00–190.00	$185.60	$1,329	-13.59
773–795	786	5	177.00–178.00	$177.39	$1,394	-19.41
808–844	832	17	173.00–181.00	$175.90	$1,463	-0.56
915	915	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,565	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	297.00	$297.00	$737	—
318–330	324	4	280.00–285.00	$282.55	$915	-24.95
350–380	361	11	181.00–297.00	$259.80	$938	-36.74
403–440	422	10	274.00–282.00	$278.43	$1,175	+0.71
455–487	479	15	282.00–285.00	$283.83	$1,360	+2.83
500–547	532	16	249.00–263.00	$255.74	$1,361	+1.12
591	591	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,478	+1.00
613–637	625	19	214.00–220.00	$217.36	$1,358	-0.14
654–678	665	12	213.00–218.00	$215.34	$1,432	-6.52
714–728	720	10	207.00–215.00	$210.24	$1,514	-1.76

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	4	247.00	$247.00	$909	—
418	418	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,037	—
467–497	484	14	230.00–248.00	$240.20	$1,163	+6.67
548	548	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,184	+2.00
550–595	582	11	202.00–220.00	$208.73	$1,215	-13.86

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	320.00	$320.00	$938	-15.00
325	325	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,032	-11.87
373	373	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,175	-16.65
420–441	431	14	295.00–304.00	$299.61	$1,291	+8.25
503–518	509	5	280.00–286.00	$282.44	$1,438	+19.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	257.50–266.00	$262.60	$880	+0.60
363–398	373	14	250.00–262.50	$257.65	$961	-1.19
372–392 unweaned	383	15	245.00	$245.00	$938	—
400–443	423	24	229.00–242.00	$236.52	$1,000	-3.87
458–488	478	22	228.00–242.50	$235.35	$1,125	-6.65
505–540	525	36	202.00–214.00	$207.45	$1,089	-8.30
562–585	572	10	202.00–208.00	$203.77	$1,166	-6.23
600–646	619	37	190.00–204.00	$192.99	$1,195	-15.01
651–690	675	22	190.00–194.00	$191.67	$1,294	-16.33
748	748	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–348	342	5	222.00–230.00	$226.88	$776	-8.41
353–397	372	7	218.00–220.00	$219.08	$815	-1.77
403–448	429	7	212.00–228.00	$217.36	$932	-0.17
473–499	492	20	206.00–222.00	$212.08	$1,043	-11.36
513–528	521	4	182.00–190.00	$185.94	$969	-11.57
553–598	569	51	178.00–202.00	$192.78	$1,097	-5.36
605–648	635	14	177.00–187.00	$181.66	$1,154	-19.34
653–655	654	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,177	-16.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	290.00	$290.00	$725	—
350–380	362	10	270.00–297.50	$282.51	$1,023	—
415–440	425	5	252.50–255.00	$253.54	$1,078	-10.46
490	490	4	252.00	$252.00	$1,235	—
500–547	521	19	218.00–238.00	$231.03	$1,204	+7.03

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	206.00	$206.00	$810	—
448	448	2	202.00	$202.00	$905	-8.29
453–498	472	9	191.00–200.00	$195.54	$923	-9.46
684	684	4	172.00	$172.00	$1,176	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482–497	488	14	214.00–232.00	$224.95	$1,098	—
505–545	532	7	212.00–220.00	$214.17	$1,139	-3.81
550–598	572	15	212.00–218.00	$214.25	$1,226	-1.35
600–615	609	11	191.00–205.00	$196.28	$1,195	-7.72
650–657	654	5	192.00–195.00	$193.19	$1,263	-6.24
735	735	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,213	-20.00
760	760	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,277	-12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920 thin fleshed	920	1	92.00	$92.00	$846	—
970–995 thin fleshed	983	2	83.00–88.00	$85.53	$841	—
1000–1015 thin fleshed	1002	10	85.00–90.00	$89.09	$893	—
1063–1095 thin fleshed	1070	6	86.00–95.00	$88.01	$942	—
1100–1138 thin fleshed	1105	50	80.00–91.00	$90.21	$997	—
1123	1123	3	91.00	$91.00	$1,022	+3.00
1170 thin fleshed	1170	2	84.00–89.00	$86.50	$1,012	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	80-85%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,297	+4.00
1205–1520	1320	80-85%	49	93.00–100.50	$97.28	$1,284	+1.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890	890	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$552	-2.02
840–1050	951	85-90%	15	66.00–84.00	$79.79	$759	—
995–1215	1097	85-90%	22	84.00–96.00	$89.82	$985	+9.49

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1570	1550	75-80%	19	80.00–90.00	$88.62	$1,374	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–825 thin fleshed	819	5	70.00–72.00	$70.81	$580	+15.81
905 thin fleshed	905	2	65.00	$65.00	$588	—
950–987 thin fleshed	978	4	60.00–74.00	$70.60	$690	—
1050 thin fleshed	1050	1	70.00	$70.00	$735	—
1105 thin fleshed	1105	1	76.00	$76.00	$840	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660 thin fleshed	660	1	46.00	$46.00	$304	-4.00
725 thin fleshed	725	1	60.00	$60.00	$435	—
900 thin fleshed	900	1	61.00	$61.00	$549	—
995 thin fleshed	995	1	66.00	$66.00	$657	—
1030 thin fleshed	1030	1	50.00	$50.00	$515	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1865	1611	5	90.00–104.00	$96.38	$1,553	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1010	894	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	134.00–157.00	$144.64	$1,293
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	111.00	$111.00	$993
1115–1150	1127	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	95.00	$95.00	$1,071
1345	1345	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,197

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1145	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,400.00–1,525.00	$1,453.30

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,735.00	$1,735.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
523–730	618	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,650.00–1,950.00	$1,723.20	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
425–730	588	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,350.00–1,585.00	$1,410.69	—

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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.