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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 11, 2024

1,256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.38/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 518 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $310.99/cwt ≈ $1,350/hd at 434 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $215.39/cwt +10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,234/hd at 573 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,256 807 1,641
Feeder cattle 854 621 1,411
Slaughter cattle 364 129 164
Replacement cattle 38 57 66

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Stock cows and pairs not well tested. 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
240 240 2 255.00 $255.00 $612 —
313 313 3 265.00 $265.00 $829 —
386–398 389 11 270.00–283.00 $277.78 $1,081 +5.28
408–448 437 19 264.00–274.00 $268.03 $1,171 +12.88
458–483 464 10 256.00–275.00 $263.95 $1,225 +0.73
510–538 525 15 234.00–249.00 $240.69 $1,264 +1.41
550–599 573 20 230.00–249.00 $242.31 $1,388 -3.69
623–648 640 10 211.00–214.00 $212.10 $1,357 +1.50
650–688 669 10 204.00–214.00 $210.19 $1,406 +2.19
703–748 726 13 186.00–204.00 $194.33 $1,411 -1.67
788 788 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,529 +4.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–298 291 4 300.00–305.00 $302.56 $880 -0.60
313 313 3 305.00 $305.00 $955 +5.00
362–370 365 5 300.00–312.50 $305.07 $1,114 —
430–448 437 17 285.00–297.50 $288.91 $1,263 +10.01
462–480 472 15 280.00–298.00 $283.73 $1,339 +1.73
505–546 526 14 250.00–259.00 $254.10 $1,337 +3.34
580 580 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,522 +6.16
607–648 625 14 220.00–238.00 $230.52 $1,441 +7.00
675 675 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 +5.00
752 752 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,677 —
850 850 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–398 386 6 315.00–335.00 $322.23 $1,244 —
411–447 434 27 302.50–316.00 $310.99 $1,350 —
465 465 2 312.00 $312.00 $1,451 —
506–525 509 11 292.00–300.00 $298.50 $1,519 +28.50
635 635 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,594 +3.53

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 292.00 $292.00 $797 +20.00
313–338 326 4 270.00–285.00 $277.79 $906 +12.13
378–386 383 7 260.00–265.00 $262.88 $1,007 -1.92
430–440 435 8 250.00–256.00 $253.28 $1,102 +7.41
450–496 481 22 241.00–254.00 $247.89 $1,192 +3.50
508–543 527 20 212.00–230.00 $224.15 $1,181 +0.11
550–598 578 18 214.00–226.00 $218.43 $1,263 +1.11
600–635 619 20 210.00–215.00 $213.83 $1,324 +1.85
655–683 665 7 207.00–210.00 $208.69 $1,388 —
725 725 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 300.00 $300.00 $849 —
300–333 312 6 290.00–305.00 $296.23 $924 —
363–375 371 8 292.00–300.00 $295.07 $1,095 —
418–433 431 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,121 -4.78
450–473 462 7 260.00–262.00 $260.58 $1,204 +3.33
510–511 value added 511 6 250.00–254.00 $252.67 $1,291 —
510–533 520 21 234.00–248.00 $242.01 $1,258 +10.01
550–580 566 9 235.00–240.00 $237.04 $1,342 +7.04
600 600 5 225.00–231.00 $227.40 $1,364 —
762–798 773 10 198.00–213.00 $208.35 $1,611 —
805 805 16 201.00 $201.00 $1,618 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 250.00 $250.00 $830 +10.00
388 388 6 240.00 $240.00 $931 +3.25
410–435 426 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,022 —
453–493 473 15 222.00–237.00 $230.30 $1,089 +3.41
503–538 516 9 190.00–213.00 $202.30 $1,044 -1.70
560–595 572 10 197.00–212.00 $204.34 $1,169 +3.83
605–615 611 5 192.00–206.00 $197.55 $1,207 +0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 240.00 $240.00 $972 —
455–488 466 8 241.00–250.00 $245.20 $1,143 —
538 538 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,141 —
558–595 573 23 204.00–229.00 $215.39 $1,234 +10.92
600–630 620 9 204.00–214.00 $209.84 $1,301 +6.84
664–693 676 7 197.00–201.00 $199.24 $1,347 +9.24
760 760 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,391 —
820 820 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,476 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578–800 675 85-90% 4 64.00–73.00 $68.13 $460 —
833–1015 908 85-90% 33 77.50–85.50 $81.63 $741 —
850–1185 1064 85-90% 131 85.00–99.00 $92.55 $985 +5.13
1070–1292 1197 85-90% 6 103.00–109.00 $104.55 $1,251 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043–1495 1199 80-85% 11 103.00–106.00 $105.24 $1,262 —
1233–1450 1343 80-85% 20 89.00–99.00 $94.42 $1,268 +4.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–813 thin fleshed 812 3 75.00–77.00 $75.67 $614 —
850 thin fleshed 850 2 60.00 $60.00 $510 -3.00
938 thin fleshed 938 2 73.00 $73.00 $685 —
950 thin fleshed 950 1 71.00 $71.00 $674 +5.93
1020–1025 thin fleshed 1023 3 74.00–75.00 $74.67 $764 +3.66
1050 thin fleshed 1050 2 73.00 $73.00 $766 +5.08
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 thin fleshed 550 1 51.00 $51.00 $280 —
746 thin fleshed 746 4 49.00 $49.00 $366 -1.00
805 thin fleshed 805 2 49.00 $49.00 $394 —
867 thin fleshed 867 3 61.00 $61.00 $529 -2.00
900 thin fleshed 900 1 49.50 $49.50 $446 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550–1750 1696 75-80% 6 82.00–88.00 $84.50 $1,433 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1435 1428 2 121.00–123.00 $122.01 $1,742 —
1380–1835 1641 11 92.00–104.00 $98.47 $1,616 —
1415–1800 1675 19 106.00–119.00 $111.44 $1,867 +11.42

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–1090 929 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 110.00–125.00 $117.74 $1,094
932 932 (<2 yrs)Open 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,594
818–1410 959 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 100.00–103.00 $100.88 $967
885–1138 1020 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 87.00–96.00 $91.82 $937

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1008–1260 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,375.00 $1,262.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
433 433 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.