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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 22, 2024

1,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.48/cwt -14.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 568 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $231.41/cwt -27.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 482 lb · 31 head
light 7-weight M&L 2 steers $215.12/cwt -9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,585/hd at 737 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,214 916 677
Feeder cattle 643 769 494
Slaughter cattle 85 110 102
Replacement cattle 486 37 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings fully 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. A high quality offering of replacements and pairs moderately higher. Trading and demand for calves and yearlings only moderate at best. Brutally hot temperatures have settled over the area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–439 425 8 280.00–286.00 $281.95 $1,198 -20.05
485 485 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,324 -13.24
515–546 533 11 240.00–254.00 $246.08 $1,312 -13.91
559–598 568 9 240.00–244.00 $240.94 $1,369 -19.50
603–628 616 18 227.00–237.00 $232.65 $1,433 -5.47
658–682 671 25 224.00–232.00 $225.12 $1,511 -13.92
710–749 737 27 210.00–223.00 $215.12 $1,585 -9.88
764 764 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,688 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,148 -30.75
549 549 20 259.00 $259.00 $1,422 -16.38
611–620 613 17 239.00–242.00 $241.46 $1,480 -11.77
764 764 10 227.00 $227.00 $1,734 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 4 244.00–245.00 $244.50 $1,205 +0.50
543 543 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,276 -1.45
589 589 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,325 -14.39
676–678 677 6 217.00–221.00 $219.66 $1,487 -8.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,209 —
365–398 382 4 340.00–348.00 $343.83 $1,313 -23.05
445 445 4 320.00–334.00 $327.00 $1,455 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 267.50 $267.50 $762 -30.00
355–399 392 16 275.00–287.00 $276.80 $1,085 -27.21
439 439 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,198 —
453 453 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,187 —
515–547 529 24 217.00–228.00 $224.51 $1,188 -8.85
551–593 568 34 214.00–220.00 $218.48 $1,241 -14.56
601–624 611 23 211.00–215.00 $213.58 $1,305 -10.72
682 682 12 225.00 $225.00 $1,534 -1.63
728 728 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,485 -6.00
758 758 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,561 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 262.00 $262.00 $969 —
433–440 437 5 228.00–254.00 $243.70 $1,065 -21.16
457–499 482 31 224.00–238.00 $231.41 $1,115 -27.67
548 548 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,162 -5.00
550 550 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,089 -18.57
608–641 628 25 200.00–211.00 $207.22 $1,301 -7.78
650–671 664 17 198.00–208.00 $205.77 $1,366 -6.06
746 746 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,373 —
775 775 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,448 —
723–727 725 21 217.00–219.00 $218.04 $1,581 +2.04
764–779 772 18 212.00–221.00 $216.46 $1,671 —
902–940 921 26 188.00–201.00 $197.74 $1,821 —
984 984 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,889 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,148 —
463–490 479 5 240.00–247.00 $244.29 $1,170 —
510–523 517 6 228.00–245.00 $236.71 $1,224 -10.21
555–571 566 8 229.00–238.00 $232.72 $1,317 -7.77
613 613 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,367 +0.23
662–695 682 10 212.00–224.00 $215.01 $1,466 -6.99
705–706 706 7 208.00–213.00 $211.57 $1,494 -4.10
753 753 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,611 —
803 803 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,534 -18.52

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1183 983 85-90% 12 107.50–115.00 $110.97 $1,091 -2.53
920–1305 1063 85-90% 9 118.00–120.50 $119.29 $1,268 -2.91
1145 1145 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,592 —
998–1275 1147 85-90% 23 123.00–135.00 $130.88 $1,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 thin fleshed 870 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,000 —
905 thin fleshed 905 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,131 —
1023–1045 thin fleshed 1030 3 110.00–118.00 $112.70 $1,161 -5.04
1055–1080 thin fleshed 1072 3 110.00–126.00 $120.75 $1,294 +45.75
1127 thin fleshed 1127 14 116.50 $116.50 $1,313 —
1165–1185 thin fleshed 1179 4 107.50–120.00 $112.00 $1,320 -15.00
1218 thin fleshed 1218 4 117.00 $117.00 $1,425 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1395 1253 80-85% 12 130.00–140.00 $133.54 $1,673 —
1170–1375 1273 80-85% 2 145.00–146.00 $145.54 $1,853 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1558 1472 75-80% 6 119.00–126.00 $122.55 $1,804 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–2050 1805 6 141.00–149.00 $145.47 $2,626 —
1815–1890 1860 3 154.00–167.00 $159.02 $2,958 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–1200 1006 (<2 yrs)Open 5 170.00–176.00 $174.29 $1,753
877–1173 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 152.00–168.00 $161.01 $1,631
803–1390 1147 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 12 128.50–139.00 $130.68 $1,499

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088–1298 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 36 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,437.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1014–1250 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 1,400.00–1,950.00 $1,793.68

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
847–877 858 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 34 1,875.00 $1,875.00
816–1031 935 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 228 1,975.00–2,385.00 $2,192.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–990 876 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,685.00–1,875.00 $1,781.14

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
696–790 736 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 3,000.00–3,300.00 $3,182.22 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
538–665 580 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,500.00–2,550.00 $2,530.90 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
543 543 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.