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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 26, 2024

966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.59/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 525 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $266.00/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 532 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $225.12/cwt +5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 566 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 966 1,122 840
Feeder cattle 686 527 639
Slaughter cattle 184 281 151
Replacement cattle 96 314 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, slaughter bulls weak. Stock cows steady. Trading and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 327.50 $327.50 $852 —
301 301 7 315.00 $315.00 $948 -10.00
410–448 429 7 294.00–300.00 $296.81 $1,273 -3.19
530–532 532 20 262.00–267.00 $266.00 $1,415 +9.35
603–608 607 18 246.00–248.00 $247.78 $1,504 +8.03
727 727 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,628 -1.00
770 770 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,763 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 270.00 $270.00 $608 —
383–398 392 5 284.00–300.00 $290.25 $1,138 —
413–442 430 5 266.00–276.00 $269.84 $1,160 -2.66
468 468 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,217 -0.22
514–545 534 11 237.00–239.00 $238.30 $1,273 -2.35
554–575 560 10 240.00–251.00 $247.61 $1,387 +6.96
600–633 622 12 216.00–227.00 $224.56 $1,397 -0.09
672 672 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,519 +1.82
747–748 747 5 214.00–217.00 $215.80 $1,612 —
753–770 762 4 205.00–208.00 $206.52 $1,574 +5.08
803–810 807 4 210.00–214.00 $211.99 $1,711 -1.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,328 —
528 528 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,457 +3.01
607 607 10 253.00 $253.00 $1,536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 262.00 $262.00 $781 —
318–328 325 11 255.00–270.00 $259.50 $843 -2.50
404 404 9 238.00 $238.00 $962 +11.78
453–498 474 10 231.00–245.00 $237.56 $1,126 -0.93
525–548 537 4 208.00–212.00 $210.04 $1,128 +16.04
578–599 587 14 197.00–213.00 $208.98 $1,227 +2.96
633–637 635 5 190.00–198.00 $194.81 $1,237 -3.56
749 749 6 187.00 $187.00 $1,401 +9.00
838 838 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,567 —
898 898 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 290.00 $290.00 $835 -5.00
313 313 2 282.50 $282.50 $884 -14.72
468–493 481 4 250.00–256.00 $252.92 $1,217 +6.92
510–523 517 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,168 -0.79
556–580 566 18 222.00–228.00 $225.12 $1,274 +5.65
601–618 608 10 208.00–221.00 $216.42 $1,316 +4.77
678 678 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,424 +1.04
704–743 725 8 192.00–202.00 $197.95 $1,435 -0.05
883–898 891 4 191.00–192.00 $191.50 $1,706 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,085 —
501–547 525 43 230.50–241.50 $235.59 $1,237 -2.04
703–720 713 6 204.00–208.00 $205.32 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 233.00 $233.00 $913 —
470–493 482 8 225.00–226.00 $225.49 $1,087 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–547 537 7 228.00–234.00 $232.00 $1,246 +12.00
580–588 584 4 220.00–224.00 $222.01 $1,297 -8.52
685 685 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,411 -2.95
715–733 724 11 192.00–210.00 $202.80 $1,468 —
753–788 771 4 191.00–205.00 $197.84 $1,525 -5.62
818–843 829 8 193.00–202.00 $197.14 $1,634 +9.14
870–893 878 14 187.00–193.00 $190.09 $1,669 +2.09
900–938 925 6 181.00–183.00 $182.35 $1,687 —
990 990 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,723 —
1148 1148 10 133.50 $133.50 $1,533 —

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Slaughter Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
822–825 thin fleshed 824 22 97.50–112.00 $106.74 $880 +6.74
861–878 thin fleshed 864 13 114.50–115.00 $114.58 $990 +13.58
995 thin fleshed 995 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,094 —
1003–1020 thin fleshed 1006 13 100.00–110.00 $101.56 $1,022 —
1050–1097 thin fleshed 1087 12 100.00–109.00 $103.83 $1,129 -7.71
1124 thin fleshed 1124 4 109.00 $109.00 $1,225 -6.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
833–1200 985 85-90% 23 90.00–100.00 $97.69 $962 —
1123–1124 1124 85-90% 6 105.00–109.00 $107.67 $1,210 -11.29
940–1260 1144 85-90% 33 110.00–125.00 $116.18 $1,329 -2.78
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1223–1465 1354 80-85% 40 111.00–118.00 $116.32 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677–688 thin fleshed 684 5 66.00–77.00 $70.36 $481 +15.36
752–795 thin fleshed 763 4 79.00–81.00 $79.52 $607 —
990 thin fleshed 990 1 69.00 $69.00 $683 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1208–1350 1244 75-80% 4 102.00–103.00 $102.27 $1,272 —
1380–1640 1515 75-80% 3 110.00–113.00 $111.01 $1,682 +10.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1805 1362 13 128.00–139.00 $136.91 $1,865 —
1590 1590 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,544 —
1305–1938 1651 6 142.00–153.00 $149.37 $2,466 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815 thin fleshed 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,141
902–995 919 (<2 yrs)Open 10 172.00–189.00 $180.38 $1,658
973–1091 thin fleshed 1018 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 24 116.00–129.00 $120.57 $1,227
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,668
1022–1280 1213 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 32 119.00–134.00 $125.35 $1,520

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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
545 545 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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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.