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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 30, 2025

1,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.63/cwt +27.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,632/hd at 527 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.75/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,318/hd at 427 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.70/cwt +8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 518 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,025 657 0
Feeder cattle 800 552 0
Slaughter cattle 102 66 0
Replacement cattle 123 39 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves and yearlings firm to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher; slaughter bulls steady. Replacement cows and pairs firm to slightly higher. Trading active, demand good for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 335.00 $335.00 $670 —
343–348 346 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,211 —
350–393 376 5 360.00–365.00 $361.86 $1,361 +1.86
422–430 426 12 342.00–355.00 $349.20 $1,488 +9.20
460–499 489 8 346.00–350.00 $346.94 $1,697 +19.44
528–533 532 17 281.00–292.00 $282.28 $1,502 —
558–578 568 4 294.00–297.50 $295.72 $1,680 +18.69
613–640 629 7 258.00–266.00 $262.27 $1,650 +4.27
659–690 675 8 255.00–260.00 $257.56 $1,739 -0.19
725–728 727 4 232.00–240.00 $236.01 $1,716 —
755–773 766 12 233.00–242.00 $236.75 $1,814 —
828 828 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,987 —
853 853 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,953 —
935 935 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,150 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–343 328 6 415.00–420.00 $418.26 $1,372 +23.26
368–383 374 7 420.00–425.00 $421.41 $1,576 +30.17
415–432 421 9 390.00–420.00 $399.87 $1,683 +2.37
523–548 538 15 320.00–345.00 $328.03 $1,765 +4.03
603–631 618 18 290.00–315.00 $306.35 $1,893 +2.35
656–670 658 17 293.00–294.00 $293.12 $1,929 —
757–763 758 18 262.00–264.00 $263.78 $1,999 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–437 420 4 370.00–380.00 $375.20 $1,576 +24.19
450–472 460 7 360.00–370.00 $362.79 $1,669 +7.91
507–515 510 8 314.00 $314.00 $1,601 +12.00
568–596 586 23 303.00–312.00 $307.78 $1,804 +0.94
610–623 614 6 272.00–275.00 $273.99 $1,682 —
663–698 681 9 274.00–278.00 $275.25 $1,874 —
700–738 723 5 254.00–255.00 $254.61 $1,841 +8.61
755 755 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–318 309 8 355.00–370.00 $361.24 $1,116 —
350–360 355 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 +17.50
408–440 427 27 302.00–315.00 $308.75 $1,318 +0.03
463–482 471 10 305.00–315.00 $309.49 $1,458 +7.45
510–535 518 24 260.00–276.00 $269.70 $1,397 +8.70
551–591 574 14 265.00–270.00 $267.06 $1,533 +1.39
620 620 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,637 +4.05
665 665 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273–294 287 6 380.00–400.00 $386.34 $1,109 —
320 320 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 —
355–357 356 7 380.00–395.00 $384.27 $1,368 —
400–433 418 22 325.00–345.00 $333.85 $1,395 -3.66
503–545 527 29 290.00–328.00 $309.63 $1,632 +27.13
709 709 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,744 +8.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 2 335.00 $335.00 $881 —
308 308 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,047 —
373 373 3 337.00 $337.00 $1,257 +27.00
430–437 434 5 272.00–288.00 $281.66 $1,222 -2.34
478 478 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,386 +12.50
543 543 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,292 —
566–595 581 8 251.00–257.00 $254.07 $1,476 —
618–625 620 14 232.00–242.00 $239.43 $1,484 -5.14
665–678 670 13 230.00–248.00 $239.99 $1,608 -8.01
720 720 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,426 —
755–757 756 5 194.00–214.00 $201.99 $1,527 —
800–810 806 6 204.00–229.00 $220.31 $1,776 —
860 860 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,823 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–398 391 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,173 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 19 308.00–328.00 $321.28 $1,536 —
523–540 532 4 267.50–270.00 $268.77 $1,430 —
605–635 619 10 242.00–262.00 $250.10 $1,548 +5.10
670–688 678 11 250.00–259.00 $255.23 $1,730 +11.82
725 725 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,566 —
788–798 794 5 208.00–212.00 $209.59 $1,664 —
854–880 863 6 216.00–220.00 $217.36 $1,876 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1238–1465 1301 80-85% 6 136.00–140.00 $137.87 $1,794 —
1200–1740 1376 80-85% 23 122.00–134.00 $128.44 $1,767 +5.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
893–1035 959 85-90% 5 90.00–99.00 $93.92 $901 —
1000–1165 1055 85-90% 9 120.00–133.00 $129.05 $1,361 —
1035–1185 1124 85-90% 6 105.00–115.00 $110.88 $1,246 -16.83
1005–1230 1132 85-90% 5 135.00–141.00 $136.50 $1,545 +8.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 thin fleshed 595 2 63.00 $63.00 $375 —
653–690 thin fleshed 667 4 51.00–75.00 $62.11 $414 —
723 thin fleshed 723 2 84.00 $84.00 $607 +9.76
758–785 thin fleshed 766 7 87.00–95.00 $91.57 $701 +2.57
803–840 thin fleshed 815 3 62.00–79.50 $73.49 $599 -19.51
850 thin fleshed 850 4 87.00 $87.00 $740 —
965 thin fleshed 965 2 87.00 $87.00 $840 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
843 thin fleshed 843 2 106.00 $106.00 $894 —
890 thin fleshed 890 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $988 —
950–970 thin fleshed 958 5 92.00–96.50 $94.68 $907 -10.32
1195 thin fleshed 1195 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,135 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685–1795 1729 75-80% 6 104.00–111.00 $107.80 $1,864 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2080 1497 7 137.00–147.00 $140.84 $2,108 —
1530–1760 1650 5 145.00–158.00 $152.98 $2,524 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
958–997 991 (<2 yrs)Open 12 197.00–208.00 $206.23 $2,044
915–1280 1132 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 170.00–193.00 $188.34 $2,132
985–1325 1153 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 125.00–135.00 $129.91 $1,498
1118–1234 1177 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 150.00–160.00 $153.96 $1,812
1095–1375 1322 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 139.00–146.00 $142.73 $1,887

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1100 1024 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 2,450.00–2,675.00 $2,572.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1023 1004 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,975.00–2,125.00 $2,048.58

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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
420–730 596 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,400.00–2,750.00 $2,533.46 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
510 510 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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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.