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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 30, 2026

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $475.89/cwt -24.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,508/hd at 527 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $425.85/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,440/hd at 573 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $428.32/cwt +8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 521 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 657 314 568
Feeder cattle 494 228 488
Slaughter cattle 89 54 60
Replacement cattle 74 32 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend however higher undertones were noted on feeder steers, while lower undertones were noted on feeder heifers and feeder bulls. Slaughter cows sold uneven; leans and breakers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while boners sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 6 725.00 $725.00 $1,414 —
238 238 3 735.00 $735.00 $1,749 —
325–330 328 4 620.00–650.00 $635.11 $2,083 +16.66
375 375 1 570.00 $570.00 $2,138 -38.39
404 fancy 404 1 630.00 $630.00 $2,545 —
400–430 420 17 500.00–550.00 $526.97 $2,213 +5.58
450–495 471 12 520.00–528.00 $521.08 $2,454 +2.29
515–545 527 24 450.00–510.00 $475.89 $2,508 -24.30
550–568 561 5 450.00–480.00 $463.90 $2,602 +6.29
605–618 613 5 415.00–460.00 $442.05 $2,710 +17.92
650–665 655 5 367.00–381.00 $375.99 $2,463 -24.01
705 705 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,608 +0.23
765–780 773 2 365.00–370.00 $367.48 $2,841 +7.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,432 -122.37
360–395 380 4 495.00–500.00 $498.72 $1,895 —
400–445 423 6 370.00–450.00 $397.30 $1,681 —
473–495 485 7 430.00–495.00 $471.23 $2,285 —
500–530 514 4 395.00–435.00 $415.02 $2,133 -9.48
600–603 601 9 330.00–370.00 $347.54 $2,089 —
693 693 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,426 —
720 720 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,466 —
830 830 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,801 —
850 850 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,805 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
193 193 4 770.00 $770.00 $1,486 —
247 247 3 700.00 $700.00 $1,729 —
255–295 275 2 605.00–620.00 $611.95 $1,683 —
360–393 382 10 450.00–530.00 $486.56 $1,859 -48.97
413–448 430 9 470.00–495.00 $483.10 $2,077 -12.53
450–495 462 16 450.00–485.00 $461.99 $2,134 -9.49
503–545 521 19 400.00–440.00 $428.32 $2,232 +8.26
555–595 578 18 385.00–430.00 $405.31 $2,343 -2.69
600–645 619 7 362.00–380.00 $373.67 $2,313 -6.68
650–675 666 6 337.50–390.00 $353.62 $2,355 -14.89
703–737 729 8 298.00–336.00 $307.17 $2,239 —
773–790 775 10 302.00–326.00 $318.97 $2,472 —
850–875 858 3 290.00–320.00 $306.50 $2,630 —
930 930 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,558 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–338 324 7 540.00–545.00 $543.53 $1,761 +78.49
350–368 362 3 390.00–410.00 $396.45 $1,435 -64.34
405–438 423 8 375.00–440.00 $408.24 $1,727 -48.05
450–490 469 10 370.00–425.00 $396.04 $1,857 -44.69
505–525 521 5 345.00–380.00 $361.86 $1,885 -28.14
550–595 571 13 330.00–370.00 $352.20 $2,011 —
610–635 623 2 320.00–350.00 $334.70 $2,085 -15.30
650–688 675 3 320.00–327.50 $325.09 $2,194 -14.08
825 825 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,260 —
353–390 367 11 290.00–335.00 $306.56 $1,125 —
403 403 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,209 —
455 455 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,365 —
555–575 563 3 300.00–315.00 $308.25 $1,735 —
605 605 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,361 —
675 675 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 615.00–630.00 $622.27 $1,991 -7.73
385 385 1 605.00 $605.00 $2,329 +45.00
420–440 433 9 480.00–510.00 $499.41 $2,162 -25.59
470–485 478 3 490.00–510.00 $501.57 $2,398 -8.43
500–545 513 9 445.00–485.00 $465.30 $2,387 -14.44
550–595 573 21 410.00–455.00 $425.85 $2,440 -1.05
603–645 626 10 370.00–407.50 $388.64 $2,433 -23.86
660–685 675 15 365.00–385.00 $377.52 $2,548 -11.63
700–735 717 5 300.00–330.00 $317.87 $2,279 -63.32
760–770 763 3 320.00–326.00 $323.98 $2,472 -31.02
800–840 819 4 290.00–330.00 $319.74 $2,619 -41.72
850–895 871 4 310.00–330.00 $317.58 $2,766 -17.42
910–930 917 3 310.00–315.00 $311.69 $2,858 -44.31
990 990 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,871 —
1060 1060 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,703 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,832 +85.00
375–398 390 3 455.00–490.00 $466.21 $1,818 -18.79
405–448 435 6 360.00–420.00 $378.73 $1,647 —
450–480 467 5 430.00–450.00 $438.98 $2,050 —
500–525 513 3 400.00–430.00 $411.66 $2,112 -16.34
568–570 569 3 330.00–385.00 $366.62 $2,086 —
668–695 677 6 335.00–350.00 $344.96 $2,335 +2.74
760–793 782 3 245.00–275.00 $254.72 $1,992 —
910–930 920 2 210.00–240.00 $224.84 $2,069 —
1035 1035 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,484 —
430 430 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,333 —
460 460 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,679 —
505 505 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $1,692 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 75-80% 6 170.00 $170.00 $2,074 —
1245–1357 1321 75-80% 14 158.00–167.00 $163.63 $2,162 —
1475–1920 1610 75-80% 4 151.00–155.00 $153.33 $2,469 -7.92
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,965 +5.96
1073–1293 1176 80-85% 19 158.00–171.00 $164.06 $1,929 +12.11
1350 1350 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,012 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1225 1033 85-90% 5 139.00–152.00 $147.29 $1,522 —
920–1250 1079 85-90% 6 161.00–169.00 $165.98 $1,791 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1565 1336 5 172.00–181.00 $176.56 $2,359 —
1125–1920 1503 8 186.00–205.00 $196.53 $2,954 —
1045–1895 1506 7 209.00–215.00 $211.06 $3,179 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1078 1078 (<2 yrs)Open 2 300.00 $300.00 $3,234
1055–1205 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 230.00–245.00 $237.00 $2,678
1115–1283 1209 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 191.00–200.00 $193.07 $2,334

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1103–1277 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 3,400.00–3,700.00 $3,622.97
1476 1476 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 3,200.00 $3,200.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1118–1215 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,250.00–3,300.00 $3,282.40
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1405 1405 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 4,675.00 $4,675.00 —
1365–1440 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 4,100.00–4,150.00 $4,140.42 —
1449–1460 1456 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 4,200.00–4,300.00 $4,233.17 —

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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.