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Producers Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 7, 2026

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $413.23/cwt -15.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 523 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $464.66/cwt +2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,156/hd at 464 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $368.26/cwt +16.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,121/hd at 576 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 657 515
Feeder cattle 455 494 455
Slaughter cattle 39 89 45
Replacement cattle 15 74 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle overall sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; lean and boner sold steady to 1.00 higher, while breaker sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend however higher undertones were noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,720 -80.11
350–360 353 3 530.00–535.00 $533.30 $1,883 -36.70
430 430 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,258 -1.97
478–492 490 19 520.00–546.00 $542.22 $2,657 +21.14
500–548 520 17 485.00–515.00 $497.83 $2,589 +21.94
550–569 563 19 469.00–480.00 $470.77 $2,650 +6.87
609–610 609 7 427.00–452.00 $434.15 $2,644 -7.90
650–653 652 4 395.00–413.00 $408.52 $2,664 +32.53
720 720 2 370.00–395.00 $382.50 $2,754 +12.50
755–765 762 3 361.00–372.00 $364.63 $2,778 -2.85
850 850 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,720 —
1030 1030 1 294.00 $294.00 $3,028 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,396 —
350–386 378 6 470.00–490.00 $484.39 $1,831 -14.33
453–488 474 15 452.50–500.00 $481.69 $2,283 +10.46
505–530 523 4 460.00–475.00 $471.20 $2,464 +56.18
550–594 587 22 415.00–445.00 $434.19 $2,549 —
615–625 620 21 417.00 $417.00 $2,585 +69.46
665–668 667 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,535 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,050 -170.00
295 295 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,785 -6.95
370–390 385 4 515.00–520.00 $518.80 $1,997 +32.24
410–445 430 11 460.00–500.00 $472.02 $2,030 -11.08
453–488 464 32 442.50–490.00 $464.66 $2,156 +2.67
506–545 523 35 397.00–432.50 $413.23 $2,161 -15.09
573–580 575 16 393.00–418.00 $410.34 $2,359 +5.03
603–643 625 16 342.50–375.00 $356.98 $2,231 -16.69
655–688 677 3 320.00–326.00 $324.06 $2,194 -29.56
703–743 729 11 314.00–337.50 $326.46 $2,380 +19.29
780 780 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,145 -43.97
805–810 808 2 290.00–315.00 $302.54 $2,445 —
1030 1030 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,472 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 278 3 540.00–550.00 $543.17 $1,510 —
310–340 325 2 465.00–490.00 $478.08 $1,554 -65.45
360–395 369 5 470.00–485.00 $476.14 $1,757 +79.69
445 445 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,980 +36.76
465–495 476 7 360.00–405.00 $385.54 $1,835 -10.50
500–545 530 3 362.50–380.00 $371.64 $1,970 +9.78
560–592 576 22 350.00–380.00 $368.26 $2,121 +16.06
600 600 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,010 +0.30
735 735 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,984 —
815–830 823 2 270.00–275.00 $272.48 $2,243 -7.52
910 910 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,002 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,598 —
360–387 380 8 485.00–500.00 $497.04 $1,889 -107.96
405 405 2 530.00 $530.00 $2,146 +30.59
455–495 464 15 470.00–490.00 $482.34 $2,238 -19.23
528–545 534 5 445.00–476.00 $463.35 $2,474 -1.95
550–563 557 8 410.00–450.00 $434.75 $2,422 +8.90
625–645 637 3 360.00–380.00 $371.57 $2,367 -17.07
663–670 664 5 375.00–389.00 $381.60 $2,534 +4.08
713–718 715 5 346.00–360.00 $351.62 $2,514 +33.75
750–785 759 4 335.00–347.50 $344.27 $2,613 +20.29
815 815 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,934 +40.26
925 925 1 332.50 $332.50 $3,076 +20.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–290 265 3 490.00–510.00 $502.71 $1,332 —
435 435 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,958 +71.27
460–498 488 4 380.00–400.00 $394.93 $1,927 -44.05
525–540 531 6 400.00–434.00 $417.55 $2,217 +5.89
553–585 569 4 370.00–382.50 $378.64 $2,154 +12.02
643 643 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,186 —
745 745 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,310 —
785 785 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,316 +40.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1315–1345 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 4,100.00–4,200.00 $4,149.44 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,004 -2.00
1135–1200 1167 80-85% 11 161.00–169.00 $165.18 $1,928 +1.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $961 -55.29
1025–1091 1080 85-90% 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,598 -17.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1375 1348 75-80% 3 160.00–163.00 $162.04 $2,184 -1.59
1510 1510 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,144 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2035 1600 3 190.00–203.00 $198.09 $3,169 —
1445–1875 1763 5 208.00–213.00 $211.20 $3,723 —
2440 2440 1 220.00 $220.00 $5,368 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1125 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,567.50

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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
1155–1225 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,050.00–3,250.00 $3,180.69 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815 815 (<2 yrs)Open 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —

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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.