light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$346.57/cwt-36.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,492/hd at 719 lb · 49 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers$386.32/cwt-53.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,457/hd at 636 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers$401.34/cwt-9.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,316/hd at 577 lb · 20 head
San Angelo 7-weight steers sold at $344/cwt, $41/cwt below the TX average ($385) and $59/cwt under Fort Worth, TX ($403). The class is down $15 from its mid-June peak of $407.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
722
596
526
Feeder cattle
516
430
473
Slaughter cattle
89
81
32
Replacement cattle
117
85
21
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to last week, feeder steers sold lower while feeder heifers and bulls sold higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; leans sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher while boners and breakers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.
▲ Feeder bulls: feeder steers sold lower while feeder heifers and bulls sold higher
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder steers sold lower while feeder heifers and bulls sold higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers sold lower while feeder heifers and bulls sold higher
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower
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.
Compared to last week, feeder steers sold lower while feeder heifers and bulls sold higher. Slaughter cows sold uneven; leans sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher while boners and breakers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.