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San Angelo, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 23, 2026

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $430.50/cwt ≈ $2,204/hd at 512 lb · 25 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $318.74/cwt ≈ $2,451/hd at 769 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.22/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,733/hd at 481 lb · 18 head
San Angelo, TX 5-weight steers sold at $408/cwt, running $26/cwt below the TX average ($434) and $44/cwt under Texas Direct Cattle Report ($452). The class is down $38/cwt from its late-June peak of $472. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 223 861
Feeder cattle 539 184 736
Slaughter cattle 77 32 100
Replacement cattle 62 7 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle overall sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls overall sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,960 —
400–425 410 15 470.00–490.00 $477.37 $1,957 —
460 460 2 462.50 $462.50 $2,128 —
500–522 512 25 420.00–455.00 $430.50 $2,204 —
550–575 559 4 380.00–400.00 $387.40 $2,166 -24.60
608–623 613 16 350.00–387.50 $379.63 $2,327 —
650–653 653 8 360.00–367.50 $360.93 $2,357 —
703–712 709 9 330.00–342.50 $338.64 $2,401 —
833–846 840 11 310.00–317.50 $313.38 $2,632 -23.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–395 390 5 470.00–480.00 $474.01 $1,849 —
420 420 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,827 -5.00
470 470 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,021 +35.14
505–535 520 9 395.00–410.00 $401.62 $2,088 -25.53
570–590 583 6 325.00–347.50 $340.16 $1,983 -2.26
623–648 636 4 335.00–342.50 $338.68 $2,154 -16.44
658–686 670 14 330.00–332.50 $331.34 $2,220 -28.66
743 743 2 312.50 $312.50 $2,322 —
752–794 769 22 312.50–322.50 $318.74 $2,451 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,725 +42.36
378 378 3 530.00 $530.00 $2,003 —
403–445 427 9 420.00–427.50 $424.79 $1,814 -16.06
450–493 477 14 380.00–410.00 $391.82 $1,869 -29.53
505–535 510 12 360.00–390.00 $377.02 $1,923 -17.98
583–590 586 6 365.00–390.00 $383.32 $2,246 -1.68
600–630 620 8 320.00–335.00 $322.77 $2,001 -7.23
653–688 678 17 300.00–313.00 $309.87 $2,101 —
705 705 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 -26.94
771–785 772 16 295.00–296.00 $295.94 $2,285 -18.74
870–881 876 9 260.00–272.50 $268.35 $2,351 —
928 928 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,413 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 4 435.00–455.00 $444.93 $1,504 —
358–380 366 10 435.00–485.00 $467.95 $1,713 —
410 410 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 -15.80
470–497 481 18 340.00–370.00 $360.22 $1,733 +2.47
505–535 518 8 335.00–350.00 $342.42 $1,774 +0.27
553–595 565 12 320.00–345.00 $334.72 $1,891 -0.53
600–640 616 12 290.00–310.00 $300.86 $1,853 -14.14
699 699 8 298.00 $298.00 $2,083 -20.00
740 740 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,072 —
770–785 775 8 272.50–285.00 $275.94 $2,139 -10.06
810 810 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 —
860 860 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 361 5 485.00–520.00 $506.42 $1,828 -53.58
408–445 426 9 430.00–460.00 $449.21 $1,914 -15.87
450–498 467 13 420.00–440.00 $430.29 $2,009 -9.76
503–543 520 10 400.00–425.00 $410.80 $2,136 -4.20
550–588 559 12 360.00–420.00 $402.74 $2,251 —
600–623 616 9 335.00–350.00 $340.53 $2,098 -15.47
660 660 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,277 —
718–730 722 3 300.00–312.50 $308.29 $2,226 -19.71
850–870 857 3 292.50–302.50 $299.11 $2,563 —
935 935 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,688 —
985 985 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,684 —
1095 1095 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,765 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,581 +15.00
355–395 370 7 425.00–465.00 $446.99 $1,654 -5.91
403–430 410 4 390.00–415.00 $408.83 $1,676 +18.01
465–495 486 13 380.00–410.00 $398.50 $1,937 -17.70
510 510 3 375.00–385.00 $381.67 $1,947 -5.10
550–593 578 7 310.00–330.00 $315.85 $1,826 —
643 643 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,074 —
673–698 684 5 315.00–325.00 $320.57 $2,193 —
745 745 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 —
783 783 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,232 —
993 993 3 225.00 $225.00 $2,234 -60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1275 1158 80-85% 16 159.00–166.00 $160.95 $1,864 -6.79
1165–1355 1258 80-85% 20 169.00–177.00 $174.62 $2,197 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
878–955 917 85-90% 4 146.00–150.00 $148.08 $1,358 —
905–1075 1018 85-90% 3 130.00–133.00 $132.11 $1,345 +27.11
870–1198 1111 85-90% 9 156.00–166.00 $162.71 $1,808 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,394 —
1453–1593 1546 75-80% 6 164.00–166.00 $165.00 $2,551 —
1660 1660 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,357 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–2110 1688 6 202.00–208.00 $205.71 $3,472 —
1585–1825 1695 4 210.00–217.00 $213.79 $3,624 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1008–1052 1046 (<2 yrs)Open 15 245.00–255.00 $253.72 $2,654
1244 1244 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 217.50 $217.50 $2,706

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140–1279 1241 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 181.00–202.00 $186.26 $2,311
1285 1285 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 190.00 $190.00 $2,442
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
858–1085 972 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1223 1223 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,300.00 $3,300.00

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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
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —
912–1370 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,850.00–3,600.00 $3,171.70 —

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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.