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Producers Livestock Auction Co - San Angelo

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · San Angelo, Texas · Thu, May 15
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2015
Feeder Cattle receipts
916 head
461 vs last sale 455 245 vs year ago 671 · +36.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
15 vs last sale 45 61 vs year ago 121 · 50.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
5 vs last sale 15 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers sold mostly 6.00-12.00 higher, instances 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $378.68/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits 68.08 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.
Average price
$378.68
80 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,100
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$48.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.73
vs TX average
5.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555384.152,13171
Medium and Large 2553335.531,8559thin
One grade step is worth $48.62/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
500445391336median 446.7712/1803/1905/0706/2508/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.29, low $349.92, median $446.77 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale80 hd
378.68
TX average5 barns · 614 hd
387.41
−8.73
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−5.92
This barn, trailing median29 sales
446.77
−68.08
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,797180.443,2427thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,227145.381,78420
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,419133.021,88718
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low876130.751,1466thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)945$2,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)959$2,6113thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

57 lots · USDA AMS · Producers Livestock Cattle Auction - San Angelo, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900876259.90/cwt258.00–265.002,27711
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385435.36/cwt420.00–480.001,67624
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522342.02/cwt332.00–367.501,78554
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650640285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8242
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350311489.96/cwt480.00–505.001,5245
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815281.67/cwt275.00–285.002,2966
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500489411.73/cwt390.00–415.002,01329
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550534388.90/cwt370.00–397.502,07730
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450411449.70/cwt425.00–465.001,84821
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674317.31/cwt292.50–322.502,13928
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570380.68/cwt361.00–392.502,17041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,6617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9924
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350300370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1103
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550519325.09/cwt320.00–330.001,6874
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475362.43/cwt360.00–365.001,7226
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410332.66/cwt305.00–340.001,36410
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580343.88/cwt340.00–350.001,9955
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3082
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5371
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900852182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5513
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650644307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9808
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500462370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7093
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0663
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572293.97/cwt280.00–305.001,6828
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed450–500499295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4725
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed450–500480305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,46410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,227145.38/cwt139.00–149.001,78420
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430138.76/cwt135.00–140.001,98411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,401123.99/cwt115.00–127.001,7377
BullsMedium and Large 11,980193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,8211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,468133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,9522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950941210.74/cwt210.00–212.001,9838
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627300.16/cwt292.50–307.501,88247
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569319.36/cwt316.00–340.001,81733
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450414380.83/cwt370.00–405.001,5777
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650611364.03/cwt362.50–370.002,22434
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800761293.10/cwt280.00–297.502,2308
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,058196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,0746
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800773250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9335
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0633,065.88/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0662
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550512365.94/cwt325.00–385.001,8747
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700693306.82/cwt290.00–315.002,1266
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600586321.67/cwt310.00–340.001,8855
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8483
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,0852
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500459366.37/cwt345.00–380.001,68227
CowsLean 85-90%1,008118.61/cwt117.00–120.001,1962
CowsLean 85-90%865126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0901
CowsLean 85-90%792140.43/cwt137.00–147.001,1123
Bulls1,528159.17/cwt157.00–161.002,4322
Bulls1,919192.94/cwt190.00–196.003,7034
Bulls1,845173.00/cwt173.00–173.003,1921

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.