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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 31

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← earliestMar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▲ 951 vs last sale 0▲ 951 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 0▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available as this was the first sale held at this newly built barn. Supply was very attractive with the majority of the consignments consisting of large load lots of cattle fresh off of the wheat. Buyer demand and trade activity were good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.14/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$97.14

436 head · 855 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$37.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.77

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	865	98.69	854	381
Medium and Large 2	685	90.69	621	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	854	88.09	753	34
Medium 2-3	616	61.00	376	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.69/cwt here — about $478 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale436 hd

97.14

—

TX average4 barns · 1,369 hd

116.91

−19.77

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,650	83.50	1,378	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	57.54	757	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	57.12	881	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	860	35.75	307	2thin

Every lot

38 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	2
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	623	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	536	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	739	94.54/cwt	93.00–95.00	699	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	863	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	839	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	739	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	898	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	869	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	104.88/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,016	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,048	161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	616	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	376	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	700	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	772	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	109.89/cwt	107.00–112.00	787	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	621	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	704	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	100.56/cwt	95.00–101.75	788	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	754	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	855	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,336	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	98.25/cwt	98.25–98.25	852	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	96.42/cwt	92.25–99.75	890	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,009	89.10/cwt	89.10–89.10	899	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	68.25/cwt	68.25–68.25	759	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	542	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	761	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,378	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	690	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	214	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	417	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	57.54/cwt	56.50–58.50	757	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	57.12/cwt	56.50–59.50	881	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,540	1,114.29/cwt	1,035.00–1,200.00	17,160	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Mar 31, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	802	94.00	94.00
28	—	716	107.00–112.00	109.89
28	—	784	95.00–101.75	100.56
34	—	1,009	89.10	89.10
106	—	923	92.25–99.75	96.42
152	—	867	98.25	98.25
3	—	360	151.00	151.00
12	—	671	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	108.00	108.00
6	—	648	108.00	108.00
12	—	774	91.00	91.00
12	—	1,112	68.25	68.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	855	975.00	975.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	101.00	101.00
11	—	722	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	145.50	145.50
4	—	343	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	623	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	839	107.00	107.00
18	—	775	110.00–112.00	111.34
18	—	896	97.00	97.00
94	—	969	100.00–107.00	104.88
161	—	1,003	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	150.00	150.00
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	126.00	126.00
10	—	821	90.00	90.00
11	—	784	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	739	93.00–95.00	94.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,540	1,035.00–1,200.00	1,114.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	83.50	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	56.50–58.50	57.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	56.50–59.50	57.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	40.50	40.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	31.00	31.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.