Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2020-04-07

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 7

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▼ 454 vs last sale 951▲ 497 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 48▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for an adequate market trend, but a mostly firm undertone was noted. Firmness in the market was supported by the CME Feeder and Live Cattle contracts which closed up the limit on Tuesday. Quality was attractive with several large loads of cattle straight off the wheat on offer. Trading activity and demand were good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.95/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$123.95

207 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$20.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	125.22	904	194
Medium and Large 1-2	777	105.00	816	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.22/cwt here — about $88 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 sale207 hd

123.95

—

TX average4 barns · 1,977 hd

123.81

+0.14

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	55.00	803	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	38.00	327	1thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	217	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	395	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	638	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	723	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	150.61/cwt	146.00–153.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	123.79/cwt	120.50–125.00	800	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	833	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	115.21/cwt	114.00–116.00	821	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	822	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	816	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	931	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	967	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	966	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	563	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	129.65/cwt	129.00–131.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	660	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	674	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	106.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	697	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	718	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	787	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	779	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	327	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	803	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	922.83/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	9,551	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,124	1

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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 951Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	55.00	55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	128.00	128.00
13	—	369	152.50	152.50
46	—	772	102.00	102.00
20	—	512	129.00	129.00
12	—	700	102.50	102.50
3	—	470	129.00–131.00	129.65
13	—	655	100.00–107.00	106.47
13	—	642	105.00	105.00
20	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,025	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	111.00	111.00
2	—	680	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	217	182.00	182.00
11	—	646	120.50–125.00	123.79
24	—	691	120.50	120.50
19	—	344	185.50	185.50
18	—	713	114.00–116.00	115.21
10	—	423	171.00	171.00
9	—	761	108.00	108.00
3	—	507	146.00–153.00	150.61
55	—	877	110.25	110.25
26	—	813	114.50	114.50
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
15	—	929	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	777	105.00	105.00

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	2	—	1,035	800.00–1,025.00	922.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	685.00	685.00

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.