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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 14

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 320 vs last sale 497▲ 177 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 4▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers were mostly steady to firm on a light test. Not enough feeder steers reported for an adequate market trend. Receipts were light as a winter storm that brought snow and colder temperatures to the area blew in on Monday night. Additionally, continued volatility and uncertainty in the futures markets have caused most producers to hold onto these wheat cattle and continue to graze out thru May. Trade activity and buyer demand were moderate.

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 $115.54/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$115.54

88 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$18.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.71

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	118.13	687	76
Medium and Large 1-2	663	99.20	658	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about $30 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 sale88 hd

115.54

—

TX average4 barns · 1,319 hd

110.83

+4.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

27 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	823	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	132.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	640	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	129.53/cwt	119.50–133.00	671	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	121.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	643	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	112.31/cwt	106.00–113.00	693	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	645	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	738	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	778	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	661	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small 3	470	209.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	986	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	640	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	198	1
Bulls	—	Medium 3	900	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	576	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	531	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,124	8
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	568	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,420	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	6

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 497Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
6	—	505	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	200.00–220.00	209.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	64.00	64.00
1	—	640	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	778	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	617	106.00–113.00	112.31
14	—	579	120.00–124.00	121.10
7	—	706	104.50	104.50
12	—	518	119.50–133.00	129.53
14	—	482	128.00–135.00	132.79
9	—	652	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	100.00–110.00	105.07
2	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	746	107.00	107.00
1	—	450	155.00	155.00
2	—	420	163.00	163.00
5	—	816	100.00	100.00
6	—	570	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	831	99.00	99.00
6	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	617	118.00	118.00
5	—	940	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	531	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	568	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	432	235.00	235.00

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.