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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 21

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,068 head

▲ 891 vs last sale 177▲ 1,068 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 25▲ 13 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 feeder steers or heifers from last weeks light test for a market trend. Quality was very attractive with several load lots of cattle selling straight off the wheat. Buyer attendance was very good. Trading activity and demand were good. Temperatures warmed back up, and evening storms are forecast throughout the week which will give a nice boost to area pastures.

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 $104.60/cwt on 579 head.

Average price

$104.60

579 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$8.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.82

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	594	113.00	671	10thin
Medium and Large 1	759	104.46	793	569

One grade step is worth $8.54/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale579 hd

104.60

—

TX average4 barns · 1,632 hd

114.42

−9.82

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	2,090	83.50	1,745	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	59.50	720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	730	49.00	358	1thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	160.50/cwt	155.00–163.00	746	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	716	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	129.95/cwt	125.00–132.00	782	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	898	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	723	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	809	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	107.78/cwt	107.00–110.00	775	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	89.74/cwt	89.00–90.50	649	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	863	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	777	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	853	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	902	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	101.40/cwt	101.00–102.00	927	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	975	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	135.89/cwt	134.00–137.00	631	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	119.53/cwt	119.25–119.75	702	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	110.19/cwt	110.00–111.25	759	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	107.20/cwt	107.00–107.25	788	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	751	94.75/cwt	94.75–94.75	712	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	105.56/cwt	104.85–106.25	808	199
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	839	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	886	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	802	79
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,090	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,745	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	730	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	358	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	720	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	1,223.37/cwt	1,100.00–1,475.00	17,409	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 3	1,260	996.21/cwt	835.00–1,160.00	12,552	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,973	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	14,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	755.08/cwt	650.00–825.00	6,758	4

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,068Last week 177Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	751	94.75	94.75
79	—	886	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	134.00–137.00	135.89
29	—	735	107.00–107.25	107.20
53	—	587	119.25–119.75	119.53
75	—	689	110.00–111.25	110.19
199	—	765	104.85–106.25	105.56
89	—	843	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	126.00	126.00
5	—	690	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	427	130.00	130.00
10	—	723	89.00–90.50	89.74
12	—	478	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	816	104.50	104.50
13	—	465	155.00–163.00	160.50
17	—	764	113.00	113.00
36	—	543	155.00	155.00
133	—	914	101.00–102.00	101.40
2	—	400	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,250	78.00	78.00
14	—	851	106.00	106.00
15	—	719	107.00–110.00	107.78
20	—	647	138.75	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	719	112.50	112.50
12	—	594	120.50	120.50
24	—	602	125.00–132.00	129.95
3	—	503	136.00	136.00
5	—	654	110.50	110.50
7	—	797	97.50	97.50

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	4	—	1,423	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,223.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	835.00–1,160.00	996.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	935.00	935.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	895	650.00–825.00	755.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	83.50	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	49.00	49.00

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.