Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2020-05-05

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 5

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 28May 5May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

669 head

▲ 298 vs last sale 371▲ 669 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 100▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 118▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers firm compared to last weeks light test. Not enough comparable sales on calves for a market trend, but buyer demand was very good for light weight cattle which was reflected by the firm prices. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Quality was once again attractive, with several load lots of cattle straight off the wheat on offer. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

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 $114.46/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$114.46

344 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$284

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$28.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.82

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	481	139.82	672	28
Medium 2	463	122.00	565	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	667	118.94	794	31
Medium and Large 1	861	111.06	956	274

One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about −$284 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 sale344 hd

114.46

—

TX average4 barns · 2,349 hd

120.28

−5.82

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	—	Low	1,550	78.57	1,218	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	58.74	734	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	57.50	604	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	680	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	418	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	463	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	565	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	165.02/cwt	159.00–168.00	794	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	139.21/cwt	137.00–144.00	743	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	567	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	712	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	831	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	789	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	105.36/cwt	101.00–109.00	881	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	101.47/cwt	101.00–103.00	870	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	968	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	967	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	94.57/cwt	93.00–95.00	964	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	147.56/cwt	144.00–149.50	620	24
Heifers	—	Medium 2	434	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	451	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	463	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	681	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	660	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	818	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	752	87.75/cwt	87.75–87.75	660	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	817	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	735	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	794	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	858	84.55/cwt	84.50–85.00	725	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	915	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	750	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,158	65.64/cwt	60.00–73.50	760	4
Bulls	—	—	1,864	88.92/cwt	81.00–92.50	1,657	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	604	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	58.74/cwt	57.50–60.00	734	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	817.50/cwt	700.00–935.00	8,175	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 371Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 118Year 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
2	—	915	82.00	82.00
9	—	817	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	752	87.75	87.75
14	—	710	96.00	96.00
19	—	858	84.50–85.00	84.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	117.00	117.00
11	—	434	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	420	144.00–149.50	147.56
4	—	665	109.00	109.00
5	—	512	126.50	126.50
73	—	737	111.00	111.00
5	—	554	123.00	123.00
22	—	836	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	119.00	119.00
4	—	573	105.00	105.00
50	—	677	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	101.00	101.00
17	—	731	108.00	108.00
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
2	—	595	127.00	127.00
2	—	670	125.00	125.00
6	—	534	137.00–144.00	139.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	857	101.00–103.00	101.47
92	—	935	103.50	103.50
8	—	755	114.00	114.00
10	—	967	100.00	100.00
14	—	609	136.50	136.50
17	—	836	101.00–109.00	105.36
21	—	481	159.00–168.00	165.02
64	—	1,019	93.00–95.00	94.57
10	—	354	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	180.00	180.00
5	—	418	154.00	154.00
6	—	567	125.50	125.50
13	—	535	130.00	130.00
2	—	295	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	463	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	60.00–73.50	65.64
5	—	1,864	81.00–92.50	88.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	57.50–60.00	58.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	57.50	57.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,000	700.00–935.00	817.50

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.