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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 26

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,216 head

▲ 887 vs last sale 329▲ 1,216 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 6▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 0▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold firm to 4.00 higher on comparable sales. Positive gains in the barn were supported by the CME Feeder Cattle contract which closed up the limit. Quality was once again very attractive with several large load lots of cattle straight off the wheat and grass on offer. Replacement cattle sold firm, as there was a nice string of high quality bred cows and pairs. No recent comparable sales on Slaughter cows and bulls. Buyer attendance and demand were very 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 $122.84/cwt on 889 head.

Average price

$122.84

889 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

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	713	132.79	947	176
Medium and Large 1	840	120.41	1,012	711
Medium and Large 2	505	111.00	561	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $386 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 sale889 hd

122.84

—

TX average4 barns · 3,306 hd

120.60

+2.24

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	1,265	65.30	826	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	62.46	808	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	61.45	784	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	57.00	630	26

Every lot

58 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	750	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	135.16/cwt	131.00–141.00	791	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	118.88/cwt	118.00–120.00	817	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	127.12/cwt	126.75–131.00	877	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	122.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	885	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	940	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	763	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,000	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	120.85/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,020	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	112.90/cwt	108.00–115.00	973	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	118.49/cwt	116.50–121.00	1,039	275
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	111.40/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,034	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	109.77/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,054	91
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	431	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	503	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	654	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	660	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	813	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	114.65/cwt	114.00–120.00	781	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	115.30/cwt	106.00–118.00	837	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	108.87/cwt	108.00–109.00	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	764	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	718	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	108.50/cwt	104.00–109.50	892	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	892	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	275	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	545	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	631	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	627	113.55/cwt	111.00–116.00	712	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	65.30/cwt	60.00–71.00	826	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	46.94/cwt	41.00–50.00	404	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	52.66/cwt	50.50–55.00	482	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	59.47/cwt	55.50–60.25	687	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	52.99/cwt	51.00–55.00	628	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	60.89/cwt	60.00–65.50	775	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	62.46/cwt	60.50–65.75	808	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	959	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,590	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,032	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,499	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	902	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	66.70/cwt	65.00–68.50	782	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	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 May 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,216Last week 329Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	844	118.00–121.00	120.85
91	—	960	108.00–111.00	109.77
275	—	877	116.50–121.00	118.49
19	—	729	129.00	129.00
68	—	690	126.75–131.00	127.12
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	169.00	169.00
2	—	630	133.00	133.00
12	—	585	131.00–141.00	135.16
18	—	487	154.00	154.00
23	—	928	109.00–113.00	111.40
1	—	270	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	721	117.00–125.00	122.69
9	—	687	118.00–120.00	118.88
19	—	862	108.00–115.00	112.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	763	131.00	131.00
68	—	625	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	133.00	133.00
6	—	627	111.00–116.00	113.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	605	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	675	120.50	120.50
22	—	266	162.00	162.00
8	—	762	108.00–109.00	108.87
9	—	401	163.00	163.00
20	—	822	104.00–109.50	108.50
7	—	737	125.00	125.00
17	—	307	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	140.00	140.00
5	—	838	106.50	106.50
9	—	726	106.00–118.00	115.30
55	—	681	114.00–120.00	114.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	345	183.00	183.00
3	—	493	145.00	145.00
23	—	275	198.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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

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)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,172	65.00–68.50	66.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,013	89.00	89.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,155	55.50–60.25	59.47
2	—	1,185	51.00–55.00	52.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	60.50–65.75	62.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,272	60.00–65.50	60.89
1	—	1,350	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	50.50–55.00	52.66
3	—	860	41.00–50.00	46.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	60.00–71.00	65.30

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.