Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2020-06-16

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 16

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

458 head

▼ 183 vs last sale 641▲ 458 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 3▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 4 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 traded mostly weak on limited comparable sales. Buyer demand and trading activity were moderate. Hot and dry temperatures coupled with strong winds have dried out top soils quickly, and has much of the area under red flag warnings.

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 $126.92/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$126.92

239 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$46.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

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	602	134.89	812	53
Medium and Large 1	775	125.65	974	181
Medium 2-3	634	88.40	561	5thin

One grade step is worth $46.49/cwt here — about $251 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 sale239 hd

126.92

—

TX average4 barns · 1,834 hd

125.08

+1.84

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	1,544	73.26	1,131	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	55.00	600	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	339	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	549	7
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	450	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	257	1
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	540	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	567	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	838	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	865	11
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	727	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	729	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	933	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	128.05/cwt	121.00–130.00	986	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	947	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	975	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,004	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	802	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	120.35/cwt	116.00–125.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	803	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	426	5
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	6
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	62.18/cwt	60.00–66.00	902	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	93.25/cwt	93.25–93.25	1,762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,133.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	12,750	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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 641Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	961	104.50	104.50
11	—	641	135.00	135.00
13	—	947	103.00	103.00
7	—	740	125.00	125.00
8	—	590	134.00	134.00
133	—	770	121.00–130.00	128.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	123.00	123.00
32	—	628	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	290.00	290.00
1	—	450	57.00	57.00
1	—	540	70.00	70.00
3	—	727	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	729	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	339	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
1	—	900	75.00	75.00
6	—	518	130.00	130.00
6	—	740	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	116.00–125.00	120.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	100.00	100.00
6	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	775	103.50	103.50
2	—	835	100.00	100.00
3	—	643	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	90.00	90.00
3	—	693	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	106.00	106.00
5	—	428	120.00	120.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,133.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	60.00–66.00	62.18
1	—	1,480	86.50	86.50
1	—	1,890	93.25	93.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	55.00	55.00

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.