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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

340 head

▼ 273 vs last sale 613▲ 340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 8 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 steady. Quality was very attractive. The majority of the supply once again consisted of large groups of weaned calves with reputable vaccination programs. Buyer demand was good on moderate to active trading activity.

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 $131.57/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$131.57

177 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$7.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.03

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	133.10	941	141
Medium and Large 2	419	125.67	527	27
Medium and Large 1-2	668	125.33	837	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about $104 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 sale177 hd

131.57

—

TX average4 barns · 1,665 hd

138.60

−7.03

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	1,487	69.97	1,040	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	50.50	581	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	134.69/cwt	123.00–135.75	455	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	147.54/cwt	144.00–151.00	780	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	567	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	828	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	875	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	924	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	958	119.18/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,142	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,180	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,062	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	132.63/cwt	130.00–133.00	646	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	134.70/cwt	129.50–136.50	703	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	794	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	121.37/cwt	120.50–122.50	841	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	908	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	869	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,014	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	930	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,009	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,487	69.97/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,040	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	581	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	850	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,978	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	593.24/cwt	550.00–625.00	7,018	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	804	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,560	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	11,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	860	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	877	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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 613Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	800	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	109.00	109.00
43	—	522	129.50–136.50	134.70
30	—	693	120.50–122.50	121.37
15	—	487	130.00–133.00	132.63
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	142.00	142.00
35	—	712	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	689	115.25	115.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	108.50	108.50
5	—	776	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	697	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	338	123.00–135.75	134.69
5	—	778	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	144.00–151.00	147.54
4	—	665	132.50	132.50
41	—	642	136.25	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	90.00	90.00
22	—	760	122.50	122.50
35	—	567	146.00	146.00
30	—	958	110.00–119.50	119.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	107.00	107.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	550.00–625.00	593.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,560	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	50.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	67.00–74.00	69.97

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.