Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2020-12-15

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 15

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,182 head

▲ 842 vs last sale 340▲ 1,182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 15 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 with a much higher undertone compared to last weeks light test, with instances of up to 10.00 to 15.00 higher on comparable sales. Quality was very attractive with several load lots of high quality weaned cattle with reputable shot programs out of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas on offer. The Panhandle received some much needed moisture in the form of snow over the weekend and through the first part of the week. Buyer demand was very good on active trading activity. The barn finished off the last sale of 2020 with a nice customer appreciation lunch.

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 $143.97/cwt on 746 head.

Average price

$143.97

746 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$20.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.77

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	145.18	975	701
Medium and Large 1-2	712	125.17	891	45

One grade step is worth $20.01/cwt here — about $84 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 sale746 hd

143.97

—

TX average4 barns · 3,283 hd

143.20

+0.77

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	47.47	554	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	45.00	693	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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	626	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	166.60/cwt	165.00–167.00	706	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	153.97/cwt	151.00–163.00	724	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	801	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	155.94/cwt	137.50–158.50	954	357
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	804	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	869	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	778	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,019	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	940	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	826	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	917	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,018	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	887	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,020	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	129.06/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,245	75
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	528	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	127.91/cwt	124.00–129.00	654	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	186
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	127.74/cwt	126.00–128.00	803	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	900	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	841	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,000	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	684	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	741	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	47.47/cwt	45.00–49.00	554	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	693	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	821.71/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	9,491	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,892	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	605.93/cwt	500.00–700.00	7,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	55.02/cwt	50.00–61.00	536	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	85.61/cwt	79.00–99.00	884	3

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 340Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	321	195.00	195.00
75	—	965	128.00–129.50	129.06
23	—	470	151.00–163.00	153.97
105	—	740	130.00	130.00
357	—	612	137.50–158.50	155.94
5	—	424	165.00–167.00	166.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	117.50	117.50
11	—	790	126.00	126.00
2	—	500	127.00	127.00
5	—	638	126.00	126.00
6	—	723	120.00	120.00
7	—	866	117.50	117.50
10	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	658	132.00	132.00
22	—	607	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	778	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	826	111.00	111.00
3	—	887	115.00	115.00
2	—	775	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	240	165.00	165.00
66	—	694	129.75	129.75
186	—	556	150.00	150.00
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
23	—	336	157.00	157.00
63	—	774	129.25	129.25
38	—	629	126.00–128.00	127.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	128.00	128.00
7	—	713	118.00	118.00
9	—	511	124.00–129.00	127.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	588	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	133.00	133.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,155	600.00–1,000.00	821.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	500.00–700.00	605.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	79.00–99.00	85.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	50.00–61.00	55.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,166	45.00–49.00	47.47

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.