Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-02-09

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 9

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,131 head

▲ 890 vs last sale 241▲ 1,131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 6▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 0▲ 86 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 to firm compared to last weeks light test. Buyer demand was moderate good on active trading activity. The weather changed from 70's over the weekend to frosty and snowy today with a cold front moving across the area. Temperatures are expected to dive into single digits over the next weekend.

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 $133.51/cwt on 705 head.

Average price

$133.51

705 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$24.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.39

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	134.64	1,018	386
Medium and Large 1-2	881	132.50	1,167	314
Medium and Large 2	862	110.00	948	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.64/cwt here — about $70 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 sale705 hd

133.51

—

TX average4 barns · 3,416 hd

146.90

−13.39

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	1,690	70.75	1,196	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	57.00	627	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	41.97	387	26

Every lot

32 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	898	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	136.36/cwt	133.00–136.50	970	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	132.56/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,018	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,115	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	862	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,167	314
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	126.69/cwt	126.00–127.00	796	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	125.50/cwt	122.00–127.75	926	291
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	944	36
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	26.53/cwt	20.00–32.00	212	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	893	44.05/cwt	40.00–47.75	393	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	896	39.54/cwt	33.00–43.00	354	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	36.15/cwt	30.00–39.50	338	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	54.75/cwt	54.50–55.00	558	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	47.89/cwt	45.00–50.50	511	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	56.73/cwt	52.00–64.00	586	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	755.11/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,944	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	61.59/cwt	56.00–65.50	661	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	843.38/cwt	825.00–885.00	9,463	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	57.91/cwt	52.00–63.00	679	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	61.55/cwt	60.00–63.50	849	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,660	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,131Last week 241Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last 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
24	—	645	139.25	139.25
101	—	834	133.75	133.75
17	—	585	145.00	145.00
165	—	768	132.00–133.00	132.56
75	—	711	133.00–136.50	136.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	862	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
314	—	881	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	628	126.00–127.00	126.69
291	—	738	122.00–127.75	125.50
7	—	537	131.00	131.00
22	—	680	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	783	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,020	54.50–55.00	54.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	33.00–43.00	39.54
12	—	893	40.00–47.75	44.05
2	—	800	20.00–32.00	26.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	30.00–39.50	36.15
5	—	1,068	45.00–50.50	47.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,500	57.50	57.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	60.00–63.50	61.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,052	700.00–825.00	755.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,033	52.00–64.00	56.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	52.00–63.00	57.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,073	56.00–65.50	61.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,122	825.00–885.00	843.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	735.00	735.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	750.00	750.00

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.