Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-03-09

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,129 head

▲ 924 vs last sale 1,205▲ 2,129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 38 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. Not enough recent sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend, but demand was moderate to good. The wheat run was in full effect today, with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of 700 to 900 pound cattle straight off the wheat. Trading activity was active on good demand with the corn board closing lower and both live and feeder futures closing higher.

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 $129.42/cwt on 1,802 head.

Average price

$129.42

1,802 head · 831 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$700

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

$7.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	256	135.00	346	10thin
Medium and Large 1	840	129.90	1,091	1,353
Medium and Large 1-2	818	127.79	1,045	439

One grade step is worth $7.21/cwt here — about −$700 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 sale1,802 hd

129.42

—

TX average4 barns · 4,451 hd

137.09

−7.68

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	1,467	70.35	1,032	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	53.76	615	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	47.32	459	10

Every lot

40 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 and Large 2-3	256	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	346	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	718	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	830	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	510	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	857	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	795	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	894	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	633	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	953	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	928	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	883	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	996	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	131.62/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,006	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	127.74/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,047	433
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	132.04/cwt	129.75–132.75	1,089	362
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	126.36/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,104	895
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	417	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	611	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	669	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	459	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	707	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	622	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	137.84/cwt	137.50–139.00	714	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	655	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	13
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	615	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	569	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	132.83/cwt	131.00–133.00	837	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	126.11/cwt	125.00–127.00	834	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	901	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	123.06/cwt	119.00–124.00	945	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,002	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,007	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	64.50/cwt	52.50–78.50	819	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	82.04/cwt	81.00–82.75	1,526	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	301	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	908	46.87/cwt	42.00–50.00	426	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	960	52.25/cwt	52.25–52.25	502	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	50.96/cwt	49.50–53.00	547	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	52.46/cwt	50.00–55.50	589	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	57.43/cwt	56.25–58.50	737	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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,129Last week 1,205Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last 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
895	—	874	122.00–129.00	126.36
362	—	825	129.75–132.75	132.04
20	—	651	142.50	142.50
8	—	408	176.00	176.00
5	—	738	135.00	135.00
10	—	584	153.00	153.00
8	—	764	127.50–133.00	131.62
3	—	513	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	256	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	491	169.00	169.00
2	—	325	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
433	—	820	126.00–130.00	127.74
6	—	672	130.00–132.00	131.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	633	150.50	150.50
11	—	510	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	160.00	160.00
54	—	768	119.00–124.00	123.06
44	—	630	131.00–133.00	132.83
60	—	518	137.50–139.00	137.84
4	—	748	120.50	120.50
9	—	661	125.00–127.00	126.11
9	—	828	121.00	121.00
3	—	987	102.00	102.00
6	—	403	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	435	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	153.00	153.00
15	—	525	124.75	124.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	459	154.00	154.00
13	—	560	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	128.00	128.00
10	—	260	160.50	160.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	35.00	35.00
5	—	908	42.00–50.00	46.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,123	50.00–55.50	52.46
4	—	1,283	56.25–58.50	57.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	52.25	52.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	49.50–53.00	50.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,860	81.00–82.75	82.04
6	—	1,270	52.50–78.50	64.50

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.