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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

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

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,434 head

▲ 305 vs last sale 2,129▲ 2,434 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 38▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Quality was once again very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of large loads of cattle with very good condition straight off the wheat. Buyer demand was very good on active trading activity. Parts of the Panhandle received some much needed rain over the weekend, with another chance of a rain/snow mix tomorrow. However, the US Drought Monitor states that the majority of the state is still in desperate need of substantial moisture with drought conditions expanding over most of Texas and western Oklahoma where a mix of both short- and long-term issues are still embedded.

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 $133.70/cwt on 1,613 head.

Average price

$133.70

1,613 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$667

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small and Medium 3-4

$106.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	603	144.32	871	147
Medium and Large 1	837	134.25	1,124	871
Medium and Large 1-2	809	131.05	1,061	590
Small and Medium 3-4	536	38.00	204	5thin

One grade step is worth $106.32/cwt here — about $667 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 sale1,613 hd

133.70

—

TX average4 barns · 3,821 hd

136.09

−2.39

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	1,670	81.42	1,360	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	52.25	658	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	50.00	610	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	42.75	435	4thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	757	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	163.31/cwt	163.00–164.00	828	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	536	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	204	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	828	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	907	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	144.20/cwt	144.00–144.50	894	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	922	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	709	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	947	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	135.39/cwt	134.50–136.25	1,036	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	130.38/cwt	130.00–131.50	1,090	492
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	132.01/cwt	130.00–132.85	1,150	556
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,190	145
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	152.33/cwt	151.00–153.00	544	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	649	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	138.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	655	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	486	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	160	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	134.67/cwt	130.00–136.75	758	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	125.91/cwt	124.50–126.00	767	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	130.67/cwt	127.25–135.50	827	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	838	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	699	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	958	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	129.90/cwt	127.00–130.75	934	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	914	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	742	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	983	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	124.03/cwt	122.50–126.25	959	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	121.79/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,002	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,005	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	151.61/cwt	151.00–152.00	649	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	81.42/cwt	80.00–82.75	1,360	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	413	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	42.66/cwt	40.00–45.00	442	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	610	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	52.25/cwt	52.25–52.25	658	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	849	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	934	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,434Last week 2,129Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	80.00–82.75	81.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	52.25	52.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	40.00–45.00	42.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	43.00	43.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	151.00–152.00	151.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
556	—	871	130.00–132.85	132.01
20	—	507	163.00–164.00	163.31
46	—	620	144.00–144.50	144.20
18	—	558	162.50	162.50
77	—	765	134.50–136.25	135.39
8	—	448	169.00	169.00
145	—	921	129.25	129.25
1	—	290	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
492	—	836	130.00–131.50	130.38
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
5	—	530	136.00	136.00
91	—	688	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	709	133.50	133.50
101	—	555	149.25	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	773	122.50–126.25	124.03
2	—	297	177.00	177.00
3	—	357	151.00–153.00	152.33
102	—	719	127.00–130.75	129.90
7	—	430	151.00	151.00
7	—	874	115.00	115.00
6	—	657	127.50	127.50
10	—	471	137.00–142.00	138.97
24	—	563	130.00–136.75	134.67
66	—	823	120.00–122.00	121.79
114	—	633	127.25–135.50	130.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	699	137.00	137.00
81	—	742	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	609	124.50–126.00	125.91
3	—	490	131.00	131.00
34	—	736	124.25	124.25
2	—	780	118.00	118.00
2	—	595	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	849	110.00	110.00

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.