Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-03-23

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 23

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

956 head

▼ 1,478 vs last sale 2,434▲ 956 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 9▲ 1 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 weak. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Buyer demand was moderate to good on moderate to active trading activity. The majority of the trading region has received some moisture ranging from 2 tenths to over an inch in the form of rain or snow, with more precipitation forecasted throughout the week. The area still needs consistent moisture to have more than a temporary impact on drought conditions.

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 $135.64/cwt on 697 head.

Average price

$135.64

697 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	448	158.29	708	48
Medium and Large 1	807	134.77	1,088	549
Medium and Large 2	713	129.57	924	100

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale697 hd

135.64

—

TX average4 barns · 2,018 hd

137.76

−2.11

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	56.12	727	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	53.84	641	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	51.25	536	2thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	690	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	704	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	875	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	134.62/cwt	134.35–138.00	1,002	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,013	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	131.28/cwt	129.25–133.35	1,095	331
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,137	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	928	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,132	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	989	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,123	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,099	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,198	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	504	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	627	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	576	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	142.99/cwt	141.00–144.50	739	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	772	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	890	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	123.43/cwt	120.00–124.00	954	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,066	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,183	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	520	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	550	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	546	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	54.40/cwt	52.50–55.50	646	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	725	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	56.12/cwt	55.50–56.75	727	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	763	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 956Last week 2,434Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 9Year ago 0

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	72.00	72.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	373	168.00	168.00
6	—	285	177.00	177.00
48	—	706	126.00	126.00
5	—	956	111.50	111.50
3	—	1,183	100.00	100.00
92	—	773	120.00–124.00	123.43
7	—	517	141.00–144.50	142.99
6	—	628	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	139.00	139.00
44	—	443	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	443	159.00	159.00
4	—	498	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	448	145.00	145.00
49	—	989	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	354	195.00	195.00
331	—	834	129.25–133.35	131.28
104	—	873	130.25	130.25
10	—	1,099	109.00	109.00
3	—	753	134.50	134.50
7	—	583	150.00	150.00
51	—	744	134.35–138.00	134.62
3	—	603	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	928	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	55.50–56.75	56.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	47.50	47.50
1	—	1,240	58.50	58.50
3	—	1,187	52.50–55.50	54.40

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.