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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 6

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,403 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 1,443▲ 906 vs year ago 497 · +182.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 21▲ 18 vs year ago 2 · +900.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Quality was very attractive with the majority of the consignments consisting of load lots of cattle straight off the wheat. Buyer demand was good on active trading activity. Flesh condition was also very favorable on most of the consignments. Fat cattle trade in the country picked up last week to gain some ground on the Futures board, this is somewhat fueled by high demand and large jumps in the Choice-Select spread as slaughter capacity was down last week due to the aging infrastructure of the nations plants.

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 $142.21/cwt on 944 head.

Average price

$142.21

944 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$332

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$18.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	517	158.50	819	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	629	150.13	944	181
Medium and Large 1	821	140.19	1,151	757

One grade step is worth $18.31/cwt here — about −$332 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 sale944 hd

142.21

—

TX average4 barns · 2,921 hd

141.35

+0.86

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	—	Low	1,058	56.39	596	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	67.15	761	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,250	64.70	809	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	53.50	492	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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	773	58
Steers	—	Large 1	517	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	819	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	852	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	528	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	861	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	892	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	682	147.41/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,005	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,006	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	734	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,062	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	144.24/cwt	142.00–144.50	1,072	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	143.28/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,103	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	137.95/cwt	136.00–138.75	1,120	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	138.40/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,197	425
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	932	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,160	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,179	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	688	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	666	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	527	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	785	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	138.95/cwt	138.00–140.00	743	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	132.78/cwt	132.00–140.00	823	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	133.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	927	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	134.82/cwt	132.25–135.25	969	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	989	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,013	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,061	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	236	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	472	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	830	52.77/cwt	50.00–55.00	438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	771	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	492	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	64.10/cwt	62.50–65.50	683	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	68.16/cwt	66.50–70.50	787	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	62.05/cwt	61.50–62.50	822	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,570	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	966.18/cwt	860.00–1,035.00	12,367	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	872.54/cwt	810.00–950.00	11,954	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,878	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	1,192.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	17,294	2

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,403Last week 1,443Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 4

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,370	810.00–950.00	872.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,280	860.00–1,035.00	966.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,192.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	734	144.75	144.75
36	—	682	147.00–148.00	147.41
13	—	528	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	153.00	153.00
58	—	499	155.00	155.00
4	—	628	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	770	136.00–145.00	143.28
78	—	743	142.00–144.50	144.24
84	—	812	136.00–138.75	137.95
3	—	600	155.00	155.00
8	—	689	146.00	146.00
9	—	953	123.75	123.75
425	—	865	137.00–139.00	138.40
18	—	526	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	932	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	693	131.00–134.00	133.74
3	—	530	140.00	140.00
39	—	472	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	719	132.25–135.25	134.82
23	—	535	138.00–140.00	138.95
120	—	751	131.75	131.75
27	—	620	132.00–140.00	132.78
13	—	856	124.00	124.00
6	—	447	154.00	154.00
3	—	837	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	236	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	53.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,325	61.50–62.50	62.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,155	66.50–70.50	68.16
2	—	1,066	62.50–65.50	64.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	50.00–55.00	52.77

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.