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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 13

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,105 head

▲ 702 vs last sale 1,403▲ 1,928 vs year ago 177 · +1,089.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 12▲ 41 vs year ago 25 · +164.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady to firm, with steers weighing over 850 pounds 3.00 lower. Heifers under 600 pounds traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing over 600 pounds were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm. Buyer demand was good on moderate to active trading activity. A cold front has moved into the area and is forecasted to bring scattered showers with it. According to the US Drought Monitor, degradations in drought conditions have occurred in the Panhandle and West Texas.

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 $139.81/cwt on 1,177 head.

Average price

$139.81

1,177 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

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

$1.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.98

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	725	140.91	1,022	144
Medium and Large 2	623	140.00	872	6thin
Medium and Large 1	804	139.66	1,123	1,027

One grade step is worth $1.25/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale1,177 hd

139.81

—

TX average4 barns · 3,658 hd

142.79

−2.98

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	1,120	77.50	868	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	64.75	952	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	59.65	700	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	853	49.00	418	22

Every lot

48 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	757	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	832	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	889	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	979	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	925	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	159.68/cwt	154.00–165.00	996	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	922	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	144.70/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,039	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	138.64/cwt	136.75–143.00	1,012	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	139.77/cwt	137.50–142.00	1,104	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	138.08/cwt	134.50–139.75	1,132	474
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,060	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	135.34/cwt	134.50–135.50	1,156	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,180	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,247	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	445	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	777	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	140.63/cwt	140.00–141.00	810	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	134.99/cwt	133.50–136.50	779	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	136.37/cwt	136.00–138.00	863	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	829	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	903	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	136.13/cwt	134.50–137.00	928	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	130.95/cwt	130.00–132.00	978	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	954	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	133.03/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,039	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	127.61/cwt	126.00–127.85	1,035	225
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	997	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,039	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,030	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	778	40.13/cwt	30.00–43.00	312	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	802	50.24/cwt	45.50–55.50	403	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	55.00/cwt	51.00–59.25	541	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	62.23/cwt	58.25–64.50	681	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	725	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	64.75/cwt	64.75–64.75	952	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,812	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	796.96/cwt	750.00–875.00	8,575	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,151	1,000.10/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	11,511	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	86.30/cwt	81.00–95.00	923	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	73.12/cwt	71.00–78.00	868	3

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,105Last week 1,403Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 12Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	119.00	119.00
14	—	577	133.50–136.50	134.99
25	—	635	130.50	130.50
33	—	665	135.75	135.75
7	—	776	123.00	123.00
25	—	348	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	159.00	159.00
38	—	576	140.00–141.00	140.63
57	—	633	136.00–138.00	136.37
11	—	1,132	91.00	91.00
7	—	536	145.00	145.00
225	—	811	126.00–127.85	127.61
79	—	747	130.00–132.00	130.95
108	—	682	134.50–137.00	136.13
8	—	781	127.00–135.00	133.03
16	—	850	122.25	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	172.00	172.00
178	—	790	137.50–142.00	139.77
474	—	820	134.50–139.75	138.08
12	—	1,229	101.50	101.50
16	—	929	127.00	127.00
64	—	718	142.00–146.00	144.70
203	—	854	134.50–135.50	135.34
29	—	583	168.00	168.00
43	—	624	154.00–165.00	159.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	720	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	823	128.75	128.75
5	—	542	164.00	164.00
32	—	730	136.75–143.00	138.64
4	—	335	141.00	141.00
4	—	453	167.00	167.00
4	—	595	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	145.00	145.00
3	—	683	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	802	45.50–55.50	50.24
6	—	778	30.00–43.00	40.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	51.00–59.25	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	64.75	64.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	54.50	54.50
4	—	1,095	58.25–64.50	62.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	77.50	77.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,076	750.00–875.00	796.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,048	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,151	875.00–1,125.00	1,000.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,070	81.00–95.00	86.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	71.00–78.00	73.12

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.