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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 4

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,276 head

▲ 719 vs last sale 557▲ 607 vs year ago 669 · +90.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 37▲ 7 vs year ago 14 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 55▲ 89 vs year ago 2 · +4,450.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower on comparable sales. The CME Feeder Cattle contract closed down 3.30, as Corn surged up 12 1/2 again today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded firm. Several large consignments of bred cows and cow-calf pairs were on offer. Quality was plain to attractive. The majority of the trading region received some much needed rain, ranging from a 1/4 inch to over an inch. However, much more rain is needed to improve drought conditions in the region.

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 $124.97/cwt on 607 head.

Average price

$124.97

607 head · 821 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$29.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.70

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	831	127.01	1,055	524
Medium and Large 1-2	727	126.60	920	42
Medium and Large 2	795	97.17	773	41

One grade step is worth $29.84/cwt here — about $282 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 sale607 hd

124.97

—

TX average4 barns · 2,129 hd

141.67

−16.70

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	—	High	1,857	92.69	1,721	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	63.83	977	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	63.28	837	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	60.99	690	8thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	507	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	639	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	822	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	666	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	613	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	888	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	963	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	764	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	993	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	131.58/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,008	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,000	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	848	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,056	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	125.69/cwt	123.75–126.00	1,095	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	883	123.27/cwt	122.50–123.50	1,088	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	1,047	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,047	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	1,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	929	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	324	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	324	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	352	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	417	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	437	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	494	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	137.60/cwt	137.60–137.60	684	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	127.34/cwt	126.50–127.35	783	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	126.85/cwt	125.25–127.50	856	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	117.75/cwt	115.50–119.25	924	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	825	118.43/cwt	117.50–119.00	977	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	872	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	985	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,107	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	863	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,857	92.69/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,721	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	469	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	61.03/cwt	58.50–63.50	680	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	668	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	68.42/cwt	67.75–69.00	927	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	67.12/cwt	67.00–67.25	946	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,450	70.25/cwt	70.25–70.25	1,019	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	57.25/cwt	57.25–57.25	1,013	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	74.02/cwt	73.00–75.00	659	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	78.99/cwt	76.00–81.00	879	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	916	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,100	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,820	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	1,082.82/cwt	1,010.00–1,110.00	14,337	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,840	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,312	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,971	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,108	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	841.90/cwt	785.00–900.00	12,165	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,276Last week 557Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 37Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 55Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,115	58.50–63.50	61.03
1	—	1,450	70.25	70.25
1	—	910	51.50	51.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	67.75–69.00	68.42
1	—	1,260	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	67.00–67.25	67.12
1	—	1,770	57.25	57.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,857	92.00–94.00	92.69

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	3	—	1,113	76.00–81.00	78.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	71.00	71.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	73.00–75.00	74.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,000	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,200	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,324	1,010.00–1,110.00	1,082.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,312	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,445	785.00–900.00	841.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	883	122.50–123.50	123.27
7	—	1,047	100.00	100.00
25	—	764	130.00	130.00
63	—	848	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	146.00	146.00
15	—	766	128.00–132.50	131.58
21	—	534	154.00	154.00
67	—	744	129.50	129.50
3	—	483	150.00	150.00
3	—	960	105.00	105.00
237	—	871	123.75–126.00	125.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	129.00	129.00
2	—	480	130.00	130.00
3	—	770	121.00	121.00
7	—	429	149.00	149.00
25	—	832	120.25	120.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	88.00	88.00
18	—	1,080	86.00	86.00
7	—	666	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	112.00	112.00
8	—	409	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	825	117.50–119.00	118.43
10	—	731	125.00	125.00
26	—	872	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	675	125.25–127.50	126.85
2	—	845	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,005	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,107	78.00	78.00
2	—	865	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	615	126.50–127.35	127.34
92	—	785	115.50–119.25	117.75
62	—	497	137.60	137.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	352	118.50	118.50
16	—	416	105.00	105.00
10	—	324	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	157.00	157.00

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.