Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-05-11

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 11

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 1,067 vs last sale 1,276▲ 209 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 21▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 91▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend. Trade activity was light on moderate to good demand. Overcast and cooler temperatures with much needed rain slowed cattle movement, but benefitted drought stricken pastures.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.22/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$152.22

95 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$157

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.04

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	156.18	700	81
Medium and Large 1-2	663	129.29	857	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about −$157 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 sale95 hd

152.22

—

TX average4 barns · 1,117 hd

127.17

+25.04

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	60.75	668	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	60.58	774	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	58.46	881	7thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	631	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	753	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,041	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,042	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	211	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	422	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	526	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	670	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	653	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	147.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	694	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	134.02/cwt	132.50–135.50	820	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	896	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	898	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	968	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,007	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	588	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	788	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	532	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	59.75/cwt	59.75–59.75	711	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	768	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	57.71/cwt	56.25–58.75	712	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	61.13/cwt	59.50–63.25	789	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	64.75/cwt	64.75–64.75	842	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	54.67/cwt	52.75–58.25	793	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	61.30/cwt	61.00–61.75	950	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	984	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,049	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	748.48/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,410	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,775	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 1,276Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	15	—	1,200	82.00	82.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,220	86.00	86.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	700.00–800.00	748.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	750.00	750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	150.00	150.00
18	—	857	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	386	195.00	195.00
37	—	293	215.50	215.50
2	—	665	140.00	140.00
2	—	965	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	140.00–150.00	147.45
3	—	887	113.50	113.50
3	—	717	125.00	125.00
10	—	412	162.50	162.50
19	—	612	132.50–135.50	134.02
27	—	306	172.00	172.00
4	—	560	135.00	135.00
7	—	211	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	149.00	149.00
2	—	745	120.50	120.50
6	—	860	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	151.00	151.00
3	—	323	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	59.75	59.75
1	—	910	58.50	58.50
1	—	1,200	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	64.75	64.75
8	—	1,291	59.50–63.25	61.13
3	—	1,233	56.25–58.75	57.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	52.75–58.25	54.67
4	—	1,550	61.00–61.75	61.30

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.