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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 18

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 11May 18May 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

731 head

▲ 522 vs last sale 209▲ 402 vs year ago 329 · +122.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 22▲ 45 vs year ago 6 · +750.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 30▲ 22 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 on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a firm undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Buyer demand was good on moderate to active trading activity. The majority of the trading region received some much needed rain, ranging from 2 tenths to 2 inches.

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 $141.11/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$141.11

525 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$22.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	690	152.40	1,052	253
Medium and Large 2	566	136.50	772	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	807	130.24	1,052	256

One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $0 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 sale525 hd

141.11

—

TX average4 barns · 1,979 hd

137.25

+3.86

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	65.31	857	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	61.18	897	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	55.59	521	19

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	490	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	438	187.25/cwt	187.25–187.25	820	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	482	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	805	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	493	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	720	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	851	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	813	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	927	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	135.48/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,008	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,058	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,022	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,065	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,155	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	966	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,125	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,074	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,128	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	401	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	406	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	633	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	471	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	707	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	643	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	711	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	582	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	764	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	856	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	930	103.25/cwt	103.25–103.25	960	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	267	118.80/cwt	117.00–120.00	317	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	387	5
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	478	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	266	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	149	7
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	381	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	417	3
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	560	3
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	475	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	119	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	690	26.91/cwt	24.00–30.00	186	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	805	45.72/cwt	41.50–49.50	368	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	873	57.54/cwt	53.00–60.00	502	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	61.26/cwt	58.00–63.50	602	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	64.83/cwt	64.50–65.00	720	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	58.51/cwt	56.50–60.00	687	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	65.00/cwt	63.00–66.00	855	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	67.87/cwt	66.75–69.50	912	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	62.12/cwt	60.50–64.75	871	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	1,011	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,147	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,617	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	669.47/cwt	635.00–700.00	7,083	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,467	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	693	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	81.17/cwt	79.00–83.50	982	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	955	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 731Last week 209Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 22Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 30Year ago 0

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,058	635.00–700.00	669.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	600.00	600.00

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	6	—	900	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	79.00–83.50	81.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,147	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	267	117.00–120.00	118.80
9	—	362	132.00	132.00
5	—	334	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	884	120.50	120.50
144	—	744	135.00–135.50	135.48
15	—	783	130.50	130.50
2	—	255	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	160.50	160.50
3	—	687	135.00	135.00
57	—	781	135.50	135.50
93	—	895	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	966	116.50	116.50
23	—	1,074	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	602	135.00	135.00
2	—	530	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	438	187.25	187.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	131.25	131.25
9	—	472	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	930	103.25	103.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	156.00	156.00
10	—	471	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	162.00	162.00
3	—	240	167.00	167.00
14	—	804	106.50	106.50
23	—	600	127.25	127.25
11	—	473	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	266	56.00	56.00
2	—	475	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	127.00	127.00
3	—	413	101.00	101.00
3	—	463	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
2	—	695	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,402	60.50–64.75	62.12
1	—	1,790	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	58.00–63.50	61.26
1	—	1,110	57.50	57.50
3	—	1,110	64.50–65.00	64.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	873	53.00–60.00	57.54
2	—	805	41.50–49.50	45.72
2	—	690	24.00–30.00	26.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	56.50–60.00	58.51
7	—	1,344	66.75–69.50	67.87
14	—	1,315	63.00–66.00	65.00

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.