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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 25

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 18May 25Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

457 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 731▼ 759 vs year ago 1,216 · −62.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 51▼ 29 vs year ago 54 · −53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 38 vs year ago 67 · −56.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm to 2.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows were firm. Quality was plain. Trading activity and demand were moderate. Scattered showers have continued to move across portions of the Southern and Eastern Panhandle, which has helped reduce drought deficits in the area.

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 $128.40/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$128.40

288 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$8.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

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	649	128.61	835	274
Medium and Large 1	582	127.52	741	8thin
Medium and Large 2	525	120.00	630	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.61/cwt here — about $205 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 sale288 hd

128.40

—

TX average4 barns · 976 hd

127.88

+0.52

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	960	65.50	629	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	65.11	899	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	65.02	850	8thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	496	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	657	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	536	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	831	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	598	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	867	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	844	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	132.39/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,049	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	677	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	732	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	797	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	807	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	128.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	875	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	884	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	665	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	629	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	748	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	65.11/cwt	62.00–67.50	855	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	66.14/cwt	63.75–66.50	900	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	895	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	910	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	617.74/cwt	610.00–625.00	4,787	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	894	755.79/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,757	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	875.26/cwt	860.00–900.00	11,842	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,440	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,104	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	64.55/cwt	62.00–66.50	565	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	764	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 731Year ago 1,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 51Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 22Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	125.00–130.00	127.53
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
2	—	415	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	611	130.50	130.50
62	—	713	124.00	124.00
39	—	557	131.50	131.50
2	—	515	123.00	123.00
6	—	487	139.00	139.00
105	—	680	125.00–130.00	128.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
4	—	455	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	137.50	137.50
60	—	792	129.00–132.50	132.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	155.00	155.00
11	—	598	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
8	—	496	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	138.00	138.00
3	—	530	125.50	125.50
1	—	580	123.00	123.00
2	—	780	112.00	112.00
1	—	680	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	61.50	61.50
6	—	1,313	62.00–67.50	65.11
1	—	1,100	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	61.50	61.50
7	—	1,360	63.75–66.50	66.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	65.50	65.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	610.00–625.00	617.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	894	600.00–800.00	755.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,353	860.00–900.00	875.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	83.00–85.00	84.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	62.00–66.50	64.55

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.