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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 17

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

669 head

▼ 701 vs last sale 1,370▲ 669 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 51▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 64▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 t0 3.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good demand. Quality was mostly plain to attractive, with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of cattle. The majority of the trading region received some rain ranging from one tenth to two 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 $151.01/cwt on 470 head.

Average price

$151.01

470 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.56

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	157.04	976	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	775	150.97	1,171	442
Medium and Large 2	685	146.00	1,000	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale470 hd

151.01

—

TX average4 barns · 2,517 hd

154.56

−3.56

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	—	Average	1,385	81.25	1,125	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	66.47	778	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	61.67	637	12

Every lot

34 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	939	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	953	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	730	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,062	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	156.05/cwt	152.50–159.00	1,144	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	148.85/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,152	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,254	101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	319	163.71/cwt	160.00–169.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	642	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	770	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	846	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	875	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	885	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,221	97
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	668	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	806	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,290	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	439	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	61.25/cwt	61.00–61.50	591	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	57.80/cwt	57.00–58.50	566	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	64.07/cwt	63.00–65.50	703	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	67.56/cwt	64.50–69.50	790	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	60.26/cwt	58.50–62.50	713	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,182	839.33/cwt	810.00–885.00	9,921	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,457	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	813	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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 1,370Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,270	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,097	63.00–65.50	64.07
2	—	980	57.00–58.50	57.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	61.00–61.50	61.25
1	—	820	53.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,169	64.50–69.50	67.56
3	—	1,183	58.50–62.50	60.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	160.00–169.00	163.71
7	—	387	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	513	150.00	150.00
8	—	564	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	885	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	142.00	142.00
6	—	537	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	181.00	181.00
8	—	458	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	142.00	142.00
2	—	505	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	733	152.50–159.00	156.05
123	—	774	145.00–153.00	148.85
4	—	545	162.00	162.00
101	—	877	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	145.50	145.50
6	—	617	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	685	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	167.00	167.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	1,100	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,182	810.00–885.00	839.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,273	900.00	900.00

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	1	—	1,070	76.00	76.00

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.