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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 31

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 572▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 25▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 10▲ 120 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 traded unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. The majority of the supply consisted of small packages of feeders and replacement cattle. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand.

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 $142.64/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$142.64

219 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	146.35	793	165
Medium and Large 1-2	650	131.30	854	54

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale219 hd

142.64

—

TX average4 barns · 1,364 hd

145.29

−2.65

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	1,574	89.67	1,411	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	70.31	899	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	68.00	986	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	60.19	614	23

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	582	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	782	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	779	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	788	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	162.07/cwt	161.50–164.00	862	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	172.70/cwt	170.00–173.00	922	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	165.65/cwt	161.00–168.00	924	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	981	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	981	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	996	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	123.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	892	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,133	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,226	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	197	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	160.68/cwt	160.00–161.00	524	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	152.46/cwt	151.00–154.00	663	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	144.62/cwt	144.00–145.00	688	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	149.18/cwt	146.00–151.00	721	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	146.92/cwt	146.00–147.00	738	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	144.76/cwt	144.50–145.00	815	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	921	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	131.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	902	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	959	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,142	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	492	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	601	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	672	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	571	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	83.46/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	89.17/cwt	88.00–92.50	1,457	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	94.65/cwt	93.50–96.50	1,600	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	847	48.97/cwt	43.50–52.50	415	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	906	59.22/cwt	55.50–62.50	537	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	60.33/cwt	56.50–62.50	651	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	66.76/cwt	65.50–70.50	782	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	68.51/cwt	68.00–69.00	829	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	72.10/cwt	70.50–74.50	972	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	986	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	769	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,613	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,727	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	668.83/cwt	610.00–750.00	6,200	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,325	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	832.25/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,514	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	628.16/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,464	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	875.40/cwt	835.00–950.00	10,872	38
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	680	109.29/cwt	102.00–118.00	743	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	756	78.76/cwt	75.00–81.00	595	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	737	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,480	4

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 572Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	150.00	150.00
8	—	725	125.00	125.00
21	—	684	130.00–132.00	131.82
10	—	476	144.00–145.00	144.62
11	—	827	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	152.00	152.00
16	—	993	115.00	115.00
66	—	502	146.00–147.00	146.92
17	—	563	144.50–145.00	144.76
6	—	435	151.00–154.00	152.46
3	—	197	193.00	193.00
22	—	614	150.00	150.00
9	—	326	160.00–161.00	160.68
9	—	483	146.00–151.00	149.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	178.00	178.00
12	—	558	161.00–168.00	165.65
6	—	613	160.00	160.00
6	—	895	137.00	137.00
2	—	450	173.00	173.00
19	—	534	170.00–173.00	172.70
8	—	393	199.00	199.00
5	—	736	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	313	186.00	186.00
6	—	723	120.00–130.00	123.41
3	—	657	134.00	134.00
2	—	420	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	532	161.50–164.00	162.07
20	—	637	154.00	154.00
14	—	689	144.50	144.50
17	—	476	165.50	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	177.00	177.00
4	—	805	115.00	115.00
7	—	467	144.00	144.00
6	—	383	157.00	157.00
8	—	520	138.00	138.00
2	—	555	140.00	140.00
2	—	325	179.00	179.00
2	—	695	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	133.00	133.00
12	—	373	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	68.00–69.00	68.51
4	—	1,348	70.50–74.50	72.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	43.50–52.50	48.97
7	—	906	55.50–62.50	59.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	56.50–62.50	60.33
6	—	1,172	65.50–70.50	66.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	93.50–96.50	94.65
5	—	1,634	88.00–92.50	89.17
2	—	1,250	83.00–84.00	83.46

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	973	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,029	600.00–675.00	628.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	836	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	927	610.00–750.00	668.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	500.00	500.00

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)	38	—	1,242	835.00–950.00	875.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	800.00–850.00	832.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	769	860.00	860.00

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	5	—	756	75.00–81.00	78.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	102.00–118.00	109.29

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	8	—	1,009	73.00	73.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	800	685.00	685.00

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.