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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 28

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

756 head

▼ 355 vs last sale 1,111▲ 145 vs year ago 611 · +23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 45▲ 10 vs year ago 65 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 12▲ 134 vs year ago 12 · +1,116.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers from last weeks weight classes for a market trend, but a mostly steady undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good demand. Quality was mostly attractive with several nice loads of yearlings and weaned calves on offer. Additionally, there were several large groups of bred cows that went back to the country. Rain and cooler temperatures are in the forecast later this week.

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 $156.19/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$156.19

306 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$21.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	156.67	1,002	286
Medium and Large 1-2	740	151.97	1,125	17thin
Medium and Large 2	577	135.00	779	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about $223 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 sale306 hd

156.19

—

TX average4 barns · 1,488 hd

152.56

+3.63

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	1,642	77.28	1,269	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	63.74	954	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,344	62.48	840	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,183	56.62	670	36

Every lot

49 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	823	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	497	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	835	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	809	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	167.23/cwt	164.00–170.00	881	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	151.37/cwt	148.75–156.00	954	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	148.97/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,016	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,206	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,189	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,259	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	651	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	148.18/cwt	146.50–149.00	655	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	148.12/cwt	146.00–149.00	853	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	594	132.23/cwt	131.00–133.00	785	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,047	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,063	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	570	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	138.51/cwt	136.50–141.00	741	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	850	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	84.22/cwt	82.50–86.50	1,272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	73.81/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,261	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	46.71/cwt	45.00–48.50	430	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	504	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	48.44/cwt	48.00–49.00	567	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	61.74/cwt	59.00–64.00	724	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	55.84/cwt	52.50–58.50	686	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	63.09/cwt	60.00–65.25	816	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,022	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	63.74/cwt	61.50–65.00	954	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	58.87/cwt	58.75–59.50	883	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,162	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	737.33/cwt	675.00–785.00	9,062	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	698.97/cwt	600.00–785.00	8,646	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,087	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,611	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,316	891.39/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,731	79
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,874	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,032	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	889	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	350	664.29/cwt	650.00–750.00	2,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,880	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 Sep 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 1,111Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 45Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 12Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	446	184.50	184.50
17	—	790	150.50	150.50
56	—	874	144.00	144.00
88	—	630	148.75–156.00	151.37
6	—	682	147.00–151.00	148.97
72	—	527	164.00–170.00	167.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	522	155.00	155.00
2	—	630	143.00	143.00
6	—	497	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	149.50	149.50
12	—	788	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	136.00	136.00
4	—	770	136.00	136.00
49	—	818	130.00	130.00
5	—	890	130.00	130.00
14	—	431	151.00	151.00
114	—	576	146.00–149.00	148.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	594	131.00–133.00	132.23
24	—	442	146.50–149.00	148.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	124.00	124.00
11	—	535	136.50–141.00	138.51
3	—	393	145.00	145.00
13	—	651	130.50	130.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,310	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,285	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,229	675.00–785.00	737.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	79	—	1,316	850.00–1,000.00	891.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,063	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,318	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,237	600.00–785.00	698.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	98.00	98.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,111	80.00	80.00

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)	Open	2	—	350	650.00–750.00	664.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	985	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	82.50–86.50	84.22
4	—	1,708	70.00–79.50	73.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,228	52.50–58.50	55.84
11	—	1,172	59.00–64.00	61.74
2	—	1,170	48.00–49.00	48.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	52.00	52.00
2	—	920	45.00–48.50	46.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	61.50–65.00	63.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,500	58.75–59.50	58.87
1	—	1,470	69.50	69.50
18	—	1,294	60.00–65.25	63.09

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.