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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 12

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,545 head

▲ 705 vs last sale 840▲ 905 vs year ago 640 · +141.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 66▲ 37 vs year ago 17 · +217.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 14▲ 33 vs year ago 5 · +660.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to attractive, with the bulk of the supply consisting of multiple loads of crossbred steers right off the grass. Part of the trading region received some rain on Sunday, this should help give a boost to the winter wheat crop.

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 $154.58/cwt on 974 head.

Average price

$154.58

974 head · 743 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,149

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$0.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

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	763	154.93	1,182	622
Medium and Large 1	709	153.97	1,091	352

One grade step is worth $0.97/cwt here — about $91 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 sale974 hd

154.58

—

TX average4 barns · 2,808 hd

154.37

+0.21

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	—	Low	1,290	71.14	918	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	58.76	845	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	57.01	639	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	51.16	524	22

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	743	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	171.42/cwt	171.00–175.00	840	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	849	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	888	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	929	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	156.39/cwt	152.00–159.25	909	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	962	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	918	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	138.14/cwt	136.75–142.00	952	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,101	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,111	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	744	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,079	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	756	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,021	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,185	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,217	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,267	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,302	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	858	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,118	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	146.43/cwt	143.00–147.75	671	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	136.87/cwt	135.25–141.00	730	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	778	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	132.78/cwt	130.50–135.00	774	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	792	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	809	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	711	125.23/cwt	125.00–125.50	890	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,000	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	827	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,005	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	672	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	718	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	776	113.20/cwt	113.00–114.00	878	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	986	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,006	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	689	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	751	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	71.14/cwt	66.50–75.50	918	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	893	42.91/cwt	40.00–45.50	383	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	968	50.33/cwt	47.50–55.50	487	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	983	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	565	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	49.58/cwt	44.00–52.00	540	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	54.55/cwt	53.50–57.00	606	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	63.17/cwt	62.00–64.00	706	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	56.92/cwt	55.00–60.00	636	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	48.25/cwt	46.50–50.50	552	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	53.26/cwt	50.00–56.50	759	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	62.43/cwt	59.00–66.00	903	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,033	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	67.53/cwt	60.00–73.00	464	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	827	84.12/cwt	79.00–89.00	696	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	749	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	501.19/cwt	450.00–510.00	5,027	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,640	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	630.82/cwt	625.00–650.00	7,046	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,308	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,376	805.25/cwt	725.00–910.00	11,080	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,865	11

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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,545Last week 840Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 66Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 14Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	66.50–75.50	71.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	59.00–66.00	62.43
2	—	1,425	50.00–56.50	53.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,110	53.50–57.00	54.55
4	—	1,090	44.00–52.00	49.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,117	55.00–60.00	56.92
2	—	1,145	46.50–50.50	48.25
3	—	1,117	62.00–64.00	63.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	57.50	57.50
4	—	893	40.00–45.50	42.91
4	—	968	47.50–55.50	50.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	827	79.00–89.00	84.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	97.00	97.00

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	3	—	687	60.00–73.00	67.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	72.00	72.00

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)	5	—	1,376	725.00–910.00	805.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,003	450.00–510.00	501.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,117	625.00–650.00	630.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	900	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,325.00	1,325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	756	135.00	135.00
14	—	610	150.50	150.50
31	—	581	152.00–159.25	156.39
6	—	387	192.00	192.00
5	—	538	165.00	165.00
37	—	490	171.00–175.00	171.42
26	—	689	136.75–142.00	138.14
12	—	858	130.25	130.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	516	164.50	164.50
184	—	762	155.50	155.50
179	—	701	157.00	157.00
239	—	832	152.25	152.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	822	148.00	148.00
134	—	854	152.50	152.50
7	—	719	154.50	154.50
20	—	579	160.50	160.50
35	—	609	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	—	470	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	587	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	711	125.00–125.50	125.23
9	—	778	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	131.50	131.50
10	—	533	135.25–141.00	136.87
3	—	783	120.00	120.00
3	—	827	121.50	121.50
7	—	680	125.00	125.00
16	—	583	130.50–135.00	132.78
2	—	345	160.50	160.50
44	—	458	143.00–147.75	146.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	556	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	689	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	109.50	109.50
1	—	980	101.00	101.00
5	—	776	113.00–114.00	113.20
1	—	1,070	94.00	94.00
1	—	850	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	116.00	116.00
7	—	521	129.00	129.00

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.