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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 26

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,789 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 1,696▲ 1,726 vs year ago 63 · +2,739.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 30▲ 107 vs year ago 3 · +3,566.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 6▲ 33 vs year ago 6 · +550.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, instances of up to 7.00 higher. Steer calves traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. According to the Cattle Market Report and Analysis, beef exports last week were 15% over last year and beef in cold storage was 6% under last year. Holiday demand will be increasing in the coming weeks and the ability of the beef plants to respond will be key to satisfying the robust demand for beef.

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 $154.30/cwt on 982 head.

Average price

$154.30

982 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

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	710	155.54	1,104	331
Medium and Large 1	697	154.09	1,074	642
Medium and Large 2-3	431	124.00	534	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.54/cwt here — about $569 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 sale982 hd

154.30

—

TX average4 barns · 2,691 hd

150.76

+3.54

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	1,699	88.36	1,502	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	66.24	808	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	65.92	915	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	58.36	593	28

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	328	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	558	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	178.37/cwt	175.00–181.00	658	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	713	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	534	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	782	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	793	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	539	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	880	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	926	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,000	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	147.55/cwt	145.00–151.00	912	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	140.13/cwt	138.75–140.35	970	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,112	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	161.62/cwt	161.50–161.85	1,146	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,136	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,144	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,237	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,283	85
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	463	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	150.64/cwt	148.00–154.00	693	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	713	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	805	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	141.31/cwt	136.00–144.50	742	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	771	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	130.06/cwt	126.00–131.25	817	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,058	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	148.27/cwt	148.00–148.50	1,054	385
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,037	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	116.03/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,172	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	109.34/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,214	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,397	75.42/cwt	60.00–81.00	1,054	10
Bulls	—	—	1,525	86.90/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,325	6
Bulls	—	—	1,939	96.49/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,871	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	51.25/cwt	48.00–53.00	454	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	944	57.78/cwt	54.00–62.50	545	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	54.74/cwt	50.00–60.00	561	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	63.67/cwt	61.00–66.00	699	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	68.59/cwt	67.50–70.50	768	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	60.86/cwt	58.00–62.50	698	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	66.23/cwt	63.00–69.00	809	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	70.95/cwt	69.50–73.00	910	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	66.61/cwt	65.00–69.00	890	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	70.34/cwt	70.00–71.00	987	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	62.17/cwt	60.00–63.00	910	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	70.43/cwt	65.00–75.00	717	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	771	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,265	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	860.62/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,345	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,672	9

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,789Last week 1,696Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 30Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 6Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	696	152.00	152.00
5	—	338	137.00	137.00
385	—	711	148.00–148.50	148.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	154.00	154.00
25	—	656	130.00	130.00
9	—	460	148.00–154.00	150.64
112	—	628	126.00–131.25	130.06
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
26	—	571	135.00	135.00
4	—	433	151.00	151.00
48	—	525	136.00–144.50	141.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	130.00	130.00
17	—	469	152.00	152.00
2	—	390	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	604	165.50	165.50
172	—	709	161.50–161.85	161.62
85	—	828	155.00	155.00
43	—	694	160.25	160.25
45	—	793	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	557	150.00	150.00
213	—	726	156.50	156.50
83	—	768	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	539	163.25	163.25
9	—	447	175.00	175.00
8	—	328	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	692	138.75–140.35	140.13
6	—	453	175.00	175.00
81	—	618	145.00–151.00	147.55
13	—	551	168.00	168.00
7	—	369	175.00–181.00	178.37
6	—	422	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	75.00	75.00
1	—	950	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	113.00–119.00	116.03
3	—	1,110	105.00–113.00	109.34
1	—	850	122.00	122.00
1	—	970	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,221	63.00–69.00	66.23
7	—	1,147	58.00–62.50	60.86
8	—	1,283	69.50–73.00	70.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,024	50.00–60.00	54.74
4	—	1,120	67.50–70.50	68.59
5	—	1,098	61.00–66.00	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	70.00–71.00	70.34
8	—	1,336	65.00–69.00	66.61
5	—	1,464	60.00–63.00	62.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	54.00–62.50	57.78
4	—	885	48.00–53.00	51.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,397	60.00–81.00	75.42
17	—	1,939	92.00–99.00	96.49
6	—	1,525	83.00–89.50	86.90

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	4	—	1,018	65.00–75.00	70.43

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	1	—	1,110	69.50	69.50

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)	9	—	1,209	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,002	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,202	850.00–900.00	860.62

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.