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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 30

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Nov 16Nov 30Dec 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,467 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 1,618▲ 854 vs year ago 613 · +139.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 40▲ 38 vs year ago 12 · +316.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 45▼ 5 vs year ago 20 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Limited comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers, but a much higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher on heavier weight calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded firm to 1.00 higher. Trading activity was mostly active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive, with several nice loads of yearlings on offer. According to the US Drought Monitor, drying soils, high evapotranspiration, and worsening SPI and SPEI drought indicators prompted expansion of D0-D3 in western parts of Oklahoma and Texas.

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 $156.90/cwt on 786 head.

Average price

$156.90

786 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$23.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	696	157.81	1,098	739
Medium and Large 1-2	700	147.97	1,035	28
Medium and Large 2	553	134.79	746	19thin

One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $352 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 sale786 hd

156.90

—

TX average1 barns · 786 hd

156.90

+0.00

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	1,515	68.25	1,034	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	61.53	912	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	60.48	745	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	48.46	491	16

Every lot

56 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	716	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	173.00/cwt	171.00–175.00	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	182.51/cwt	181.00–184.00	880	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	904	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	158.74/cwt	157.00–161.00	924	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	169.47/cwt	169.00–170.00	990	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	165.11/cwt	155.00–170.50	1,039	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	141.07/cwt	139.00–144.50	958	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	158.88/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,103	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	154.97/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,116	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,069	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	759	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,040	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	141.66/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,089	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	155.78/cwt	155.50–159.00	1,221	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	803	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,052	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	841	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,119	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	608	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	698	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	150.04/cwt	145.00–154.00	696	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	157.15/cwt	153.50–159.00	765	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	690	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	151.63/cwt	148.00–153.00	801	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.16/cwt	128.00–135.00	700	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	152.24/cwt	149.00–154.00	859	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	139.20/cwt	139.00–139.50	799	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	138.45/cwt	137.00–143.00	815	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	146.33/cwt	142.00–152.00	903	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	130.47/cwt	128.75–131.50	826	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	994	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	949	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	137.96/cwt	135.50–143.00	1,014	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	742	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	960	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	595	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,063	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	984	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	37.24/cwt	35.50–39.00	333	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	918	47.44/cwt	43.50–52.50	435	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	46.84/cwt	45.00–51.00	520	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	55.13/cwt	51.50–57.50	615	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	65.02/cwt	64.50–65.50	772	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	55.75/cwt	55.50–56.00	666	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	60.20/cwt	57.00–63.50	750	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	62.64/cwt	59.50–64.50	922	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	857	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	996	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,235	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	76.38/cwt	76.00–77.00	797	3

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 Nov 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,467Last week 1,618Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 45Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	45.00–51.00	46.84
5	—	1,116	51.50–57.50	55.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	918	43.50–52.50	47.44
2	—	895	35.50–39.00	37.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	55.50–56.00	55.75
15	—	1,246	57.00–63.50	60.20
3	—	1,187	64.50–65.50	65.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,472	59.50–64.50	62.64
1	—	1,530	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,390	76.50	76.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	170.00	170.00
9	—	498	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	128.00–135.00	132.16
10	—	574	139.00–139.50	139.20
11	—	635	128.00	128.00
8	—	339	126.00	126.00
3	—	360	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	487	153.50–159.00	157.15
35	—	564	149.00–154.00	152.24
8	—	690	144.00	144.00
12	—	735	135.50–143.00	137.96
14	—	439	159.00	159.00
3	—	320	155.00	155.00
7	—	387	157.00	157.00
87	—	528	148.00–153.00	151.63
54	—	617	142.00–152.00	146.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	134.00	134.00
51	—	633	128.75–131.50	130.47
33	—	589	137.00–143.00	138.45
16	—	464	145.00–154.00	150.04
8	—	504	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	679	139.00–144.50	141.07
8	—	443	171.00–175.00	173.00
27	—	582	157.00–161.00	158.74
9	—	841	133.00	133.00
7	—	759	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	769	141.00–145.50	141.66
3	—	450	175.00	175.00
2	—	325	175.00	175.00
3	—	737	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	482	181.00–184.00	182.51
4	—	548	165.00	165.00
30	—	584	169.00–170.00	169.47
165	—	694	155.00–160.50	158.88
258	—	784	155.50–159.00	155.78
89	—	629	155.00–170.50	165.11
6	—	380	188.50	188.50
25	—	720	154.00–156.00	154.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	140.00	140.00
7	—	560	131.00	131.00
4	—	803	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	62.00	62.00

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	—	1,043	76.00–77.00	76.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	996	124.00	124.00

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.