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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 14

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

962 head

▼ 573 vs last sale 1,535▼ 220 vs year ago 1,182 · −18.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 10▲ 41 vs year ago 6 · +683.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 25▲ 46 vs year ago 15 · +306.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were firm to 2.00 higher on limited comparable sales from the previous week. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate buyer demand. Above average temperatures for this time of year accompanied by high winds have continued to dry out soil moisture and diminish winter grazing. As a result, more cattle are being sent to growyards.

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 $147.52/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$147.52

463 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$44.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	623	150.54	938	307
Medium and Large 1-2	623	143.74	896	147
Small and Medium 2-3	410	106.00	435	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.54/cwt here — about $504 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 sale463 hd

147.52

—

TX average4 barns · 2,433 hd

148.46

−0.94

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	1,443	69.71	1,006	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	69.74	1,086	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	64.73	842	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	50.53	526	21

Every lot

66 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	640	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	678	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	608	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	187.84/cwt	186.00–188.00	744	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	183.29/cwt	180.00–184.00	882	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	877	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	171.97/cwt	163.00–174.00	889	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	906	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	930	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	162.66/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,005	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	154.22/cwt	147.00–156.00	958	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	627	154.59/cwt	154.00–156.00	969	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,020	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	161.06/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,068	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	692	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,048	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,089	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	146.67/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,106	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	762	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,059	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	154.17/cwt	150.50–155.50	1,203	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,311	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	173.03/cwt	169.00–175.00	661	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	410	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	435	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	658	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	741	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	155.74/cwt	154.00–157.50	833	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	837	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	153.77/cwt	153.50–154.75	933	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	135.97/cwt	130.00–143.00	847	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	145.09/cwt	140.00–146.50	939	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	662	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	947	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	686	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	858	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,108	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	797	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,100	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,045	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	124.17/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,090	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	293	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	936	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	733	50.86/cwt	45.00–54.50	373	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	760	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	281	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	815	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	473	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	885	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	443	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,311	67.55/cwt	66.50–70.00	886	5
Bulls	—	—	2,100	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,691	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	38.51/cwt	35.00–40.00	325	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	52.95/cwt	50.50–58.00	469	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	39.54/cwt	35.00–44.00	433	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	60.56/cwt	58.00–63.00	689	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	60.33/cwt	60.00–60.50	727	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	52.11/cwt	42.00–57.00	642	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	66.62/cwt	65.00–68.50	893	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	69.74/cwt	68.00–70.50	1,086	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	85.30/cwt	70.00–88.00	626	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	76.95/cwt	67.00–105.00	863	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,152	1,138.19/cwt	935.00–1,200.00	13,112	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,441	1,025.87/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	14,783	16

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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 962Last week 1,535Year ago 1,182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 10Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 25Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,557	68.00–70.50	69.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,205	60.00–60.50	60.33
7	—	1,341	65.00–68.50	66.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	35.00–44.00	39.54
5	—	1,137	58.00–63.00	60.56
5	—	1,232	42.00–57.00	52.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	35.00–40.00	38.51
5	—	885	50.50–58.00	52.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,311	66.50–70.00	67.55
1	—	2,100	80.50	80.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	686	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	168.00	168.00
6	—	481	141.00	141.00
72	—	647	140.00–146.50	145.09
27	—	562	149.00	149.00
7	—	878	123.00–125.00	124.17
5	—	750	140.00	140.00
6	—	829	126.00	126.00
3	—	388	164.00	164.00
11	—	436	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	535	154.00–157.50	155.74
76	—	607	153.50–154.75	153.77
3	—	457	161.00	161.00
2	—	340	168.00	168.00
23	—	441	168.00	168.00
12	—	382	169.00–175.00	173.03
58	—	754	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	410	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	623	130.00–143.00	135.97
16	—	578	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	797	138.00	138.00
33	—	662	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	663	160.00–161.50	161.06
17	—	481	180.00–184.00	183.29
28	—	618	160.00–165.50	162.66
102	—	780	150.50–155.50	154.17
3	—	563	161.00	161.00
21	—	517	163.00–174.00	171.97
6	—	1,001	131.00	131.00
4	—	721	151.00	151.00
4	—	326	208.00	208.00
1	—	405	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	154.00–156.00	154.59
17	—	692	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	299	214.00	214.00
6	—	754	145.00–147.50	146.67
5	—	654	156.00	156.00
3	—	805	146.00	146.00
23	—	396	186.00–188.00	187.84
10	—	621	147.00–156.00	154.22
15	—	487	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	159.00	159.00
5	—	762	139.00	139.00
5	—	366	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	45.00–54.50	50.86
1	—	885	50.00	50.00
1	—	815	58.00	58.00
1	—	760	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	115.50	115.50
1	—	490	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	293	217.00	217.00

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	24	—	1,121	67.00–105.00	76.95

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	17	—	734	70.00–88.00	85.30

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)	16	—	1,441	975.00–1,050.00	1,025.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,152	935.00–1,200.00	1,138.19

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.