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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,599 head

▲ 685 vs last sale 914▲ 1,339 vs year ago 260 · +515.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 25▼ 59 vs year ago 120 · −49.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 51▼ 520 vs year ago 565 · −92.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 4.00 to 8.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Quality was very attractive with big strings of cattle that came straight off the wheat, as well as, several nice loads of NHTC cattle on offer. Buyer demand was good on moderate to active trading activity. A cold front is forecasted to move into the region midweek, accompanied by a chance of snow. The entire trading region is in desperate need of moisture.

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 $161.87/cwt on 789 head.

Average price

$161.87

789 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$17.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	784	162.87	1,278	717
Medium and Large 1-2	682	153.95	1,049	55
Medium and Large 2	554	145.18	804	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.70/cwt here — about $474 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 sale789 hd

161.87

—

TX average4 barns · 3,041 hd

162.96

−1.09

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	1,537	89.93	1,382	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	70.64	1,049	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	68.20	866	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	43.22	441	10

Every lot

51 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	657	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	930	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	991	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	165.19/cwt	165.00–165.50	981	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	168.22/cwt	162.75–170.00	1,036	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	908	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,019	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,066	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,115	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	164.06/cwt	158.00–166.75	1,201	251
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,198	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	758	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,273	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	156.78/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,329	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,338	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	889	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,454	120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	191.02/cwt	190.00–193.50	716	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	750	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	171.68/cwt	165.00–173.50	833	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	161.91/cwt	156.00–163.50	861	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	799	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	159.78/cwt	152.50–161.00	978	214
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	623	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	963	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	139.04/cwt	132.00–143.00	927	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	150.47/cwt	147.00–153.50	1,034	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	155.85/cwt	154.50–158.00	1,121	268
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	641	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	915	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	743	136.78/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,016	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,173	78.69/cwt	75.00–82.00	923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,556	90.40/cwt	87.50–92.00	1,407	13
Bulls	—	—	1,695	95.37/cwt	94.00–96.50	1,617	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	853	30.10/cwt	24.00–35.00	257	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	396	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	45.57/cwt	40.50–51.00	472	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	341	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	57.96/cwt	56.50–60.00	653	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	71.57/cwt	71.50–72.00	905	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	67.24/cwt	60.50–69.50	855	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	935	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	71.71/cwt	70.50–73.00	1,108	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	666.27/cwt	600.00–725.00	7,729	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,126.51/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	14,870	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	841.69/cwt	825.00–850.00	11,304	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	78.64/cwt	75.00–85.00	856	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 Jan 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,599Last week 914Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 25Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 51Year ago 565

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	139.00	139.00
12	—	448	143.00	143.00
8	—	743	133.00–138.00	136.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	176.00	176.00
32	—	687	147.00–153.50	150.47
58	—	485	165.00–173.50	171.68
214	—	612	152.50–161.00	159.78
36	—	375	190.00–193.50	191.02
39	—	532	156.00–163.50	161.91
268	—	719	154.50–158.00	155.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	667	132.00–143.00	139.04
9	—	845	130.00	130.00
9	—	646	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	583	137.00	137.00
6	—	439	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	464	200.50	200.50
11	—	512	193.50	193.50
10	—	756	158.50	158.50
131	—	856	156.25	156.25
251	—	732	158.00–166.75	164.06
20	—	616	162.75–170.00	168.22
113	—	848	152.00–157.00	156.78
18	—	594	165.00–165.50	165.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	889	163.50	163.50
27	—	758	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	666	160.00	160.00
5	—	637	160.00	160.00
2	—	518	165.00	165.00
17	—	729	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	680	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	146.00	146.00
7	—	456	144.00	144.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,320	950.00–1,250.00	1,126.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,343	825.00–850.00	841.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	600.00–725.00	666.27

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	—	1,089	75.00–85.00	78.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,556	87.50–92.00	90.40
2	—	1,173	75.00–82.00	78.69
3	—	1,695	94.00–96.50	95.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	32.00	32.00
2	—	1,035	40.50–51.00	45.57
3	—	1,127	56.50–60.00	57.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	24.00–35.00	30.10
1	—	920	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	70.50–73.00	71.71
1	—	1,365	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,271	60.50–69.50	67.24
6	—	1,265	71.50–72.00	71.57

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.