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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 8

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

976 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 831▼ 1,153 vs year ago 2,129 · −54.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 3▼ 25 vs year ago 38 · −65.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 16▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Both feeder heifers and heifer calves traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Limited comparable sales on steers, but a sharply lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. Buyers were a little more hesitant again today with the large upswings continuing in the grain markets over the last week, and the cattle markets closing down most of last week due to the upset overseas. On February 27, statewide topsoil moisture in Texas and Oklahoma was rated at least three-quarters very short to short, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Texas also reported 69% of its rangeland, pastures, and oats were rated very poor to poor. With the high volatility in the grain markets, the area really needs some moisture to allow for summer grazing to help alleviate some of these cost of gains in the feedyards.

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 $151.53/cwt on 483 head.

Average price

$151.53

483 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	706	156.59	1,105	257
Medium and Large 1-2	764	146.06	1,116	216
Medium and Large 2	675	139.50	942	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $163 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 sale483 hd

151.53

—

TX average4 barns · 2,781 hd

156.34

−4.81

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	1,525	85.29	1,301	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	69.50	959	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	63.47	734	9thin

Every lot

49 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 1-2	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	174.62/cwt	169.00–178.00	768	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	859	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	171.26/cwt	167.00–176.00	911	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	830	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	165.39/cwt	160.00–172.00	943	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	159.74/cwt	155.00–164.50	1,008	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,045	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	942	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	149.01/cwt	148.00–149.50	1,007	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	155.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,131	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	148.81/cwt	147.00–149.50	1,091	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,091	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,100	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	142.17/cwt	141.50–142.50	1,179	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,212	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,244	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,242	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	644	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	154.13/cwt	146.00–154.50	877	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	149.64/cwt	149.00–150.00	853	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	144.67/cwt	141.50–148.00	907	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	141.69/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,030	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,026	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	135.37/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,161	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,239	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	497	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	821	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	564	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	840	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	98.19/cwt	96.50–99.50	1,834	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	63.76/cwt	63.50–64.00	660	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	51.12/cwt	50.00–52.00	598	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	68.30/cwt	67.50–68.50	819	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	959	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,242	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,545	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,359	1,152.24/cwt	1,150.00–1,160.00	15,659	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,544	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,844	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,393	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,935	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	1

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 831Year ago 2,129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	63.50–64.00	63.76
5	—	1,199	67.50–68.50	68.30
2	—	1,170	50.00–52.00	51.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	96.50–99.50	98.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	59.50	59.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	97.00	97.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,359	1,150.00–1,160.00	1,152.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,140	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,544	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,085.00	1,085.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,010.00	1,010.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	569	146.00–154.50	154.13
88	—	858	133.00–139.00	135.37
8	—	435	148.00	148.00
2	—	318	160.00	160.00
3	—	502	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	132.00	132.00
7	—	441	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	149.00–150.00	149.64
8	—	752	136.50	136.50
5	—	953	130.00	130.00
28	—	727	136.00–144.00	141.69
22	—	627	141.50–148.00	144.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	631	155.00–164.50	159.74
12	—	458	187.50	187.50
60	—	852	146.00	146.00
32	—	570	160.00–172.00	165.39
25	—	532	167.00–176.00	171.26
4	—	771	141.50	141.50
9	—	846	143.25	143.25
7	—	934	133.00	133.00
78	—	729	150.00–156.00	155.09
4	—	670	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	829	141.50–142.50	142.17
8	—	786	140.00	140.00
14	—	440	169.00–178.00	174.62
7	—	733	147.00–149.50	148.81
2	—	315	190.00	190.00
21	—	676	148.00–149.50	149.01
12	—	546	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	675	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	154.00	154.00
3	—	497	150.00	150.00

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.