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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 15

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▼ 595 vs last sale 976▼ 2,053 vs year ago 2,434 · −84.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 13▲ 74 vs year ago 10 · +740.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 40▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher compared to last weeks light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate demand.

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 $146.59/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$146.59

192 head · 821 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

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

$18.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.33

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	753	153.79	1,158	119
Medium and Large 1-2	931	134.87	1,256	73

One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale192 hd

146.59

—

TX average4 barns · 1,310 hd

161.92

−15.33

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	1,487	79.12	1,176	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	81.32	1,142	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	65.52	685	58

Every lot

39 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	949	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	169.28/cwt	163.50–174.00	994	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	163.31/cwt	163.00–163.50	1,014	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,117	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,141	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,195	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,253	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,270	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,260	70
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	163.56/cwt	163.00–166.00	792	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	146.45/cwt	144.00–147.00	911	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	142.36/cwt	140.50–143.50	981	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	922	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,103	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	139.58/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,143	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 3	294	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	168	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,532	84.99/cwt	81.50–90.00	1,302	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	906	47.32/cwt	45.00–50.00	429	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	951	63.00/cwt	56.00–67.00	599	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	74.25/cwt	74.00–74.50	786	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	62.83/cwt	53.50–66.50	684	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	69.98/cwt	66.50–73.50	768	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	932	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	82.09/cwt	75.00–83.25	1,153	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	895	116.84/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,046	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	961	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,814	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,426	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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 976Year ago 2,434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 13Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 40Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	158.00	158.00
3	—	410	162.00	162.00
2	—	345	160.00	160.00
5	—	387	167.00	167.00
2	—	610	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	622	144.00–147.00	146.45
33	—	819	138.50–140.00	139.58
1	—	325	167.00	167.00
30	—	791	139.50	139.50
24	—	689	140.50–143.50	142.36
5	—	484	163.00–166.00	163.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	861	145.50	145.50
12	—	533	178.00	178.00
22	—	813	147.00	147.00
9	—	587	163.50–174.00	169.28
26	—	725	154.00	154.00
3	—	467	184.00	184.00
5	—	621	163.00–163.50	163.31
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
13	—	917	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	143.50	143.50
70	—	937	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	193.00	193.00
2	—	605	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	294	57.00	57.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,097	66.50–73.50	69.98
11	—	1,089	53.50–66.50	62.83
2	—	1,058	74.00–74.50	74.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	45.00–50.00	47.32
14	—	951	56.00–67.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,405	75.00–83.25	82.09
1	—	1,380	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	81.50–90.00	84.99
1	—	1,350	61.50	61.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	92.00	92.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	115.00–121.00	116.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.