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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 22

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

907 head

▲ 526 vs last sale 381▼ 49 vs year ago 956 · −5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 84▲ 40 vs year ago 10 · +400.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 6▲ 87 vs year ago 1 · +8,700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with the larger bunches NHTC cattle selling at an even higher premium. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. The Central and Eastern regions of the Panhandle received moisture in the form of rain which later turned to snow causing ice to accumulate on the power lines and cause power outages. Totals ranged anywhere from 2 to 6 inches. The moisture was much needed, but warmer temperatures accompanied by high winds will be moving back into the area by the weekend and first of next week.

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 $158.04/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$158.04

529 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	732	158.89	1,164	500
Medium and Large 1-2	681	155.00	1,056	11thin
Medium and Large 2	564	136.17	767	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $396 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 sale529 hd

158.04

—

TX average4 barns · 2,481 hd

157.72

+0.32

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	1,509	81.43	1,229	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	79.89	1,189	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	79.81	881	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	68.66	701	32

Every lot

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	670	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	194.48/cwt	193.50–206.00	762	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	853	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	188.17/cwt	181.00–190.00	922	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	653	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	165.96/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,016	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	155.50/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,042	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,056	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	158.04/cwt	157.50–159.00	1,152	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,195	207
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,276	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	849	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,218	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,306	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	183.68/cwt	183.00–187.00	613	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	158.47/cwt	158.00–160.00	689	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	163.00/cwt	161.50–171.00	714	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	785	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	155.99/cwt	154.00–161.00	844	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	909	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	619	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	938	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	887	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	145.14/cwt	135.00–146.50	1,004	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	141.02/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,075	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	791	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,151	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	181.72/cwt	173.00–186.00	789	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	828	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	917	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	963	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	75.33/cwt	69.50–78.50	1,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	90.57/cwt	88.50–92.50	1,395	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	338	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	812	60.58/cwt	56.00–67.50	492	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	74.38/cwt	72.00–76.50	813	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	79.81/cwt	79.50–81.00	881	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	60.63/cwt	60.00–62.00	712	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	81.66/cwt	81.50–82.50	1,185	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,181	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	718	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	847	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	796	117.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	939	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	100.22/cwt	87.00–107.00	881	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	727	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	760	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	935	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,040	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	778	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	17,238	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	17,850	11

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 381Year ago 956

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 84Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 6Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	334	183.00–187.00	183.68
13	—	610	149.00	149.00
77	—	692	135.00–146.50	145.14
27	—	438	161.50–171.00	163.00
8	—	541	154.00–161.00	155.99
9	—	494	159.00	159.00
47	—	762	139.00–142.00	141.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	619	151.50	151.50
31	—	791	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	158.00–160.00	158.47
3	—	662	134.00	134.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	127.00	127.00
11	—	595	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	612	160.00–167.00	165.96
10	—	490	181.00–190.00	188.17
13	—	670	153.00–160.00	155.50
57	—	869	150.25	150.25
24	—	392	193.50–206.00	194.48
20	—	441	193.50	193.50
15	—	849	143.50	143.50
66	—	729	157.50–159.00	158.04
207	—	786	152.00	152.00
1	—	515	177.00	177.00
12	—	325	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	845	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	681	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	147.00	147.00
11	—	476	174.00	174.00
11	—	695	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	165.00	165.00
15	—	434	173.00–186.00	181.72
3	—	537	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,104	79.50–81.00	79.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	60.00–62.00	60.63
20	—	1,093	72.00–76.50	74.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,451	81.50–82.50	81.66
1	—	1,750	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	43.00	43.00
8	—	812	56.00–67.50	60.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	88.50–92.50	90.57
3	—	1,488	69.50–78.50	75.33

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	9	—	796	117.00–125.00	117.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	718	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,013	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	104.00	104.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	983	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	879	87.00–107.00	100.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	904	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	903	103.50	103.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,123	1,535.00	1,535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	778	108.00	108.00

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	11	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.