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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 29

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

714 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 907▼ 729 vs year ago 1,443 · −50.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 50▼ 2 vs year ago 21 · −9.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 88▲ 77 vs year ago 9 · +855.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher on comparable sales. Demand for light weight steer and heifer calves were very good, with buyers stocking up on grazing cattle and hoping that the spring will bring generous rains to improve droughted out pastures. Cattle in those classes traded mostly 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Some really nice cow-calf pairs and springing cows were on offer. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to attractive.

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 $148.43/cwt on 404 head.

Average price

$148.43

404 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

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

$74.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	156.88	1,048	219
Medium and Large 1-2	733	141.53	1,038	148
Medium and Large 2	550	138.21	761	29
Medium 2-3	632	82.00	518	8thin

One grade step is worth $74.88/cwt here — about $530 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 sale404 hd

148.43

—

TX average4 barns · 1,948 hd

147.10

+1.33

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	—	High	1,620	84.33	1,366	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,375	65.00	894	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	64.98	621	12

Every lot

68 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	214.01/cwt	209.00–215.00	785	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	745	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	853	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	720	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	191.29/cwt	189.00–195.00	914	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	498	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	822	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	184.84/cwt	177.00–187.00	969	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	177.61/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,005	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,017	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	154.53/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,062	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,085	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,106	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	152.34/cwt	151.00–154.50	1,162	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,180	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	195	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	219	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,150	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	673	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	179.11/cwt	177.00–180.00	749	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	774	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	172.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	828	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	925	53
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	632	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	518	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	654	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	680	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	657	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	979	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	148.93/cwt	143.50–149.00	1,124	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	786	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	943	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,125	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,108	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	361	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	523	7
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	664	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	500	5
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	9
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	665	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,120	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	722	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	89.75/cwt	83.50–97.50	1,432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,027	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	101.48/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,862	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	899	66.43/cwt	62.00–68.50	597	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	585	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	855	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	894	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,665	2,200.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,200.00	36,630	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	745	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	544	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	764	117.53/cwt	115.00–124.00	898	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	903	95.14/cwt	90.00–105.00	859	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	839.79/cwt	785.00–925.00	7,357	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	898	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,633	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,024	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	76.81/cwt	74.00–79.00	783	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	1,240.91/cwt	1,175.00–1,260.00	12,843	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,102	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,855	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	575	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,306	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	11,918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	1,456.12/cwt	1,300.00–1,550.00	16,440	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	20,400	4

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 714Last week 907Year ago 1,443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 50Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 88Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	691	157.00	157.00
5	—	478	189.00–195.00	191.29
13	—	763	151.00–154.50	152.34
13	—	835	150.00	150.00
2	—	623	164.00	164.00
13	—	566	177.00–178.00	177.61
7	—	723	153.00	153.00
4	—	410	208.00	208.00
11	—	367	209.00–215.00	214.01
3	—	995	128.00	128.00
16	—	524	177.00–187.00	184.84
3	—	333	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	171.00	171.00
2	—	498	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	191.00	191.00
3	—	598	170.00	170.00
2	—	425	193.00	193.00
13	—	687	154.00–155.00	154.53
7	—	610	163.00	163.00
37	—	800	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	153.00	153.00
53	—	629	147.00	147.00
12	—	866	128.00	128.00
71	—	801	140.50	140.50
2	—	563	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	418	177.00–180.00	179.11
3	—	362	191.00	191.00
155	—	755	143.50–149.00	148.93
39	—	479	170.00–177.00	172.82
5	—	335	201.00	201.00
1	—	195	475.00	475.00
6	—	219	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	786	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	466	166.00	166.00
13	—	654	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	145.00	145.00
5	—	471	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	154.00	154.00
5	—	331	151.00	151.00
4	—	468	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	169.00	169.00
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
3	—	285	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	899	62.00–68.50	66.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,305	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	101.00–102.00	101.48
2	—	1,595	83.50–97.50	89.75
1	—	1,740	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	64.50	64.50

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	4	—	764	115.00–124.00	117.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	903	90.00–105.00	95.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	73.00	73.00

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)	10	—	1,102	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,035	1,175.00–1,260.00	1,240.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,019	74.00–79.00	76.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	898	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,002	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	876	785.00–925.00	839.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,129	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,456.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.