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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 5

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

912 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 714▼ 491 vs year ago 1,403 · −35.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 19▲ 56 vs year ago 20 · +280.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 86▼ 5 vs year ago 12 · −41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly firm compared to last weeks light test. Steer and heifer calves were sharply higher on comparable sales. The bulk of the supply consisted of light weight weaned cattle off the short wheat. As a result, buyer demand was very good for the light cattle that were ready to turn out on grass. Trading activity was very active. The majority of the trading region is still 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 $202.22/cwt on 475 head.

Average price

$202.22

475 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.57

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	217.32	1,003	319
Medium and Large 1-2	625	171.35	1,070	156

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale475 hd

202.22

—

TX average4 barns · 2,371 hd

167.65

+34.57

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	1,080	68.82	743	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	81.20	1,160	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	78.01	917	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	70.73	727	40

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	607	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	815	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	238.27/cwt	212.50–240.50	963	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	196.24/cwt	181.00–198.00	914	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,000	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	952	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	997	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	164.50/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,026	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,073	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,040	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,198	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,155	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	172.95/cwt	170.00–187.00	510	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	607	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	184.40/cwt	184.00–187.00	712	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	174.71/cwt	174.00–180.00	767	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	841	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	499	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	763	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	162.81/cwt	161.00–164.00	843	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	755	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	155.67/cwt	155.00–156.00	878	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	958	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	984	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	978	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,048	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,159	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,138	35
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	85	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	191	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	150	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	540	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	236	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	472	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	785	57.24/cwt	55.50–61.00	449	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	955	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	84.85/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,345	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	642	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	244	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	884	69.67/cwt	64.00–72.00	616	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	60.63/cwt	57.50–63.50	555	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	64.85/cwt	64.50–65.50	681	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	76.46/cwt	70.50–77.75	858	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	78.01/cwt	75.00–78.75	917	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,108	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,345	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	835	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,889	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	782	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,748	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 912Last week 714Year ago 1,403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 19Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 86Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	236	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	122.00	122.00
1	—	85	225.00	225.00
2	—	150	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	386	184.00–187.00	184.40
57	—	439	174.00–180.00	174.71
2	—	298	204.00	204.00
6	—	564	155.00–156.00	155.67
6	—	828	140.00	140.00
62	—	734	142.75	142.75
28	—	620	151.00	151.00
8	—	518	161.00–164.00	162.81
2	—	478	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	180.00	180.00
21	—	714	137.00	137.00
11	—	647	148.00	148.00
35	—	851	133.75	133.75
22	—	295	170.00–187.00	172.95
11	—	681	144.50	144.50
8	—	305	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	561	134.50	134.50
16	—	499	153.00	153.00
5	—	680	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	466	181.00–198.00	196.24
56	—	838	143.00	143.00
13	—	310	220.00	220.00
5	—	271	224.00	224.00
26	—	690	150.00–152.00	150.69
2	—	1,013	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	326	250.00	250.00
110	—	474	211.00	211.00
8	—	624	163.00–165.00	164.50
36	—	654	164.00	164.00
6	—	554	180.00	180.00
131	—	404	212.50–240.50	238.27
6	—	519	183.50	183.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	64.50–65.50	64.85
25	—	1,122	70.50–77.75	76.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,343	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	57.50–63.50	60.63
7	—	884	64.00–72.00	69.67
3	—	642	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,176	75.00–78.75	78.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	82.00–87.50	84.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	55.50–61.00	57.24
1	—	955	71.50	71.50

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	—	890	120.00	120.00

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)	3	—	1,114	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	78.00	78.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	825.00	825.00

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.