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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

850 head

▼ 343 vs last sale 1,193▲ 293 vs year ago 557 · +52.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 31▲ 3 vs year ago 37 · +8.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 19▼ 45 vs year ago 55 · −81.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers from last weeks light test for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady with a light test. Quality was average 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 $144.89/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$144.89

402 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

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

$36.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	146.61	1,039	365
Medium and Large 1-2	619	132.62	821	27
Medium and Large 2	686	117.42	806	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	452	110.00	497	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $542 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 sale402 hd

144.89

—

TX average4 barns · 1,627 hd

148.26

−3.37

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	—	Low	1,575	88.61	1,396	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	82.32	1,124	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	77.88	882	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	69.87	758	8thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	166.07/cwt	164.00–174.00	691	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	182.53/cwt	172.00–189.00	858	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,116	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,178	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,126	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	297	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	499	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	582	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	497	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	132.88/cwt	131.00–136.00	772	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	148.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	954	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,016	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	148.56/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,049	201
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	110.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	816	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,083	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	983	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	135.56/cwt	135.25–138.00	1,128	68
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,005	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	91.67/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,374	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	658	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	918	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	72.77/cwt	71.00–75.00	786	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	77.81/cwt	76.00–84.00	865	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	65.95/cwt	63.00–69.50	752	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	73.33/cwt	72.00–74.00	903	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	82.32/cwt	81.50–86.50	1,124	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,648	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 Apr 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 1,193Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 31Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
4	—	628	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	82.50	82.50
1	—	1,005	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	110.00–114.00	110.66
1	—	380	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	130.00	130.00
19	—	581	131.00–136.00	132.88
4	—	718	135.00	135.00
2	—	768	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	832	135.25–138.00	135.56
3	—	565	151.00	151.00
5	—	642	145.00–151.00	148.60
3	—	763	142.00	142.00
8	—	297	168.00	168.00
6	—	357	163.00	163.00
201	—	706	143.00–149.00	148.56
69	—	689	147.50	147.50
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	160.00	160.00
2	—	323	196.00	196.00
4	—	744	150.00	150.00
2	—	505	173.00	173.00
3	—	407	200.00	200.00
12	—	830	140.00	140.00
2	—	280	212.00	212.00
10	—	470	172.00–189.00	182.53
9	—	796	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	159.00	159.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
3	—	508	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	130.00	130.00
19	—	416	164.00–174.00	166.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,232	72.00–74.00	73.33
9	—	1,112	76.00–84.00	77.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,366	81.50–86.50	82.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	63.00–69.50	65.95
4	—	1,080	71.00–75.00	72.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	82.50	82.50
2	—	1,530	88.00–95.00	91.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	950.00	950.00

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.