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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 3

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,057 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 850▼ 219 vs year ago 1,276 · −17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 40▲ 72 vs year ago 21 · +342.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 75 vs year ago 91 · −82.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for an adequate trend; however, a higher undertone was noted. Trade was fairly active and on good demand.

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 $156.60/cwt on 540 head.

Average price

$156.60

540 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$24.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	170.11	936	238
Medium and Large 1	709	145.96	1,035	302

One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale540 hd

156.60

—

TX average4 barns · 1,957 hd

150.93

+5.67

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	1,434	90.10	1,292	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	81.04	1,109	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	80.53	965	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	76.11	800	14

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	814	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,017	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	172.65/cwt	167.00–174.50	1,076	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,196	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,123	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,162	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,235	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,306	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	443	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	194.87/cwt	181.00–197.00	629	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	196.60/cwt	155.00–198.50	808	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	798	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	151.31/cwt	143.00–155.00	805	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	155.17/cwt	154.00–158.25	917	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	154.02/cwt	151.00–154.50	966	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,003	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	944	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,058	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	142.24/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,085	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,126	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	924	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,090	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,161	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	753	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	773	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	18
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	396	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	622	6
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	823	21
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	446	18
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	587	10
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,040	81.78/cwt	80.00–83.50	851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	89.36/cwt	86.50–91.50	1,264	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	95.18/cwt	93.50–96.50	1,485	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	2,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	78.69/cwt	77.50–80.00	797	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	75.08/cwt	72.50–75.50	801	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	963	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	76.41/cwt	75.00–77.50	912	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	81.19/cwt	78.50–82.50	975	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,205	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	856	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	81.46/cwt	79.00–82.25	1,118	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	82.70/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,170	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,328	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,221.85/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	13,746	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,446	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,016	2

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,057Last week 850Year ago 1,276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 40Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 91

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for an adequate trend; however, a higher undertone was noted. Trade was fairly active and on good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	149.00	149.00
72	—	627	151.00–154.50	154.02
4	—	245	181.00	181.00
25	—	591	154.00–158.25	155.17
123	—	763	140.00–144.50	142.24
8	—	483	165.25	165.25
24	—	717	147.50	147.50
17	—	929	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	139.00	139.00
35	—	323	181.00–197.00	194.87
75	—	825	136.50	136.50
91	—	411	155.00–198.50	196.60
32	—	532	143.00–155.00	151.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	746	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	924	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	754	149.00	149.00
3	—	508	185.00	185.00
21	—	623	167.00–174.50	172.65
4	—	455	185.00	185.00
9	—	583	174.50	174.50
18	—	738	162.00	162.00
3	—	403	202.00	202.00
94	—	825	149.75	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	982	133.00	133.00
32	—	824	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	340	138.00	138.00
21	—	591	139.25	139.25
6	—	396	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	422	139.00	139.00
4	—	558	135.00	135.00
18	—	357	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	151.00	151.00
6	—	390	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	77.50–80.00	78.69
10	—	1,067	72.50–75.50	75.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	82.00–83.50	82.70
16	—	1,373	79.00–82.25	81.46
1	—	1,205	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,194	75.00–77.50	76.41
2	—	1,153	83.50	83.50
41	—	1,201	78.50–82.50	81.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	86.50–91.50	89.36
1	—	2,050	99.50	99.50
2	—	1,560	93.50–96.50	95.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	80.00–83.50	81.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	791	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,221.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,175.00	1,175.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	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.