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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 10

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

673 head

▼ 384 vs last sale 1,057▲ 464 vs year ago 209 · +222.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 93▲ 53 vs year ago 22 · +240.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 16▲ 30 vs year ago 30 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady with a light test in most weight classes. Quality average to attractive. Demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls lightly tested with a lower undertone noted. Several attractive Cow-Calf pairs offered. Demand moderate to good.

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 $143.79/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$143.79

358 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$40.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	147.83	979	262
Medium and Large 1-2	707	134.32	949	88
Medium and Large 2	683	130.33	891	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	637	107.00	682	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.83/cwt here — about $298 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 sale358 hd

143.79

—

TX average4 barns · 1,709 hd

151.46

−7.67

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	1,665	89.30	1,487	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	79.50	1,117	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	76.40	986	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	58.24	581	21

Every lot

56 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	734	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	807	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	191.47/cwt	190.00–192.00	879	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	918	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	160.93/cwt	158.00–165.00	916	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	162.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,015	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	149.43/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,030	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,151	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,210	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	142.07/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,213	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	892	119.50/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,066	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	627	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	402	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	739	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	160.80/cwt	156.00–163.00	761	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	802	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	156.94/cwt	155.00–160.00	893	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	142.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	976	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	131.54/cwt	124.00–136.50	967	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	141.54/cwt	138.75–142.00	1,052	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	136.43/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,055	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	129.43/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,072	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,121	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	439	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	821	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	703	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	907	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	813	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,008	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	81.04/cwt	78.50–84.50	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	100.31/cwt	95.50–103.00	1,763	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	807	36.65/cwt	32.00–42.00	296	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	858	54.36/cwt	52.00–56.00	466	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	48.15/cwt	42.00–51.50	501	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	73.59/cwt	70.50–77.00	819	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	80.05/cwt	76.50–83.00	964	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	72.39/cwt	68.50–73.25	1,003	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,117	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	875	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	975	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,325	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	19,422	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,605.64/cwt	1,200.00–1,635.00	19,027	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,076	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,278	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,905	5

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 1,057Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 93Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 16Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	140.00–145.00	142.96
2	—	533	150.00	150.00
20	—	569	155.00–160.00	156.94
85	—	743	138.75–142.00	141.54
27	—	422	175.00	175.00
26	—	828	128.00–133.50	129.43
29	—	473	156.00–163.00	160.80
8	—	332	189.00	189.00
57	—	773	136.00–136.50	136.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	897	125.00	125.00
5	—	333	166.00	166.00
10	—	557	144.00	144.00
65	—	735	124.00–136.50	131.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	755	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	149.00	149.00
14	—	689	149.00–149.50	149.43
5	—	434	186.00	186.00
5	—	569	158.00–165.00	160.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	836	144.00–145.00	144.75
14	—	755	152.50	152.50
12	—	346	212.00	212.00
10	—	506	181.50	181.50
31	—	459	190.00–192.00	191.47
44	—	854	142.00–142.50	142.07
27	—	625	160.00–165.00	162.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
4	—	892	119.00–121.00	119.50
2	—	378	165.00	165.00
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
1	—	900	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	129.00	129.00
2	—	813	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	439	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	70.00	70.00
9	—	1,113	70.50–77.00	73.59
3	—	1,040	42.00–51.50	48.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,385	68.50–73.25	72.39
11	—	1,204	76.50–83.00	80.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	52.00–56.00	54.36
5	—	807	32.00–42.00	36.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	79.50	79.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	78.50–84.50	81.04
3	—	1,758	95.50–103.00	100.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	9	—	1,170	1,660.00	1,660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,635.00	1,605.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,134	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,244	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,278	775.00	775.00

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.