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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 17

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

880 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 673▲ 149 vs year ago 731 · +20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 75▼ 24 vs year ago 51 · −47.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 60▲ 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. The majority of the trading region is listed in the extreme to exceptional drought categories despites some recent scattered rains. This is in part due to higher than average temperatures coupled with high winds. As a result, crop, rangeland and pasture conditions were very poor to poor according to the Texas Crop and Weather Report.

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 $146.18/cwt on 413 head.

Average price

$146.18

413 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

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

$6.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	147.73	957	314
Medium and Large 1-2	712	141.28	1,006	99

One grade step is worth $6.45/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale413 hd

146.18

—

TX average4 barns · 1,927 hd

148.40

−2.22

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	1,625	85.72	1,393	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,274	74.82	953	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	74.80	924	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	63.34	639	6thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	333	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	833	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	788	10
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	485	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	146	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	801	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	181.85/cwt	180.00–185.00	964	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,015	10
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	564	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	226	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	166.52/cwt	166.00–167.50	1,014	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	151.28/cwt	150.00–158.00	924	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	152.32/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,028	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,076	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	775	143.99/cwt	143.50–144.50	1,116	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,095	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	123.56/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,098	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,234	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	186	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	558	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	254	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	161.77/cwt	160.00–163.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	158.75/cwt	158.00–159.00	737	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	159.54/cwt	156.00–160.00	847	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	845	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	880	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	149.91/cwt	147.50–152.50	920	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	145.58/cwt	145.00–146.00	980	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	749	141.85/cwt	141.85–141.85	1,062	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,070	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	143.83/cwt	142.00–145.75	1,120	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	134.27/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,102	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	201	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	955	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	958	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,011	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	552	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	414	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	744	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	818	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	72.29/cwt	68.50–77.50	1,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	96.75/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,882	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	410	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	71.71/cwt	69.50–74.00	737	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	63.70/cwt	61.00–65.50	658	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	70.25/cwt	70.25–70.25	832	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	74.80/cwt	71.50–77.50	924	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	77.11/cwt	75.50–78.50	1,016	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,643	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	800	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	991.67/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	8,925	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	1,004.69/cwt	960.00–1,060.00	10,579	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,031	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	973	87.55/cwt	85.50–90.00	852	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 880Last week 673Year ago 731

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 75Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 60Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	40.00	40.00
3	—	485	30.00	30.00
2	—	333	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	889	123.00–127.00	123.56
2	—	578	167.00	167.00
5	—	742	145.00	145.00
10	—	517	155.00	155.00
13	—	611	150.00–158.00	151.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	609	166.00–167.50	166.52
10	—	445	177.00	177.00
2	—	883	124.00	124.00
16	—	911	135.50	135.50
8	—	530	180.00–185.00	181.85
10	—	564	180.00	180.00
17	—	675	148.00–155.00	152.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	775	143.50–144.50	143.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	774	138.25	138.25
22	—	607	145.00	145.00
2	—	543	155.00	155.00
5	—	376	160.00–163.00	161.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	614	147.50–152.50	149.91
21	—	821	132.00–139.00	134.27
4	—	254	175.00	175.00
114	—	749	141.85	141.85
22	—	779	142.00–145.75	143.83
27	—	531	156.00–160.00	159.54
55	—	464	158.00–159.00	158.75
7	—	673	145.00–146.00	145.58
35	—	577	146.50	146.50
3	—	205	325.00	325.00
12	—	186	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	75.00	75.00
7	—	744	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	201	475.00	475.00
1	—	1,180	98.00	98.00
1	—	785	122.00	122.00
5	—	473	170.00	170.00
3	—	435	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	891	113.50	113.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	69.50–74.00	71.71
3	—	1,033	61.00–65.50	63.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	70.25	70.25
2	—	1,318	75.50–78.50	77.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	45.50	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	71.50–77.50	74.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	95.00–99.00	96.75
2	—	1,403	68.50–77.50	72.29
1	—	1,430	90.50	90.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,075.00	1,075.00

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	3	—	900	975.00–1,000.00	991.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,053	960.00–1,060.00	1,004.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	850.00	850.00

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	—	955	108.00	108.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	85.50–90.00	87.55

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.