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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 24

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

738 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 880▲ 281 vs year ago 457 · +61.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 27▲ 31 vs year ago 25 · +124.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 27▼ 18 vs year ago 29 · −62.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves were sharply higher on lighter weights, but quality was more attractive then the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 higher. Quality was attractive, with several load lots of cattle on offer. Trading activity was mostly active on good demand. The majority of the trading region received a much needed rain with totals ranging from a half inch to 2 inches.

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 $150.05/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$150.05

273 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$34.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	164.30	743	140
Medium and Large 1-2	750	135.84	1,018	115
Medium 2-3	509	130.00	661	18thin

One grade step is worth $34.30/cwt here — about $82 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 sale273 hd

150.05

—

TX average4 barns · 1,329 hd

147.11

+2.94

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	1,487	80.45	1,196	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	79.44	1,148	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	77.26	1,004	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,116	74.31	829	24

Every lot

49 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	289	203.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	588	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	207.95/cwt	199.00–212.00	809	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	196.70/cwt	193.00–198.00	948	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	947	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,043	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,085	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	849	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,210	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,152	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	193	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	332	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	316.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	760	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	459	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	169.93/cwt	168.00–172.00	637	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	168.78/cwt	161.00–171.00	773	57
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	472	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	632	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	154.69/cwt	153.00–156.00	790	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	527	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	675	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	894	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	849	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,012	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	135.82/cwt	131.00–138.25	1,043	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,083	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	196	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	686	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	241	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	928	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	282	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	917	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	431	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	802	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	885	12
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	12
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	753	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	828	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	594	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	78.58/cwt	77.50–80.50	1,142	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	528	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	78.75/cwt	78.75–78.75	866	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	71.09/cwt	66.50–74.50	820	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	62.99/cwt	61.00–65.00	737	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	83.03/cwt	80.50–88.50	1,069	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	76.35/cwt	72.50–78.50	989	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	67.37/cwt	65.00–70.00	908	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	78.38/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,099	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	81.56/cwt	81.00–82.50	1,248	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,588	1,448.43/cwt	1,250.00–1,475.00	23,001	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,490	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,880	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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 880Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 27Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	482	193.00–198.00	196.70
6	—	523	181.00	181.00
62	—	849	142.50	142.50
45	—	389	199.00–212.00	207.95
13	—	289	200.00–205.00	203.54
4	—	759	143.00	143.00
2	—	695	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	190.00	190.00
8	—	756	138.00	138.00
5	—	893	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	128.00	128.00
6	—	472	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	153.00–156.00	154.69
10	—	273	168.00	168.00
4	—	634	141.00	141.00
57	—	458	161.00–171.00	168.78
13	—	713	142.00	142.00
2	—	550	147.00	147.00
2	—	830	130.50	130.50
42	—	375	168.00–172.00	169.93
15	—	240	300.00–325.00	316.76
3	—	193	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	140.00	140.00
8	—	636	133.50	133.50
102	—	768	131.00–138.25	135.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	360	125.00	125.00
7	—	753	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	407	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	196	350.00	350.00
14	—	241	385.00	385.00
3	—	282	325.00	325.00
12	—	471	188.00	188.00
5	—	431	186.00	186.00
3	—	300	185.00	185.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,588	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,448.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,288	80.50–88.50	83.03
2	—	1,348	65.00–70.00	67.37
10	—	1,295	72.50–78.50	76.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	61.00–65.00	62.99
4	—	1,154	66.50–74.50	71.09
16	—	1,100	78.75	78.75
1	—	1,055	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,402	76.00–80.00	78.38
3	—	1,530	81.00–82.50	81.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	86.50	86.50
1	—	1,385	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,453	77.50–80.50	78.58

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.