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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 12

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jun 21Jul 12Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,225 head

▲ 1,438 vs last sale 787▼ 544 vs year ago 2,769 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 210 vs last sale 35▲ 154 vs year ago 91 · +169.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 10▲ 89 vs year ago 81 · +109.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 6/21/22: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand, as it was full house for the Special Sale after the two week break for July 4th.

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 $154.16/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$154.16

1,003 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	155.70	1,104	455
Medium and Large 1-2	632	153.39	970	535
Medium and Large 2	655	132.00	865	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $240 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 sale1,003 hd

154.16

—

TX average1 barns · 1,003 hd

154.16

+0.00

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	1,627	87.13	1,417	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	79.56	1,241	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	76.93	968	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	71.61	761	99

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,204	$1,245	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,419	$1,200	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,535	$1,135	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,199	$993	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,725	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$1,509	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$901	13

Every lot

64 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 1-2	294	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	629	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	865	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	189.21/cwt	179.50–201.00	999	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	970	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	979	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,079	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,137	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	167.35/cwt	163.00–168.75	1,208	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	167.48/cwt	165.00–167.60	1,221	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	838	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,261	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,394	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	884	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,211	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	936	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,236	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	186	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	390	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	721	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	809	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	163.15/cwt	161.50–165.00	861	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	757	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	948	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	999	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	936	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	158.29/cwt	156.00–158.75	1,045	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,005	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,153	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,154	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,154	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,197	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,313	46
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	188	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	976	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	641	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,000	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	84.26/cwt	83.50–85.00	1,186	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,661	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	879	70.95/cwt	67.00–75.00	624	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	882	63.93/cwt	60.00–66.25	564	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	945	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	652	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	68.14/cwt	67.00–69.50	722	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	70.97/cwt	65.00–72.25	788	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	73.54/cwt	71.50–75.00	823	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	77.99/cwt	77.50–78.50	947	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	80.31/cwt	80.00–81.50	1,008	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	77.12/cwt	74.00–79.00	984	105
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,536	79.07/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,215	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,378	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	900.77/head	850.00–910.00	901	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,125	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,350	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	107.14/cwt	96.00–116.00	937	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,106	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,059	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	992.97/head	950.00–1,000.00	993	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	1,244.67/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,245	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,419	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,225Last week 787Year ago 2,769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 35Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 10Year ago 81

Compared to last sale 6/21/22: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand, as it was full house for the Special Sale after the two week break for July 4th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	156.00	156.00
10	—	571	171.00	171.00
3	—	372	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
10	—	188	400.00	400.00
3	—	235	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	170.00	170.00
12	—	615	162.50	162.50
29	—	528	161.50–165.00	163.15
96	—	834	143.50	143.50
202	—	732	157.50	157.50
6	—	338	175.00	175.00
21	—	580	160.00–165.00	163.38
83	—	660	156.00–158.75	158.29
9	—	186	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	679	148.00	148.00
12	—	428	168.50	168.50
3	—	223	175.00	175.00
39	—	275	190.00	190.00
35	—	813	142.00	142.00
42	—	531	142.50	142.50
145	—	498	162.50	162.50
70	—	747	154.50	154.50
46	—	1,076	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	655	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	842	165.50	165.50
24	—	564	172.00	172.00
13	—	528	179.50–201.00	189.21
4	—	608	177.50	177.50
29	—	665	171.00	171.00
5	—	351	217.00	217.00
99	—	722	163.00–168.75	167.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	172.00	172.00
9	—	454	190.50	190.50
44	—	294	214.00	214.00
147	—	729	165.00–167.60	167.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	936	132.00	132.00
55	—	838	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	884	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	77.50–78.50	77.99
61	—	1,119	71.50–75.00	73.54
8	—	1,059	67.00–69.50	68.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	77.50–79.50	79.07
1	—	1,680	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,255	80.00–81.50	80.31
105	—	1,276	74.00–79.00	77.12
10	—	1,110	65.00–72.25	70.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	882	60.00–66.25	63.93
8	—	879	67.00–75.00	70.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	83.50–85.00	84.26
2	—	1,845	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	900	850.00–910.00	900.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,125	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,350	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	96.00–116.00	107.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,284	82.50	82.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,015	109.00	109.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,199	950.00–1,000.00	992.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,204	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,244.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,419	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,535	1,135.00	1,135.00

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.