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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 26

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

893 head

▲ 171 vs last sale 722▲ 376 vs year ago 517 · +72.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 70▼ 156 vs year ago 196 · −79.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 4▼ 61 vs year ago 110 · −55.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend but a slightly lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Several nice sets of bred cows and light weight calves were on offer. Many producers are culling deeper into their herds and selling calves earlier as grass conditions continue to worsen with hotter than average temperatures and limited rain.

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 $164.54/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$164.54

378 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	171.01	884	164
Medium and Large 1-2	550	159.58	878	214

One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $6 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 sale378 hd

164.54

—

TX average4 barns · 1,773 hd

162.85

+1.68

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	1,477	81.91	1,210	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	69.84	890	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	68.84	1,062	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	59.90	602	11

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)	1,563	$1,060	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,259	$850	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$820	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	772	$660	8

Every lot

53 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	273	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	576	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	195.51/cwt	195.00–201.00	762	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	206.15/cwt	195.00–210.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	926	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	179.95/cwt	174.00–187.50	1,013	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,072	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,093	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,211	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,198	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,236	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,299	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,344	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	216	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	415	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	594	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	175.00/cwt	172.50–187.00	515	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	156.31/cwt	155.50–171.00	586	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	189.78/cwt	188.00–191.00	727	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	778	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	164.75/cwt	164.00–167.00	857	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	903	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	923	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	157.48/cwt	156.50–158.25	1,068	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,007	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	698	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,019	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	157.01/cwt	155.50–157.50	1,140	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	156.63/cwt	156.00–159.50	1,148	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	958	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,083	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	281	241.71/cwt	217.00–245.00	679	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	351	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	806	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	202.04/cwt	200.00–206.00	834	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	455	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	833	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	947	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	888	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	799	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	73.94/cwt	70.00–76.00	945	6
Bulls	—	—	1,585	86.26/cwt	85.25–90.50	1,367	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	827	43.05/cwt	40.00–49.00	356	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	527	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	67.75/cwt	66.50–68.25	737	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	69.84/cwt	66.50–71.25	890	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	68.84/cwt	67.50–70.00	1,062	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	686	125.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	860	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	863	71.52/cwt	65.00–80.00	617	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	819.92/head	650.00–850.00	820	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,259	849.69/head	800.00–900.00	850	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,563	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 893Last week 722Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 70Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 4Year ago 110

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	67.50–70.00	68.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	66.50–68.25	67.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,274	66.50–71.25	69.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	55.50	55.50
3	—	827	40.00–49.00	43.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	70.00–76.00	73.94
11	—	1,585	85.25–90.50	86.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	65.00–80.00	71.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	686	120.00–128.00	125.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	772	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,259	800.00–900.00	849.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,563	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,230	650.00–850.00	819.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	294	172.50–187.00	175.00
103	—	733	156.00–159.50	156.63
12	—	584	158.00	158.00
2	—	470	168.00	168.00
59	—	375	155.50–171.00	156.31
2	—	690	146.00	146.00
2	—	400	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	294	202.00	202.00
4	—	403	171.00	171.00
4	—	334	181.00	181.00
22	—	383	188.00–191.00	189.78
14	—	561	161.00	161.00
21	—	726	155.50–157.50	157.01
24	—	520	164.00–167.00	164.75
9	—	477	163.00	163.00
27	—	678	156.50–158.25	157.48
6	—	216	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	146.00	146.00
4	—	958	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	200.00–206.00	202.04
5	—	535	177.00	177.00
32	—	351	229.50	229.50
25	—	281	217.00–245.00	241.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	183.00	183.00
4	—	555	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	632	173.00	173.00
72	—	693	174.75	174.75
2	—	363	210.00	210.00
2	—	323	223.00	223.00
11	—	785	165.50	165.50
16	—	470	197.00	197.00
4	—	434	195.00–210.00	206.15
7	—	727	170.00	170.00
5	—	564	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	908	148.00	148.00
20	—	711	168.50	168.50
59	—	390	195.00–201.00	195.51
20	—	563	174.00–187.50	179.95
15	—	273	211.00	211.00

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.