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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 23

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

834 head

▼ 240 vs last sale 1,074▲ 262 vs year ago 572 · +45.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 19▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 37▲ 74 vs year ago 10 · +740.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend but a steady to slightly higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with higher advances on larger groups. Quality was very attractive on the lighter weight calves, and plain to average on yearlings. The majority of the trading region received a good slow soaking rain over the weekend bringing anywhere between a half inch to 2 inches. Temperatures have also cooled down to the 70's and 80's, which has allowed pastures to begin to bounce back but a large amount of weeds are accompanying the new pasture growth.

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 $173.13/cwt on 475 head.

Average price

$173.13

475 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	186.00	838	125
Medium and Large 1-2	637	168.64	1,074	348
Medium and Large 2	320	150.00	480	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $358 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 sale475 hd

173.13

—

TX average4 barns · 1,651 hd

173.00

+0.14

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	1,556	89.50	1,393	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	79.66	990	8thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$910	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$815	10

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	353	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	963	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	893	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,070	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	959	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,072	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	173.68/cwt	172.75–174.50	1,362	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	810	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,219	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	662	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	187.77/cwt	183.00–190.00	689	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	186.09/cwt	182.00–187.00	809	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	792	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	916	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	896	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	168.63/cwt	164.00–170.00	868	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	622	173.33/cwt	173.25–173.50	1,078	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,162	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,017	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,275	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,217	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	540	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	649	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	852	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	501	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	949	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	162.93/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,023	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,333	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	942	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,904	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	79.66/cwt	74.50–80.25	990	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	850	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2-3	645	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	326	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	700	111.57/cwt	100.00–134.00	781	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 3	709	39.25/cwt	39.00–40.00	278	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2-3	831	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	457	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2-3	953	63.88/cwt	60.00–65.50	609	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	971	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 1,074Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 37Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	178.00	178.00
6	—	480	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	150.50	150.50
3	—	710	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	526	203.50	203.50
122	—	784	172.75–174.50	173.68
41	—	407	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	863	141.00	141.00
9	—	515	164.00–170.00	168.63
14	—	570	152.00	152.00
19	—	486	163.00	163.00
70	—	711	163.50	163.50
12	—	761	167.50	167.50
3	—	267	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	622	173.25–173.50	173.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	175.00	175.00
11	—	367	183.00–190.00	187.77
20	—	343	193.00	193.00
28	—	435	182.00–187.00	186.09
57	—	490	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	181.00	181.00
3	—	427	175.00	175.00
3	—	458	186.00	186.00
5	—	628	155.00–175.00	162.93
7	—	501	189.50	189.50
3	—	333	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,075	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	287	188.00	188.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	850	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	709	39.00–40.00	39.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	831	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	953	60.00–65.50	63.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	645	50.50	50.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	100.00–134.00	111.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	92.00	92.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,265	74.50	74.50
1	—	2,025	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,243	74.50–80.25	79.66

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.