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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 27

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 20Sep 27Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,253 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 1,429▲ 497 vs year ago 756 · +65.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 63▼ 8 vs year ago 75 · −10.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 36▼ 123 vs year ago 146 · −84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 4.00 to 8.00 lower, with sharper declines noted on lighter weight calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was very attractive with several smaller packages of nice calves and big load lots of yearlings on offer. Trading activity was light to moderate on moderate buyer demand. Planting of winter wheat continues across the trading region, but some moisture will be needed soon to help the stand emerge.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.35/cwt on 813 head.

Average price

$174.35

813 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$294

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

$14.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.02

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	188.12	984	17thin
Medium and Large 1	735	174.06	1,279	796

One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about −$294 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 sale813 hd

174.35

—

TX average3 barns · 2,078 hd

176.37

−2.02

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	1,590	95.83	1,524	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	80.31	959	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	806	50.14	404	29

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$1,125	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,084	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,058	$1,025	2thin

Every lot

47 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	342	220.99/cwt	216.00–222.00	756	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	216.91/cwt	214.00–218.00	913	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	886	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	200.92/cwt	199.50–205.00	950	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	914	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	194.82/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,007	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	182.71/cwt	182.50–183.00	1,045	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,074	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	179.13/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,116	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,107	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	176.27/cwt	175.00–176.50	1,215	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	170.48/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,328	619
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,229	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	922	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,337	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	183.22/cwt	180.00–184.00	775	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	177.84/cwt	170.00–181.00	848	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	929	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	163.02/cwt	160.50–165.50	947	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,049	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,181	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,214	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,275	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	766	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	924	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	525	175.17/cwt	167.00–177.75	920	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	608	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	991	11
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	499	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	726	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	2,005	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	607	31.49/cwt	30.00–37.00	191	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	50.64/cwt	49.50–54.50	428	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	874	64.92/cwt	62.00–70.50	567	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	72.22/cwt	69.50–76.00	768	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	81.22/cwt	78.00–83.00	961	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	76.15/cwt	75.00–76.50	947	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	830	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	983	698.49/head	685.00–710.00	698	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	1,180.66/head	1,085.00–1,200.00	1,181	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	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 Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,253Last week 1,429Year ago 756

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 63Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 36Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	608	163.00	163.00
8	—	525	167.00–177.75	175.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	177.00	177.00
4	—	456	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	914	139.50	139.50
73	—	477	170.00–181.00	177.84
3	—	707	167.00	167.00
5	—	804	151.00	151.00
82	—	581	160.50–165.50	163.02
9	—	531	175.00	175.00
16	—	423	180.00–184.00	183.22
2	—	675	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	176.00	176.00
2	—	380	166.00	166.00
3	—	345	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	697	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	499	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	200.00	200.00
4	—	476	192.00	192.00
2	—	798	154.00	154.00
3	—	617	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	623	178.00–180.00	179.13
19	—	689	175.00–176.50	176.27
24	—	473	199.50–205.00	200.92
42	—	572	182.50–183.00	182.71
26	—	517	190.00–199.00	194.82
14	—	421	214.00–218.00	216.91
619	—	779	169.00–171.00	170.48
6	—	342	216.00–222.00	220.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	922	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	164.00	164.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	685.00–710.00	698.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,296	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,130	1,085.00–1,200.00	1,180.66

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	1	—	850	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	95.50	95.50
1	—	1,260	86.50	86.50
1	—	1,900	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	874	62.00–70.50	64.92
11	—	845	49.50–54.50	50.64
9	—	607	30.00–37.00	31.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,183	78.00–83.00	81.22
5	—	1,244	75.00–76.50	76.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	69.50–76.00	72.22

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.