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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 25

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,521 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 1,790▼ 268 vs year ago 1,789 · −15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 82▼ 89 vs year ago 110 · −80.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 54▼ 2 vs year ago 39 · −5.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded firm to 4.00 higher on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with the exception of steers weighing under 400 pounds which traded 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of yearlings straight off the short grass and several smaller packages of weaned calves. A cold front moved into the region the trading region bringing with it some much needed rain ranging from a half inch to an inch and a half. This should bring a much needed boost to the winter wheat crop.

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 $176.13/cwt on 1,094 head.

Average price

$176.13

1,094 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$31.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	183.88	1,029	196
Medium and Large 1-2	723	174.99	1,265	876
Medium and Large 2	506	152.61	772	22

One grade step is worth $31.26/cwt here — about $257 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 sale1,094 hd

176.13

—

TX average4 barns · 2,217 hd

175.02

+1.11

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	1,353	82.52	1,116	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,375	67.66	930	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,670	64.50	1,077	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	50.43	449	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	961	$883	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$841	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$800	2thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	213.54/cwt	208.00–226.00	880	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	776	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	711	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	941	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	185.25/cwt	183.00–187.00	973	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	186.46/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,055	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	837	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,020	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,073	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,013	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,077	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	626	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	914	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	883	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	651	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,090	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	153.69/cwt	151.50–158.00	1,013	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,152	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	702	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,095	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	709	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,170	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	176.25/cwt	176.25–176.25	1,258	424
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,316	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	759	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,252	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	174.60/cwt	174.60–174.60	1,413	115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	212.89/cwt	182.00–232.00	803	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	169.41/cwt	165.00–174.00	662	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	179.13/cwt	175.00–182.00	763	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	176.68/cwt	172.00–178.00	823	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	156.93/cwt	151.00–161.00	731	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	167.84/cwt	166.00–171.00	844	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	789	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	858	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	922	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	148.15/cwt	141.00–152.00	855	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	144.26/cwt	140.50–149.00	909	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	128.55/cwt	125.00–133.00	854	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	152.70/cwt	138.50–154.00	1,017	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	717	138.50/cwt	135.50–139.00	993	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,240	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	647	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	764	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	821	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	82.52/cwt	79.50–86.00	1,116	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	695	33.06/cwt	31.00–35.00	230	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	809	47.70/cwt	45.00–50.50	386	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	53.48/cwt	53.00–54.00	465	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	722	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	65.78/cwt	65.00–66.50	770	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	68.24/cwt	68.00–68.50	925	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	941	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,077	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	883	114.68/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,013	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	948	85.55/cwt	71.50–103.00	811	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	850	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	860	775.70/head	700.00–860.00	776	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	930	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	975	745.18/head	650.00–810.00	745	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	947.62/head	810.00–1,000.00	948	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	904.33/head	850.00–950.00	904	3

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 Oct 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,521Last week 1,790Year ago 1,789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 82Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 54Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	752	175.00	175.00
90	—	606	177.00	177.00
424	—	714	176.25	176.25
12	—	694	166.00	166.00
5	—	454	171.00	171.00
115	—	809	174.60	174.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	525	183.00–187.00	185.25
84	—	566	180.00–187.00	186.46
25	—	412	208.00–226.00	213.54
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
2	—	490	192.00	192.00
8	—	626	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	185.00	185.00
18	—	702	156.00	156.00
8	—	593	172.00	172.00
6	—	659	151.50–158.00	153.69
5	—	614	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	146.50	146.50
5	—	626	141.00	141.00
9	—	468	152.00	152.00
3	—	310	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	759	165.00	165.00
5	—	709	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	651	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	192.00	192.00
1	—	650	146.00	146.00
4	—	509	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	161.00	161.00
4	—	553	148.50	148.50
8	—	530	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	161.00	161.00
23	—	577	141.00–152.00	148.15
11	—	630	140.50–149.00	144.26
14	—	717	135.50–139.00	138.50
24	—	666	138.50–154.00	152.70
4	—	509	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	125.00–133.00	128.55
24	—	466	151.00–161.00	156.93
2	—	568	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	466	172.00–178.00	176.68
11	—	426	175.00–182.00	179.13
19	—	503	166.00–171.00	167.84
5	—	377	182.00–232.00	212.89
13	—	569	162.00	162.00
13	—	922	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	391	165.00–174.00	169.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	809	45.00–50.50	47.70
2	—	870	53.00–54.00	53.48
2	—	695	31.00–35.00	33.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	66.50	66.50
2	—	1,355	68.00–68.50	68.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	64.50	64.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	65.00–66.50	65.78
1	—	1,165	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	79.50–86.00	82.52

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	—	948	71.50–103.00	85.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	107.00–123.00	114.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	650.00–810.00	745.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	860	700.00–860.00	775.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	700.00	700.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,288	850.00–950.00	904.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,021	810.00–1,000.00	947.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	900.00	900.00

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.