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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 29

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Nov 15Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,403 head

▼ 725 vs last sale 2,128▼ 64 vs year ago 1,467 · −4.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 92▲ 42 vs year ago 50 · +84.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 45▲ 11 vs year ago 15 · +73.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 2.00 higher, with instances of up to 8.00 higher on long weaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 4.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Temperatures have been pretty mild for this time of the year in the 50's and 60's, however moisture has been short. According to the US Drought Monitor, Texas had 58% of the rangeland and pastures; 52% of the oats; and 49% of the winter wheat crop rated in the very poor to poor condition.

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 $179.10/cwt on 598 head.

Average price

$179.10

598 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$12.16/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	687	181.70	1,248	470
Medium and Large 1-2	709	169.54	1,203	128

One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $46 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 sale598 hd

179.10

—

TX average1 barns · 598 hd

179.10

+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	1,515	81.06	1,228	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	71.60	896	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	70.90	1,075	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	63.86	685	35

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)	1,260	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$821	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,008	$1,035	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	913	$907	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	5

Every lot

63 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	241.12/cwt	240.00–242.00	933	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	199.68/cwt	190.00–207.00	831	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	212.20/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,048	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	202.93/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,067	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,014	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,001	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,053	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	185.26/cwt	184.50–189.00	1,075	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	180.12/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,120	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,059	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	177.79/cwt	176.00–178.50	1,177	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	170.56/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,177	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	699	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,129	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	178.52/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,303	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,155	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,273	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	171.93/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,372	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,442	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	171.62/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,490	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	183.14/cwt	180.00–184.00	747	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	166.85/cwt	165.00–170.00	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	830	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	805	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	167.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	825	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	170.23/cwt	169.00–175.00	897	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	163.84/cwt	162.00–164.50	937	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	166.77/cwt	164.00–170.00	961	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	926	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,004	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	169.05/cwt	165.50–170.50	1,160	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	701	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	932	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	165.75/cwt	165.75–165.75	1,203	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	160.42/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,176	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,302	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	156.88/cwt	156.50–157.50	957	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	143.46/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,031	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	81.06/cwt	76.00–85.50	1,228	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	861	57.98/cwt	54.00–59.50	499	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	68.36/cwt	65.00–70.00	638	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	60.05/cwt	56.00–66.00	668	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	68.55/cwt	66.50–72.00	792	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	72.21/cwt	69.50–74.50	900	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	75.76/cwt	75.00–76.50	951	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	66.79/cwt	60.00–69.00	856	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	72.28/cwt	71.50–73.00	1,073	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	69.51/cwt	68.50–70.00	1,075	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	870	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,058	820.92/head	750.00–875.00	821	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	129.14/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,195	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,236	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	952	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	907.49/head	850.00–1,025.00	907	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	5

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 Nov 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,403Last week 2,128Year ago 1,467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 92Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 45Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	769	165.50	165.50
9	—	690	169.00–171.00	170.56
12	—	648	163.50	163.50
4	—	560	188.00	188.00
9	—	416	190.00–207.00	199.68
2	—	390	196.00	196.00
3	—	548	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	240.00–242.00	241.12
118	—	730	174.00–180.00	178.52
15	—	526	202.00–204.00	202.93
35	—	494	206.00–213.00	212.20
102	—	837	172.25	172.25
3	—	433	224.00	224.00
7	—	798	170.00–174.50	171.93
7	—	662	176.00–178.50	177.79
69	—	622	177.00–183.00	180.12
45	—	580	184.50–189.00	185.26
16	—	868	170.00–172.00	171.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	699	161.50	161.50
13	—	559	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	185.00	185.00
12	—	652	154.00	154.00
14	—	535	165.00	165.00
70	—	726	165.75	165.75
12	—	494	161.00–173.00	167.02
8	—	418	165.00–170.00	166.85
24	—	572	162.00–164.50	163.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	701	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	175.00	175.00
44	—	527	169.00–175.00	170.23
90	—	686	165.50–170.50	169.05
14	—	733	160.00–162.00	160.42
68	—	576	164.00–170.00	166.77
18	—	801	162.50	162.50
10	—	408	180.00–184.00	183.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	603	153.50	153.50
5	—	479	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	151.00	151.00
8	—	719	139.00–145.00	143.46
3	—	317	208.00	208.00
24	—	610	156.50–157.50	156.88
2	—	473	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,282	60.00–69.00	66.79
2	—	1,255	75.00–76.50	75.76
26	—	1,246	69.50–74.50	72.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	71.50–73.00	72.28
3	—	1,547	68.50–70.00	69.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	861	54.00–59.50	57.98
4	—	933	65.00–70.00	68.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,113	56.00–66.00	60.05
13	—	1,155	66.50–72.00	68.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,515	76.00–85.50	81.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	750.00–875.00	820.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	625.00	625.00

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	4	—	1,236	77.00	77.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	121.00–135.00	129.14

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)	6	—	913	850.00–1,025.00	907.49
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,035.00	1,035.00

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	5	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.