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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 6

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,163 head

▼ 240 vs last sale 1,403▼ 372 vs year ago 1,535 · −24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 92▲ 51 vs year ago 10 · +510.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 26▲ 24 vs year ago 25 · +96.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly weak to 4.00 lower on comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand.

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 $176.94/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$176.94

549 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$9.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	178.66	1,208	442
Medium and Large 2	527	171.94	906	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	708	169.60	1,201	98

One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about $7 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 sale549 hd

176.94

—

TX average4 barns · 2,094 hd

179.09

−2.16

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	1,629	74.94	1,221	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	72.20	1,058	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	68.31	865	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	53.57	506	37

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$968	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$848	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$711	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$830	5

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	207.18/cwt	203.00–213.00	897	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,004	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	989	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	202.54/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,049	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	952	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	185.22/cwt	182.00–189.00	969	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	925	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	193.20/cwt	186.50–195.00	1,076	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,058	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	180.47/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,104	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,069	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,059	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	176.03/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,179	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	695	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,095	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	174.25/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,248	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,222	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,252	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	171.37/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,328	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	789	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,302	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	174.41/cwt	171.50–175.50	1,413	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	967	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,426	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	999	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,598	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	668	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	180.15/cwt	174.00–183.00	771	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	163.87/cwt	161.00–165.00	780	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	178.66/cwt	173.50–182.50	936	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	166.91/cwt	165.00–170.50	880	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	913	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	166.91/cwt	163.00–168.75	976	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	912	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	950	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	168.43/cwt	167.25–170.00	1,039	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	998	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	951	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,018	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,159	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	956	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	729	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,166	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	163.51/cwt	162.50–166.75	1,207	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,228	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,210	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,263	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,137	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	851	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,123	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	852	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,235	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,097	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	902	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	201.10/cwt	189.00–209.00	841	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	162.38/cwt	160.00–180.00	797	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	998	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	966	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,099	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	141.56/cwt	138.00–145.00	973	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	82.60/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,664	72.75/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,211	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	634	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	197	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	842	46.46/cwt	45.00–49.00	391	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	60.60/cwt	57.00–65.00	554	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	488	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	58.79/cwt	54.50–62.00	659	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	64.52/cwt	62.00–69.00	757	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	834	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	927	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	72.20/cwt	70.50–74.00	1,058	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	804	508.31/head	435.00–550.00	508	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,034	753.65/head	610.00–810.00	754	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,234	895.50/head	875.00–935.00	896	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	847.84/head	785.00–950.00	848	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	967.62/head	950.00–975.00	968	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	885	77.18/cwt	70.00–83.00	683	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	122.40/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,169	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	600	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,163Last week 1,403Year ago 1,535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 92Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 26Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	210.00	210.00
34	—	716	172.00–175.00	174.25
4	—	999	160.00	160.00
12	—	612	173.00–182.00	180.47
45	—	670	175.00–177.00	176.03
15	—	810	171.50–175.50	174.41
146	—	775	171.00–173.00	171.37
85	—	557	186.50–195.00	193.20
24	—	518	196.00–209.00	202.54
9	—	433	203.00–213.00	207.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	585	175.00	175.00
4	—	789	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	172.50	172.50
2	—	495	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	199.00	199.00
69	—	752	166.50	166.50
6	—	736	166.00	166.00
5	—	586	180.50	180.50
8	—	523	182.00–189.00	185.22
7	—	642	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	695	157.50	157.50
15	—	629	170.00	170.00
3	—	520	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	617	167.25–170.00	168.43
25	—	585	163.00–168.75	166.91
5	—	758	162.00	162.00
9	—	696	166.50	166.50
17	—	480	176.00	176.00
2	—	305	192.00	192.00
46	—	524	173.50–182.50	178.66
4	—	815	155.00	155.00
36	—	428	174.00–183.00	180.15
21	—	738	162.50–166.75	163.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	160.00	160.00
4	—	542	168.50	168.50
14	—	592	154.00	154.00
17	—	656	145.00	145.00
7	—	710	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	594	160.00	160.00
4	—	796	152.00	152.00
29	—	527	165.00–170.50	166.91
10	—	375	178.00	178.00
15	—	620	161.00	161.00
7	—	476	161.00–165.00	163.87
3	—	657	155.00	155.00
5	—	836	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	160.00	160.00
3	—	852	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	118.00	118.00
22	—	724	132.00	132.00
5	—	851	132.00	132.00
2	—	595	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	644	150.00	150.00
2	—	750	138.00	138.00
16	—	491	160.00–180.00	162.38
4	—	687	138.00–145.00	141.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	218.00	218.00
15	—	687	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	156.00	156.00
5	—	418	189.00–209.00	201.10
3	—	382	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,174	62.00–69.00	64.52
1	—	1,085	45.00	45.00
8	—	1,121	54.50–62.00	58.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	65.00–67.00	65.96
1	—	1,270	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	31.00	31.00
9	—	842	45.00–49.00	46.46
11	—	915	57.00–65.00	60.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	70.50–74.00	72.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,664	70.00–79.00	72.75
2	—	1,508	80.00–86.00	82.60

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,234	875.00–935.00	895.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	950.00–975.00	967.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,238	785.00–950.00	847.84

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)	6	—	1,034	610.00–810.00	753.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	804	435.00–550.00	508.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	955	110.00–130.00	122.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	70.00–83.00	77.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.