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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 13

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,060 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 1,163▲ 98 vs year ago 962 · +10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 61▼ 15 vs year ago 47 · −31.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 49▼ 46 vs year ago 61 · −75.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly firm to 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on all other classes of cattle for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly weak to 2.00 lower on a light test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. According to the Cattle Market Report and Analysis, some feedlots are entering the winter with less than full capacities. Weekly placements are showing year over year declines. Uneven grazing patterns and declining cattle numbers will provide the backdrop for smaller fed supplies well into the future. Dry land wheat in the Central, Southern, and Eastern part of the Panhandle is mostly emerged but could use some moisture to make a stand.

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 $183.26/cwt on 473 head.

Average price

$183.26

473 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$15.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	187.78	1,239	335
Medium and Large 1-2	611	172.31	1,052	138

One grade step is worth $15.47/cwt here — about $187 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 sale473 hd

183.26

—

TX average4 barns · 2,227 hd

184.00

−0.74

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	1,400	89.00	1,246	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,668	65.95	1,100	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	64.39	846	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,140	55.28	630	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$1,237	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,388	$1,236	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,449	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	207.51/cwt	206.00–212.00	733	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	849	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	226.22/cwt	214.50–230.00	948	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	209.96/cwt	207.00–213.00	962	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	175.65/cwt	170.00–180.50	933	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	195.71/cwt	195.50–196.50	1,057	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,062	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,110	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	170.36/cwt	170.00–170.50	1,055	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	172.64/cwt	165.50–174.00	1,134	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	666	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,119	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,225	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,164	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	176.44/cwt	175.00–180.50	1,290	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	174.06/cwt	170.00–175.50	1,366	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,303	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	813	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,305	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	169.09/cwt	164.00–171.00	615	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	186.02/cwt	182.00–188.00	722	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	184.33/cwt	183.00–185.00	892	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	162.29/cwt	161.00–165.00	824	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	909	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	923	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	170.35/cwt	169.00–171.00	966	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	158.68/cwt	156.00–159.00	985	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,041	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,010	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,242	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,177	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,253	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	792	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,275	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,251	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	781	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,007	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,263	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	432	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	508	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	54.01/cwt	52.00–55.00	607	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	62.73/cwt	60.00–65.00	775	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	58.94/cwt	58.00–60.00	740	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	66.20/cwt	64.00–68.00	882	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	65.95/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	920	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	1,235.91/head	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,236	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,515	1,237.29/head	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,237	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	800	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,448.89/head	1,385.00–1,500.00	1,449	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	853	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	635	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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,060Last week 1,163Year ago 962

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 61Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 49Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	141.00	141.00
2	—	265	169.00	169.00
69	—	792	161.00	161.00
11	—	400	156.00	156.00
2	—	630	150.00	150.00
4	—	556	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	533	170.50	170.50
12	—	567	169.00–171.00	170.35
3	—	635	164.00	164.00
43	—	484	183.00–185.00	184.33
37	—	388	182.00–188.00	186.02
4	—	433	184.00	184.00
5	—	788	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	621	156.00–159.00	158.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	735	169.00	169.00
11	—	364	164.00–171.00	169.09
6	—	772	152.50	152.50
38	—	508	161.00–165.00	162.29
8	—	887	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	635	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	785	170.00–175.50	174.06
6	—	613	181.00	181.00
56	—	419	214.50–230.00	226.22
44	—	731	175.00–180.50	176.44
46	—	540	195.50–196.50	195.71
8	—	458	207.00–213.00	209.96
6	—	688	178.00	178.00
2	—	363	234.00	234.00
4	—	574	185.00	185.00
2	—	303	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	723	161.00	161.00
3	—	785	166.00	166.00
52	—	619	170.00–170.50	170.36
19	—	657	165.50–174.00	172.64
30	—	531	170.00–180.50	175.65
8	—	353	206.00–212.00	207.51
2	—	563	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	168.00	168.00
2	—	813	160.50	160.50
3	—	635	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	182.00	182.00
4	—	469	149.00	149.00
4	—	675	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	781	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	46.00	46.00
3	—	1,123	52.00–55.00	54.01
3	—	1,235	60.00–65.00	62.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	58.00–60.00	58.94
6	—	1,333	64.00–68.00	66.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	64.00–67.50	65.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,355	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,305	88.00	88.00

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	—	920	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	1,150.00–1,310.00	1,235.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,515	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,237.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	900.00	900.00

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	—	1,350	1,385.00–1,500.00	1,448.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	2	—	853	74.00–75.00	74.50

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.