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Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 3

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 63▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 3▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeders steers or heifers for a market trend, due to the winter storm last week limiting receipts. However, a firmer undertone was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.65/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$126.65

140 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$11.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.35

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	127.07	818	135
Medium and Large 1-2	530	115.20	611	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $207 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 sale140 hd

126.65

—

TX average2 barns · 236 hd

122.29

+4.35

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	1,227	63.90	784	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	50.17	721	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	49.55	616	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	39.89	433	11

Every lot

24 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	745	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,002	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	498	123.50

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 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeders steers or heifers for a market trend, due to the winter storm last week limiting receipts. However, a firmer undertone was noted.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	36.50–45.50	39.95
1	—	960	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	41.50–48.00	44.13
3	—	1,167	33.50–40.50	36.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	46.00–55.50	50.68
1	—	1,410	40.50	40.50

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Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 3

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 63▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 3▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeders steers or heifers for a market trend, due to the winter storm last week limiting receipts. However, a firmer undertone was noted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.65/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$126.65

140 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$11.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.35

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	127.07	818	135
Medium and Large 1-2	530	115.20	611	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about $207 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 sale140 hd

126.65

—

TX average2 barns · 236 hd

122.29

+4.35

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	1,227	63.90	784	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	50.17	721	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	49.55	616	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	39.89	433	11

Every lot

24 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	745	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,002	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	498	123.50

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 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 63Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeders steers or heifers for a market trend, due to the winter storm last week limiting receipts. However, a firmer undertone was noted.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	36.50–45.50	39.95
1	—	960	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	41.50–48.00	44.13
3	—	1,167	33.50–40.50	36.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	46.00–55.50	50.68
1	—	1,410	40.50	40.50

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	51.50–70.00	63.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,020	75.00	75.00
3	—	660	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	123.50	123.50
12	—	521	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	105.00	105.00
3	—	457	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	759	126.25	126.25
90	—	629	125.00–127.00	126.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	777	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	142.00	142.00
9	—	616	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	135.00	135.00

1	—	1,350	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,480	52.50–53.00	52.76

Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	765	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,227	63.90/cwt	51.50–70.00	784	3

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	953	39.95/cwt	36.50–45.50	381	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	307	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	44.13/cwt	41.50–48.00	511	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	36.80/cwt	33.50–40.50	429	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	50.68/cwt	46.00–55.50	620	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	608	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	571	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	52.76/cwt	52.50–53.00	781	2