Find a sale report

Pick a state, a barn and a sale — the full USDA report loads right below · 396 barns across 30 states

Sale barns

396

USDA AMS · every reported barnNov 7

States

USDA · every state with barn dataNov 7

Newest report

Nov 7

USDA · by the report's own datesale barns

Search for a sale

Every sale USDA reported, back to each barn's first

State

Sale barn

Sale date

Just reported:Ericson, NE Sat, Nov 7Somerset Livestock Auction, KY Sat, Nov 7Apache Livestock Auction, OK Sat, Nov 7Greenville Livestock Auction - Greenville, TN, TN Sat, Nov 7Campbellsville Livestock Auction, KY Sat, Nov 7Carthage Livestock Auction, TN Sat, Nov 7Crossville Livestock Auction, TN Sat, Nov 7Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction, SD Fri, Nov 6

Lonestar Stockyards · Tue, Mar 21

Open on its own page →

Texas · the report as USDA filed it, with per-head values and grade spreads. Use the address of its own page to share or bookmark it.

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

780 head

▼ 770 vs last sale 1,550▼ 127 vs year ago 907 · −14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 34 vs year ago 50 · −68.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 4▼ 64 vs year ago 88 · −72.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves not well tested. Demand moderate to good. Heavier weight feeder cattle sold to the best demand. Slaughter cows and bulls not well tested. Few replacement cows sold to good demand.

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 $174.94/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$174.94

297 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	176.99	1,308	234
Medium and Large 1-2	691	170.99	1,181	42
Medium and Large 2	727	159.93	1,162	21

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $146 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 sale297 hd

174.94

—

TX average3 barns · 1,969 hd

177.36

−2.42

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	1,384	97.26	1,346	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	95.37	1,264	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,068	82.75	883	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	69.50	601	1thin

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)	1,243	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,063	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,024	$1,037	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,014	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	379	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	229.55/cwt	224.00–230.50	1,088	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,138	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,090	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,186	2
Steers	—

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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 1,550Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 4Year ago 88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	69.50	69.50

Cows — Breaker 75-80%

Loading the Lonestar Stockyards sale…

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

780 head

▼ 770 vs last sale 1,550▼ 127 vs year ago 907 · −14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 34 vs year ago 50 · −68.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 4▼ 64 vs year ago 88 · −72.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $174.94/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$174.94

297 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	176.99	1,308	234
Medium and Large 1-2	691	170.99	1,181	42
Medium and Large 2	727	159.93	1,162	21

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $146 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 sale297 hd

174.94

—

TX average3 barns · 1,969 hd

177.36

−2.42

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	1,384	97.26	1,346	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	95.37	1,264	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,068	82.75	883	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	69.50	601	1thin

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)	1,243	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,063	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,024	$1,037	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,014	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	379	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	229.55/cwt	224.00–230.50	1,088	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,138	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,090	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,186	2
Steers	—

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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 780Last week 1,550Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 4Year ago 88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	69.50	69.50

Cows — Breaker 75-80%

Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	94.00–100.00	97.02

Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,460	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	183.00	183.00
9	—	596	180.00	180.00
4	—	603	182.00	182.00
27	—	770	176.50	176.50
31	—	693	178.00–180.50	179.95
55	—	714	172.50–177.00	175.63
12	—	459	202.00–211.00	207.47
55	—	820	169.75	169.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	202.00	202.00
10	—	694	165.00	165.00
6	—	585	179.00–182.00	179.95
16	—	863	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	165.00	165.00
6	—	702	161.00	161.00
11	—	775	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	871	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	474	224.00–230.50	229.55
3	—	537	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	685	185.00–189.00	188.14
5	—	706	188.00	188.00
2	—	415	232.00	232.00
2	—	515	221.00	221.00
3	—	390	246.00	246.00
4	—	948	162.00	162.00
20	—	890	186.00	186.00
65	—	845	175.25–186.00	176.24
2	—	573	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	882	140.00	140.00
3	—	953	126.00	126.00
5	—	593	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,243	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,358.34
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,035	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,076.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	904	935.00–975.00	961.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	765	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	551	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	865	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	601	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	93.55/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,238	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,317	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,281	1

2	—	1,323	92.00–95.50	93.55
1	—	1,330	99.00	99.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	207.47/cwt	202.00–211.00	952	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	960	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	985	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	179.95/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,053	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,073	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,097	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,041	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	179.95/cwt	178.00–180.50	1,247	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,145	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	702	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,130	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	175.63/cwt	172.50–177.00	1,254	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,359	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,221	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,392	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,312	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	871	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,524	33

Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	678	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	502	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,068	97.02/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,940	1

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	700	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	875	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	904	961.20/head	935.00–975.00	961	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	1,076.13/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,076	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	1,013.53/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	1,358.34/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,358	3