Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 lower on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend but a much higher undertone was noted. Several nice packages of light weight weaned calves headed to grass on offer. Buyer demand was moderate on light to moderate trading activity.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.14/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$120.14

204 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$33.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	130.57	751	135
Large 1	629	112.00	704	8thin
Medium and Large 2	658	99.32	653	25
Medium and Large 1-2	842	97.30	819	36

One grade step is worth $33.27/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale204 hd

120.14

—

TX average4 barns · 2,219 hd

117.22

+2.93

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	1,170	55.00	644	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	35.00	354	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	391.73/cwt	350.00–435.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	627	19
Steers	Large 1	—	703	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	865	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	489.92/cwt	310.00–510.00	1,151	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	109.63/cwt	108.00–111.00	956	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,043	11
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	659	28
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	109.59/cwt	105.00–111.50	847	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	35.00/cwt	32.00–38.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	644	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	629	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	116.02/cwt	114.50–118.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	889	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	398.08/cwt	325.00–410.00	888	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	497	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	104.18/cwt	101.00–110.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	840	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,445	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	143.30/cwt	143.00–144.00	631	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	91.47/cwt	90.00–96.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	117.96/cwt	117.50–124.00	802	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	827	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	587	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	413.75/cwt	350.00–435.00	786	4

How this sale compares

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.

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