Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available as this was the first sale. Demand and trading activity were good, and buyer attendance was very good. The supply was mostly plain to attractive, with several large load lots of cattle on offer. A large number of slaughter cows were also on offer as drought like conditions continue to plague the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.13/cwt on 957 head.

Average price

$144.13

957 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$33.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.17

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	147.54	976	621
Medium and Large 1-2	651	138.86	904	322
Medium and Large 2	764	114.21	872	14thin

One grade step is worth $33.33/cwt here — about $104 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 sale957 hd

144.13

—

TX average4 barns · 3,188 hd

141.96

+2.17

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	—	High	1,724	73.81	1,273	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	51.70	640	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	51.63	730	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,068	43.04	460	102

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	653	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.68/cwt	134.50–136.00	851	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	855	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	682	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	526	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	129.93/cwt	125.00–133.75	869	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	137.45/cwt	136.50–138.25	671	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	887	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,055	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	851	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.50/cwt	157.50–166.00	764	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	123.05/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,027	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	138.82/cwt	132.25–139.50	1,156	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	138.65/cwt	135.00–139.75	951	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	136.46/cwt	134.00–136.60	987	93
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,105.36/cwt	1,060.00–1,110.00	12,656	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,603	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	780	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	429	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	329	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	86	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,395	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	963	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	252	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	528	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	607	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	476	134.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	638	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	142.21/cwt	140.00–146.00	539	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	889	26.89/cwt	20.00–35.00	239	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	44.58/cwt	42.50–50.00	422	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	35.76/cwt	30.00–40.00	331	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	562	154.61/cwt	153.00–156.00	869	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	482	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	540	140.13/cwt	140.00–140.25	757	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	76.94/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,363	9
Bulls	—	—	1,593	60.20/cwt	50.00–65.00	959	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	50.92/cwt	47.50–55.00	596	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	46.07/cwt	42.00–49.00	507	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	381	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	53.07/cwt	49.00–56.00	669	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	35.37/cwt	32.00–39.50	376	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	52.07/cwt	51.50–54.00	737	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	901	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	41.87/cwt	38.00–46.50	444	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	134.49/cwt	129.00–136.00	726	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	595	7

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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