Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2020-10-27

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 27
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
63 head
504 vs last sale 567 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
30 vs last sale 33 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
24 vs last sale 30 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available due to this weeks light test. Receipts were light due to a cold front that moved into the region bringing freezing temperatures, snow, and ice.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $128.66/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$128.66
35 head · 653 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.95
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1653128.6684135
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale35 hd
128.66
TX average4 barns · 1,939 hd
125.71
+2.95
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,47070.001,0291thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25047.505941thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17045.005271thin

Every lot, as filed

10 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,25047.50/cwt47.50–47.505941
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17045.00/cwt45.00–45.005271
Bulls1,47070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0291
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3732250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8306
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned584107.00/cwt107.00–107.006255
SteersMedium and Large 1557140.00/cwt140.00–140.0078016
SteersMedium and Large 1684125.00/cwt125.00–125.0085511
SteersMedium and Large 1804111.00/cwt111.00–111.008928
HeifersMedium and Large 1532129.00/cwt129.00–129.0068612
HeifersMedium and Large 1630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007569

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.