Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers traded mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of large groups of weaned calves with reputable vaccination programs. A nice set of red and black angus bred heifers were also on offer. A good portion of the Panhandle received some much needed moisture in the form of snow over the weekend, offering a boost to the areas wheat crop.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.43/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$133.43

333 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$216

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

$7.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	497	140.25	697	35
Medium and Large 2	482	134.80	650	11thin
Medium and Large 1	689	132.54	913	287

One grade step is worth $7.71/cwt here — about −$216 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 sale333 hd

133.43

—

TX average1 barns · 333 hd

133.43

+0.00

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	1,700	73.88	1,256	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	47.28	619	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,800	40.25	725	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	713	20.05	143	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	—	—	1,530	72.20/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,105	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	77.25/cwt	77.25–77.25	1,576	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	49.42/cwt	48.50–50.50	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	40.25/cwt	40.25–40.25	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	713	20.05/cwt	15.00–25.00	143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.93/cwt	155.50–160.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	823	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	673	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	135.01/cwt	133.50–136.00	841	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	984	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	840	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.14/cwt	131.00–136.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	936	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	587	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	732	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	129.91/cwt	129.50–130.00	1,046	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	127.88/cwt	120.50–129.50	942	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.04/cwt	124.00–126.50	832	34
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	970.75/cwt	825.00–985.00	8,591	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	804.58/cwt	775.00–860.00	6,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	739	10
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	480	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	384	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	223	8
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	430	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	750	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	894	60
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	310	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	208	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	294	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,700	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	13,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	912	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	709	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1

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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