Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Trading activity and buyer demand were moderate. Feeder cattle buyers were more conservative this week as the grain market continues to surge, with the corn board closing over 6.00 again today. A cold front moved into the area bringing with it freezing temperatures overnight.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.15/cwt on 873 head.

Average price

$143.15

873 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$84.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	716	144.79	1,037	555
Medium and Large 1-2	659	142.06	937	307
Medium and Large 2	722	127.30	919	5thin
Medium 2-3	1,147	60.00	688	6thin

One grade step is worth $84.79/cwt here — about $349 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 sale873 hd

143.15

—

TX average4 barns · 2,705 hd

147.33

−4.18

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	61.92	726	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	48.53	486	32

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	762	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	880	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	169	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	676	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	912	38.43/cwt	35.00–44.00	350	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	47.90/cwt	45.00–50.00	447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	154.20/cwt	153.00–156.50	921	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	669	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	150.37/cwt	147.00–150.75	1,010	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	160.26/cwt	156.00–161.00	864	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	782	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	547	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	127	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	470	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	80	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	96	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,136	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	640	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	100	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	139.01/cwt	135.50–142.25	1,008	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.27/cwt	133.00–135.75	1,136	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	136.36/cwt	134.50–137.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	132.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	805	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	911	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	836	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.84/cwt	140.00–146.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	480	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	147.12/cwt	147.00–147.50	553	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	135.29/cwt	130.00–140.50	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	55.08/cwt	54.00–57.50	575	5
Steers	Medium 2-3Full	—	1,147	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	142.08/cwt	141.00–146.00	828	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	125.43/cwt	121.00–127.00	780	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.20/cwt	158.00–166.50	769	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	1,243	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,192	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,258	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	854	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	616	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	61.24/cwt	57.50–62.75	713	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	49.89/cwt	45.00–56.50	539	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	24.72/cwt	20.00–30.00	201	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	62.62/cwt	62.00–63.75	701	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	65.09/cwt	64.50–65.75	792	3

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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