Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-06-22

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 22
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
547 vs last sale 1,225 309 vs year ago 369 · +83.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
37 vs last sale 55 10 vs year ago 28 · 35.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
32 vs last sale 44 6 vs year ago 70 · +8.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 2.00 higher, with instances of up to 5.00 higher. Quality was mostly attractive, with several load lots of cattle off of graze out wheat on offer. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm, with a nice set of cow-calf pairs on offer from Utah and Colorado. Trading activity was active on good demand. The weather has mostly been hot and dry, and most of the region is overdue for a rain. There is a chance of rain in the forecast over the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.39/cwt on 317 head.
Average price
$141.39
317 head · 821 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,161
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$444
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$0.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.60
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2482141.8768415thin
Medium and Large 1876141.601,240154
Medium and Large 1-2799141.141,128148
One grade step is worth $0.73/cwt here — about −$444 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 sale317 hd
141.39
TX average4 barns · 1,358 hd
150.00
−8.60
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
BullsAverage1,77096.501,7081thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37371.539824thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48671.181,0587thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08766.277203thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006773
SteersMedium and Large 2570141.00/cwt141.00–141.008043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44572.80/cwt71.50–74.001,0522
Stock CowsMedium 269046.00/cwt46.00–46.003171
SteersMedium and Large 2720133.50/cwt133.50–133.509612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2021,487.74/cwt1,250.00–1,520.0017,88326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,39374.12/cwt70.00–77.001,0323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2333170.00/cwt170.00–170.005663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2799133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,06362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586142.75/cwt142.75–142.7583714
SteersMedium and Large 2377145.00/cwt145.00–145.005477
HeifersMedium and Large 2595127.50/cwt127.50–127.5075911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2410145.00/cwt145.00–145.005952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2802133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,07166
BullsMedium and Large 1-2778123.50/cwt123.50–123.509615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2590141.68/cwt139.50–145.008365
HeifersMedium and Large 2792116.00/cwt116.00–116.0091912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2888134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,19058
HeifersMedium and Large 1735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009192
HeifersMedium and Large 1477152.72/cwt149.25–156.0072815
SteersMedium and Large 1655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009832
SteersMedium and Large 11,189116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,37914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467165.00/cwt165.00–165.0077111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2808141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,14374
SteersMedium and Large 1511167.00/cwt167.00–167.008538
SteersMedium and Large 1874143.90/cwt143.90–143.901,258109
HeifersMedium and Large 11,023112.25/cwt112.25–112.251,14811
SteersMedium and Large 1645152.00/cwt152.00–152.009804
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715128.00/cwt128.00–128.009152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485142.25/cwt142.25–142.256902
HeifersMedium and Large 1574142.64/cwt140.25–143.2581915
SteersMedium and Large 1703144.75/cwt144.75–144.751,0183
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0431,581.25/cwt1,400.00–1,600.0016,49223
SteersMedium and Large 1920129.91/cwt129.75–130.001,19514
HeifersMedium and Large 11,080105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,13410
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2004
HeifersMedium and Large 1682135.00/cwt135.00–135.009216
Stock CowsMedium and Large 179077.54/cwt74.00–81.006132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30070.26/cwt70.00–70.509132
CowsLean 85-90%1,08766.27/cwt62.75–70.757203
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50471.15/cwt69.25–73.251,0705
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29077.00/cwt77.00–77.009931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59065.50/cwt65.50–65.501,0411
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0013,2003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,1252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 186097.65/cwt83.00–103.008403
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7509
HeifersMedium and Large 2358125.00/cwt125.00–125.004484
Bulls1,77096.50/cwt96.50–96.501,7081

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.