Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good demand. There was a big run of both replacement and slaughter cows this week. Pastures in the area are still looking good due to recent rains but the weather has returned to more typical hot and dry conditions for this time of year.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.17/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$135.17

168 head · 861 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$655

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

$8.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.49

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	140.70	655	20
Medium and Large 1-2	875	135.75	1,188	99
Medium and Large 1	994	131.76	1,310	49

One grade step is worth $8.94/cwt here — about −$655 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 sale168 hd

135.17

—

TX average4 barns · 1,390 hd

154.67

−19.49

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	—	Average	1,568	87.71	1,375	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	75.82	1,037	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	74.38	1,087	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	64.98	695	91

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	354	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,393	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	143.49/cwt	142.00–147.00	842	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,219	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,061	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	135.44/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,020	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,950	5
Bulls	—	—	2,090	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	16,118	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	939.23/cwt	935.00–950.00	12,604	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	871	108.64/cwt	98.00–113.00	946	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	79.37/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,034	48
Bulls	—	—	1,670	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,812	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	71.16/cwt	65.50–75.50	893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	906	61.14/cwt	55.00–63.00	554	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	808	49.17/cwt	46.75–54.50	397	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	76.32/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,059	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	71.58/cwt	70.00–73.00	860	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	75.33/cwt	74.00–76.75	1,133	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,143	67.44/cwt	66.50–68.50	771	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	68.68/cwt	66.00–73.50	817	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	73.63/cwt	73.00–74.25	795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	61.14/cwt	57.00–64.50	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,130	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	129.04/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,130	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	747	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,243	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	766	9

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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