Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-08-31

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 31
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
530 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 572▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 25▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 10▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. The majority of the supply consisted of small packages of feeders and replacement cattle. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.64/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$142.64
219 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.65
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542146.35793165
Medium and Large 1-2650131.3085454
One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale219 hd
142.64
—
TX average4 barns · 1,364 hd
145.29
−2.65
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
Bulls—High1,57489.671,41110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27970.318998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45068.009861thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02060.1961423

Every lot, as filed

64 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004134
SteersMedium and Large 1—415178.00/cwt178.00–178.007394
SteersMedium and Large 1—558165.65/cwt161.00–168.0092412
SteersMedium and Large 1—613160.00/cwt160.00–160.009816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—367152.00/cwt152.00–152.005589
BullsMedium and Large 1—278177.00/cwt177.00–177.004924
BullsMedium and Large 1—805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009264
HeifersMedium and Large 1—993115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,14216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—725125.00/cwt125.00–125.009068
HeifersMedium and Large 1—502146.92/cwt146.00–147.0073866
HeifersMedium and Large 1—563144.76/cwt144.50–145.0081517
HeifersMedium and Large 1—435152.46/cwt151.00–154.006636
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—433150.00/cwt150.00–150.006508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—313186.00/cwt186.00–186.005827
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—723123.41/cwt120.00–130.008926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—657134.00/cwt134.00–134.008803
SteersMedium and Large 1—895137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2266
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—532162.07/cwt161.50–164.0086245
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—637154.00/cwt154.00–154.0098120
SteersMedium and Large 1—450173.00/cwt173.00–173.007792
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—689144.50/cwt144.50–144.5099614
SteersMedium and Large 1—534172.70/cwt170.00–173.0092219
SteersMedium and Large 1—393199.00/cwt199.00–199.007828
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2—429133.00/cwt133.00–133.005719
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2—373120.00/cwt120.00–120.0044812
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—476165.50/cwt165.50–165.5078817
SteersMedium and Large 1—736154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
BullsMedium and Large 1—467144.00/cwt144.00–144.006727
BullsMedium and Large 1—383157.00/cwt157.00–157.006016
BullsMedium and Large 1—520138.00/cwt138.00–138.007188
BullsMedium and Large 1—555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007772
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21068.51/cwt68.00–69.008294
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—84748.97/cwt43.50–52.504153
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07960.33/cwt56.50–62.506517
CowsLean 85-90%—1,17266.76/cwt65.50–70.507826
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45068.00/cwt68.00–68.009861
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,34872.10/cwt70.50–74.509724
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—90659.22/cwt55.50–62.505377
Bulls——1,69094.65/cwt93.50–96.501,6003
Bulls——1,63489.17/cwt88.00–92.501,4575
Bulls——1,25083.46/cwt83.00–84.001,0432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—973650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,3258
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—75678.76/cwt75.00–81.005955
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,00973.00/cwt73.00–73.007378
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—800685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,4804
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—680109.29/cwt102.00–118.007432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—970635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,1601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2—950500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,242875.40/cwt835.00–950.0010,87238
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,029628.16/cwt600.00–675.006,4648
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—836685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,7275
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—927668.83/cwt610.00–750.006,20019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,023832.25/cwt800.00–850.008,5143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—769860.00/cwt860.00–860.006,61314
HeifersMedium and Large 1—197193.00/cwt193.00–193.003803
HeifersMedium and Large 1—614150.00/cwt150.00–150.0092122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—684131.82/cwt130.00–132.0090221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—476144.62/cwt144.00–145.0068810
BullsMedium and Large 1—325179.00/cwt179.00–179.005822
BullsMedium and Large 1—695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008342
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—827116.00/cwt116.00–116.0095911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326160.68/cwt160.00–161.005249
HeifersMedium and Large 1—483149.18/cwt146.00–151.007219

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.