Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves were weak. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with several nice load lots of yearlings, and several smaller packages of unweaned or short weaned calves on offer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.60/cwt on 768 head.

Average price

$157.60

768 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$29.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	160.84	1,056	660
Medium and Large 1-2	693	145.21	1,006	49
Medium and Large 2	544	131.56	715	59

One grade step is worth $29.28/cwt here — about $340 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 sale768 hd

157.60

—

TX average4 barns · 2,063 hd

152.08

+5.52

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	1,357	77.81	1,056	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	66.59	981	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	65.47	859	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	59.21	690	10

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	884	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	983	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	122.48/cwt	120.50–124.00	906	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	549	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	432	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	664	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	820	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	752	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	597	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	126.04/cwt	125.00–130.50	790	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	69.25/cwt	69.25–69.25	963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	62.68/cwt	60.50–65.50	718	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	55.79/cwt	52.75–59.50	692	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	66.59/cwt	62.50–67.50	981	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	65.93/cwt	64.50–67.50	866	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	533	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	917	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	996	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,125	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,128	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	160.96/cwt	156.50–161.85	1,090	484
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,158	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	498	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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