Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-09-28

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 28
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
756 head
355 vs last sale 1,111 145 vs year ago 611 · +23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
30 vs last sale 45 10 vs year ago 65 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
134 vs last sale 12 134 vs year ago 12 · +1,116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers from last weeks weight classes for a market trend, but a mostly steady undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good demand. Quality was mostly attractive with several nice loads of yearlings and weaned calves on offer. Additionally, there were several large groups of bred cows that went back to the country. Rain and cooler temperatures are in the forecast later this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.19/cwt on 306 head.
Average price
$156.19
306 head · 645 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.63
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1640156.671,002286
Medium and Large 1-2740151.971,12517thin
Medium and Large 2577135.007793thin
One grade step is worth $21.67/cwt here — about $223 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 sale306 hd
156.19
TX average4 barns · 1,488 hd
152.56
+3.63
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
BullsAverage1,64277.281,2696thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49763.749543thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34462.4884024
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18356.6267036

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1446184.50/cwt184.50–184.5082320
HeifersMedium and Large 1680136.00/cwt136.00–136.009257
HeifersMedium and Large 1770136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0474
SteersMedium and Large 1790150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,18917
HeifersMedium and Large 1818130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,06349
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned594132.23/cwt131.00–133.0078534
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned522155.00/cwt155.00–155.0080919
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned442148.18/cwt146.50–149.0065524
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2453138.00/cwt138.00–138.006253
SteersMedium and Large 1874144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,25956
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626149.50/cwt149.50–149.509365
SteersMedium and Large 1630151.37/cwt148.75–156.0095488
SteersMedium and Large 2577135.00/cwt135.00–135.007793
SteersMedium and Large 1682148.97/cwt147.00–151.001,0166
SteersMedium and Large 1527167.23/cwt164.00–170.0088172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2788153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,20612
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009012
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned497168.00/cwt168.00–168.008356
HeifersMedium and Large 1890130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1575
BullsMedium and Large 1445156.00/cwt156.00–156.006942
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned720124.00/cwt124.00–124.008934
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned535138.51/cwt136.50–141.0074111
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned393145.00/cwt145.00–145.005703
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned651130.50/cwt130.50–130.5085013
HeifersMedium and Large 1431151.00/cwt151.00–151.0065114
HeifersMedium and Large 1576148.12/cwt146.00–149.00853114
HeifersMedium and Large 2377129.00/cwt129.00–129.004863
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,310810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,6115
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05398.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2350664.29/cwt650.00–750.002,3252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,285785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,0874
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,229737.33/cwt675.00–785.009,06220
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,11180.00/cwt80.00–80.008899
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,316891.39/cwt850.00–1,000.0011,73179
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0631,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,1626
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,318825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,8746
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,237698.97/cwt600.00–785.008,6468
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1985800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8804
Bulls1,51084.22/cwt82.50–86.501,2722
CowsLean 85-90%1,22855.84/cwt52.50–58.5068620
Bulls1,70873.81/cwt70.00–79.501,2614
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97052.00/cwt52.00–52.005041
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92046.71/cwt45.00–48.504302
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49763.74/cwt61.50–65.009543
CowsLean 85-90%1,17261.74/cwt59.00–64.0072411
CowsLean 85-90%1,17048.44/cwt48.00–49.005672
CowsBoner 80-85%1,50058.87/cwt58.75–59.508835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,47069.50/cwt69.50–69.501,0221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29463.09/cwt60.00–65.2581618

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.