Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-11-30

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 30
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,467 head
151 vs last sale 1,618 854 vs year ago 613 · +139.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
10 vs last sale 40 38 vs year ago 12 · +316.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
30 vs last sale 45 5 vs year ago 20 · 25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Limited comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers, but a much higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher on heavier weight calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded firm to 1.00 higher. Trading activity was mostly active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive, with several nice loads of yearlings on offer. According to the US Drought Monitor, drying soils, high evapotranspiration, and worsening SPI and SPEI drought indicators prompted expansion of D0-D3 in western parts of Oklahoma and Texas.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.90/cwt on 786 head.
Average price
$156.90
786 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,086
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1696157.811,098739
Medium and Large 1-2700147.971,03528
Medium and Large 2553134.7974619thin
One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $352 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 sale786 hd
156.90
TX average1 barns · 786 hd
156.90
+0.00
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
BullsLow1,51568.251,0342thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48261.539126thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23260.4874520
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01348.4649116

Every lot, as filed

56 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,11046.84/cwt45.00–51.005203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006297
BullsMedium and Large 1-2498149.00/cwt149.00–149.007429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530132.16/cwt128.00–135.0070010
HeifersMedium and Large 2420136.00/cwt136.00–136.005715
HeifersMedium and Large 1487157.15/cwt153.50–159.0076541
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574139.20/cwt139.00–139.5079910
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned679141.07/cwt139.00–144.5095880
SteersMedium and Large 1-2769141.66/cwt141.00–145.501,08920
SteersMedium and Large 1482182.51/cwt181.00–184.0088031
Dairy SteersMedium and Large 396062.00/cwt62.00–62.005954
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned443173.00/cwt171.00–175.007668
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007883
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned582158.74/cwt157.00–161.0092427
SteersMedium and Large 2423140.00/cwt140.00–140.005928
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005692
SteersMedium and Large 1548165.00/cwt165.00–165.009044
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned841133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1199
SteersMedium and Large 1584169.47/cwt169.00–170.0099030
SteersMedium and Large 2560131.00/cwt131.00–131.007347
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned708134.00/cwt134.00–134.009494
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned633130.47/cwt128.75–131.5082651
SteersMedium and Large 1694158.88/cwt155.00–160.501,103165
SteersMedium and Large 1784155.78/cwt155.50–159.001,221258
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned759137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0407
SteersMedium and Large 2803131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0524
HeifersMedium and Large 1564152.24/cwt149.00–154.0085935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2635128.00/cwt128.00–128.0081311
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned589138.45/cwt137.00–143.0081533
SteersMedium and Large 1-2737145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0693
SteersMedium and Large 1629165.11/cwt155.00–170.501,03989
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned464150.04/cwt145.00–154.0069616
HeifersMedium and Large 1690144.00/cwt144.00–144.009948
HeifersMedium and Large 1735137.96/cwt135.50–143.001,01412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2339126.00/cwt126.00–126.004278
SteersMedium and Large 1380188.50/cwt188.50–188.507166
SteersMedium and Large 1720154.97/cwt154.00–156.001,11625
HeifersMedium and Large 1439159.00/cwt159.00–159.0069814
HeifersMedium and Large 1320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004963
HeifersMedium and Large 1387157.00/cwt157.00–157.006087
HeifersMedium and Large 1528151.63/cwt148.00–153.0080187
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned504137.00/cwt137.00–137.006908
HeifersMedium and Large 1617146.33/cwt142.00–152.0090354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005043
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,04376.38/cwt76.00–77.007973
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1996124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2357
Bulls1,64060.00/cwt60.00–60.009841
Bulls1,39076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,0631
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91847.44/cwt43.50–52.504356
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89537.24/cwt35.50–39.003332
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19555.75/cwt55.50–56.006662
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24660.20/cwt57.00–63.5075015
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47262.64/cwt59.50–64.509225
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53056.00/cwt56.00–56.008571
CowsLean 85-90%1,11655.13/cwt51.50–57.506155
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18765.02/cwt64.50–65.507723

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.