Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2021-12-07

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 7
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,535 head
68 vs last sale 1,467 1,195 vs year ago 340 · +351.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
40 vs last sale 50 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
10 vs last sale 15 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. The trading area remains dry with no moisture in sight, along with high winds. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.34/cwt on 850 head.
Average price
$151.34
850 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.71
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1631151.34956850
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale850 hd
151.34
TX average4 barns · 2,230 hd
145.63
+5.71
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
BullsAverage1,77083.471,4772thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57059.009261thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23558.507224thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12058.006501thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1774148.25/cwt148.25–148.251,14730
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy845121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,02714
HeifersMedium and Large 1851128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0947
Dairy HeifersSmall 467338.00/cwt38.00–38.002567
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned740146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0803
SteersMedium and Large 1671158.36/cwt154.50–165.001,06346
SteersMedium and Large 1413193.00/cwt193.00–193.0079712
SteersMedium and Large 1598160.80/cwt158.00–164.0096215
SteersMedium and Large 1719159.56/cwt159.00–160.001,14723
SteersMedium and Large 1930136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,2694
BullsMedium and Large 1480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007685
BullsMedium and Large 1697120.00/cwt120.00–120.008363
HeifersMedium and Large 1428166.92/cwt160.00–168.0071488
SteersMedium and Large 1632158.16/cwt157.00–160.001,00048
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned628138.44/cwt138.00–139.0086916
SteersMedium and Large 1756156.60/cwt153.00–160.251,184106
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy831142.75/cwt142.75–142.751,18630
SteersMedium and Large 1481178.80/cwt176.00–179.00860108
SteersMedium and Large 1350196.00/cwt196.00–196.0068621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2572151.50/cwt151.50–151.5086714
HeifersMedium and Large 1346165.00/cwt165.00–165.005718
SteersMedium and Large 1-2773147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,14027
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned712137.50/cwt137.50–137.5097913
HeifersMedium and Large 1706149.79/cwt144.50–150.751,058143
HeifersMedium and Large 1575151.75/cwt145.00–155.2587373
HeifersMedium and Large 1832138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,14815
HeifersMedium and Large 1530154.08/cwt153.00–154.5081769
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy870144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2534
HeifersMedium and Large 1468161.97/cwt160.00–163.0075818
HeifersMedium and Large 1641153.67/cwt153.10–154.25985146
HeifersMedium and Large 1677149.29/cwt147.50–150.751,011173
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned673140.53/cwt136.00–143.0094637
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2828900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,4524
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,356933.74/cwt910.00–950.0012,6629
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5251,062.05/cwt1,050.00–1,075.0016,1962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,403878.78/cwt725.00–950.0012,3296
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,500900.00/cwt900.00–900.0013,5001
Bulls1,77083.47/cwt82.50–84.501,4772
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25553.25/cwt52.00–54.506682
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57059.00/cwt59.00–59.009261
CowsLean 85-90%1,12058.00/cwt58.00–58.006501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10061.50/cwt61.50–61.506771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33066.00/cwt66.00–66.008781

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.