Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a softer undertone was noted. Quality was more attractive this week on the load lots of cattle, making comparable sales limited. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. Buyers were a little more hesitant today with the large upswings in the grain markets over the last week, and the feeder board closing down. According to the Cattle Market Report and Analysis, the volatility in the grain markets is not surprising when evaluating the role of a combined Russia/Ukraine impact on global grain markets and the potential impact of the war on their spring planting season.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.21/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$160.21

378 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$25.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	172.79	985	94
Medium and Large 1	782	156.37	1,223	274
Medium and Large 2	597	147.00	878	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.79/cwt here — about $107 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 sale378 hd

160.21

—

TX average4 barns · 1,956 hd

160.81

−0.61

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	1,848	95.83	1,771	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	634	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,065	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	160.83/cwt	156.00–167.50	939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	155.66/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,245	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,014	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	183.12/cwt	175.00–190.00	892	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	427	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	822	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	166.14/cwt	166.00–166.50	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,038	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,047	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	150.16/cwt	149.25–157.00	884	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	145.69/cwt	137.00–154.00	857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	806	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	150.67/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,153	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	152.91/cwt	151.00–160.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	679	7
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	755	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,161.73/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	14,231	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,656	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	937.95/cwt	925.00–950.00	7,785	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,720	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,260	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	100.43/cwt	99.50–106.00	1,251	4
Bulls	—	—	2,110	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	2,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,165	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	501	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	160.06/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,064	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	180	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	802	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,050	1

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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