Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly firm compared to last weeks light test. Steer and heifer calves were sharply higher on comparable sales. The bulk of the supply consisted of light weight weaned cattle off the short wheat. As a result, buyer demand was very good for the light cattle that were ready to turn out on grass. Trading activity was very active. The majority of the trading region is still in desperate need of moisture.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.22/cwt on 475 head.

Average price

$202.22

475 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.57

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	217.32	1,003	319
Medium and Large 1-2	625	171.35	1,070	156

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale475 hd

202.22

—

TX average4 barns · 2,371 hd

167.65

+34.57

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	1,080	68.82	743	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,428	81.20	1,160	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	78.01	917	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	70.73	727	40

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	85	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	184.40/cwt	184.00–187.00	712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	174.71/cwt	174.00–180.00	767	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	196.24/cwt	181.00–198.00	914	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,198	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	815	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,000	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	164.50/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.67/cwt	155.00–156.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,073	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	997	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	238.27/cwt	212.50–240.50	963	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	978	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	755	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,040	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,048	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	64.85/cwt	64.50–65.50	681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	76.46/cwt	70.50–77.75	858	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,345	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	60.63/cwt	57.50–63.50	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	884	69.67/cwt	64.00–72.00	616	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,108	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	78.01/cwt	75.00–78.75	917	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	642	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	244	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	84.85/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,345	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	785	57.24/cwt	55.50–61.00	449	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	955	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	683	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,748	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	782	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,138	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	172.95/cwt	170.00–187.00	510	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	150	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.81/cwt	161.00–164.00	843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	499	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	763	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	841	2

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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