Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers from last weeks light test for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady with a light test. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.89/cwt on 402 head.

Average price

$144.89

402 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$36.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.37

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	146.61	1,039	365
Medium and Large 1-2	619	132.62	821	27
Medium and Large 2	686	117.42	806	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	452	110.00	497	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $542 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 sale402 hd

144.89

—

TX average4 barns · 1,627 hd

148.26

−3.37

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	—	Low	1,575	88.61	1,396	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	82.32	1,124	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	77.88	882	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	69.87	758	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	110.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	166.07/cwt	164.00–174.00	691	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	182.53/cwt	172.00–189.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	135.56/cwt	135.25–138.00	1,128	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	918	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	82.32/cwt	81.50–86.50	1,124	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	73.33/cwt	72.00–74.00	903	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	658	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	77.81/cwt	76.00–84.00	865	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	65.95/cwt	63.00–69.50	752	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	72.77/cwt	71.00–75.00	786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	91.67/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,403	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	148.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.88/cwt	131.00–136.00	772	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	148.56/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,049	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,016	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	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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