Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for an adequate trend; however, a higher undertone was noted. Trade was fairly active and on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.60/cwt on 540 head.

Average price

$156.60

540 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$24.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

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	550	170.11	936	238
Medium and Large 1	709	145.96	1,035	302

One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale540 hd

156.60

—

TX average4 barns · 1,957 hd

150.93

+5.67

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	1,434	90.10	1,292	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	81.04	1,109	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	80.53	965	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	76.11	800	14

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,123	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	469	18
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	823	21
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	940	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	587	10
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	446	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	172.65/cwt	167.00–174.50	1,076	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	154.02/cwt	151.00–154.50	966	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	194.87/cwt	181.00–197.00	629	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,196	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	155.17/cwt	154.00–158.25	917	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,126	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	196.60/cwt	155.00–198.50	808	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	78.69/cwt	77.50–80.00	797	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	82.70/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	76.41/cwt	75.00–77.50	912	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	75.08/cwt	72.50–75.50	801	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	963	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	81.46/cwt	79.00–82.25	1,118	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	856	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	81.19/cwt	78.50–82.50	975	41
Bulls	—	—	1,415	89.36/cwt	86.50–91.50	1,264	4
Bulls	—	—	2,050	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	2,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	95.18/cwt	93.50–96.50	1,485	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,040	81.78/cwt	80.00–83.50	851	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,328	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,221.85/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	13,746	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	142.24/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,085	123
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,058	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	924	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,161	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	151.31/cwt	143.00–155.00	805	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,235	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,306	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,162	32

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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