Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 6/21/22: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand, as it was full house for the Special Sale after the two week break for July 4th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.16/cwt on 1,003 head.

Average price

$154.16

1,003 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	155.70	1,104	455
Medium and Large 1-2	632	153.39	970	535
Medium and Large 2	655	132.00	865	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $240 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 sale1,003 hd

154.16

—

TX average1 barns · 1,003 hd

154.16

+0.00

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	1,627	87.13	1,417	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	79.56	1,241	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	76.93	968	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	71.61	761	99

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,204	$1,245	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,419	$1,200	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,535	$1,135	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,199	$993	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,725	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$1,509	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$901	13

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	641	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,394	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	970	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	979	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	163.15/cwt	161.50–165.00	861	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	189.21/cwt	179.50–201.00	999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,137	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,197	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,153	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	167.35/cwt	163.00–168.75	1,208	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	629	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	167.48/cwt	165.00–167.60	1,221	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,005	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	948	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	936	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,236	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	838	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,261	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	884	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,211	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	158.29/cwt	156.00–158.75	1,045	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	77.99/cwt	77.50–78.50	947	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	79.07/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,215	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,378	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	80.31/cwt	80.00–81.50	1,008	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	77.12/cwt	74.00–79.00	984	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	882	63.93/cwt	60.00–66.25	564	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	879	70.95/cwt	67.00–75.00	624	8
Bulls	—	—	1,408	84.26/cwt	83.50–85.00	1,186	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	70.97/cwt	65.00–72.25	788	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	945	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	652	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	73.54/cwt	71.50–75.00	823	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	68.14/cwt	67.00–69.50	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	900.77/head	850.00–910.00	901	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	107.14/cwt	96.00–116.00	937	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,059	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,106	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	992.97/head	950.00–1,000.00	993	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	1,244.67/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,245	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,419	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,125	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	186	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,154	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	757	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	809	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,154	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,313	46

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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