Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2022-07-26

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 26
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
893 head
171 vs last sale 722 376 vs year ago 517 · +72.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
30 vs last sale 70 156 vs year ago 196 · 79.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
45 vs last sale 4 61 vs year ago 110 · 55.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend but a slightly lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Several nice sets of bred cows and light weight calves were on offer. Many producers are culling deeper into their herds and selling calves earlier as grass conditions continue to worsen with hotter than average temperatures and limited rain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.54/cwt on 378 head.
Average price
$164.54
378 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$882
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$11.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.68
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517171.01884164
Medium and Large 1-2550159.58878214
One grade step is worth $11.43/cwt here — about $6 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
164.54
TX average4 barns · 1,773 hd
162.85
+1.68
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,47781.911,21017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27469.848909thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54268.841,0623thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00459.9060211

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,563$1,0602thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,259$85025
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,230$8206
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)772$6608

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54268.84/cwt67.50–70.001,0623
CowsLean 85-90%1,08867.75/cwt66.50–68.257377
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27469.84/cwt66.50–71.258909
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95055.50/cwt55.50–55.505271
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82743.05/cwt40.00–49.003563
Bulls1,27873.94/cwt70.00–76.009456
Bulls1,58586.26/cwt85.25–90.501,36711
Stock CowsMedium and Large 186371.52/cwt65.00–80.006172
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1686125.32/cwt120.00–128.008606
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1772660.00/head660.00–660.006608
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,259849.69/head800.00–900.0085025
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5631,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,230819.92/head650.00–850.008206
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2294175.00/cwt172.50–187.0051534
BullsMedium and Large 1413202.04/cwt200.00–206.008346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2733156.63/cwt156.00–159.501,148103
HeifersMedium and Large 1294202.00/cwt202.00–202.0059425
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy698146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0194
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy958113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0834
HeifersMedium and Large 1403171.00/cwt171.00–171.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 1334181.00/cwt181.00–181.006054
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2584158.00/cwt158.00–158.0092312
HeifersMedium and Large 1383189.78/cwt188.00–191.0072722
HeifersMedium and Large 1561161.00/cwt161.00–161.0090314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470168.00/cwt168.00–168.007902
HeifersMedium and Large 1726157.01/cwt155.50–157.501,14021
BullsMedium and Large 1Full455183.00/cwt183.00–183.008333
BullsMedium and Large 1Full555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009444
BullsMedium and Large 1535177.00/cwt177.00–177.009475
BullsMedium and Large 1351229.50/cwt229.50–229.5080632
BullsMedium and Large 1281241.71/cwt217.00–245.0067925
BullsMedium and Large 288890.00/cwt90.00–90.007992
SteersMedium and Large 1632173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,09312
SteersMedium and Large 1693174.75/cwt174.75–174.751,21172
SteersMedium and Large 1363210.00/cwt210.00–210.007622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2908148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,34418
SteersMedium and Large 1-2711168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,19820
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390195.51/cwt195.00–201.0076259
SteersMedium and Large 1323223.00/cwt223.00–223.007202
HeifersMedium and Large 1520164.75/cwt164.00–167.0085724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563179.95/cwt174.00–187.501,01320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2273211.00/cwt211.00–211.0057615
SteersMedium and Large 1785165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,29911
SteersMedium and Large 1470197.00/cwt197.00–197.0092616
SteersMedium and Large 1434206.15/cwt195.00–210.008954
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375156.31/cwt155.50–171.0058659
SteersMedium and Large 1727170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2367
SteersMedium and Large 1564190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0725
HeifersMedium and Large 1477163.00/cwt163.00–163.007789
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0072
HeifersMedium and Large 1678157.48/cwt156.50–158.251,06827
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006402
HeifersMedium and Large 1216192.00/cwt192.00–192.004156

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.