Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2022-08-23

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 23
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
834 head
240 vs last sale 1,074 262 vs year ago 572 · +45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
7 vs last sale 19 13 vs year ago 25 · 52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
47 vs last sale 37 74 vs year ago 10 · +740.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend but a steady to slightly higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with higher advances on larger groups. Quality was very attractive on the lighter weight calves, and plain to average on yearlings. The majority of the trading region received a good slow soaking rain over the weekend bringing anywhere between a half inch to 2 inches. Temperatures have also cooled down to the 70's and 80's, which has allowed pastures to begin to bounce back but a large amount of weeds are accompanying the new pasture growth.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.13/cwt on 475 head.
Average price
$173.13
475 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$358
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.14
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451186.00838125
Medium and Large 1-2637168.641,074348
Medium and Large 2320150.004802thin
One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $358 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
173.13
TX average4 barns · 1,651 hd
173.00
+0.14
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
BullsHigh1,55689.501,3934thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24379.669908thin

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,1002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)805$9101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$81510

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2539178.00/cwt178.00–178.009599
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned810150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,2192
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2863141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,21711
BullsMedium and Large 1365181.00/cwt181.00–181.006613
BullsMedium and Large 1427175.00/cwt175.00–175.007473
BullsMedium and Large 1458186.00/cwt186.00–186.008523
BullsMedium and Large 1628162.93/cwt155.00–175.001,0235
BullsMedium and Large 1501189.50/cwt189.50–189.509497
BullsMedium and Large 1333195.00/cwt195.00–195.006493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515168.63/cwt164.00–170.008689
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed622173.33/cwt173.25–173.501,078210
SteersMedium and Large 2353187.00/cwt187.00–187.006602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480186.00/cwt186.00–186.008936
SteersMedium and Large 1526203.50/cwt203.50–203.501,07072
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned710151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570152.00/cwt152.00–152.0086614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486163.00/cwt163.00–163.0079219
HeifersMedium and Large 1512175.00/cwt175.00–175.008966
SteersMedium and Large 1784173.68/cwt172.75–174.501,362122
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned753135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0173
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,16270
HeifersMedium and Large 1367187.77/cwt183.00–190.0068911
HeifersMedium and Large 1343193.00/cwt193.00–193.0066220
HeifersMedium and Large 1435186.09/cwt182.00–187.0080928
SteersMedium and Large 1407236.50/cwt236.50–236.5096341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2761167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,27512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2267180.00/cwt180.00–180.004813
HeifersMedium and Large 1490187.00/cwt187.00–187.0091657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2287188.00/cwt188.00–188.005406
BullsMedium and Large 11,075124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004802
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Stock CowsMedium 370939.25/cwt39.00–40.0027811
Stock CowsMedium 2-383155.00/cwt55.00–55.004574
Stock CowsMedium 2-395363.88/cwt60.00–65.5060936
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1700111.57/cwt100.00–134.007813
Stock CowsMedium 2-364550.50/cwt50.50–50.5032616
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,05592.00/cwt92.00–92.009711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2-3850650.00/head650.00–650.006507
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1805910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bulls1,670114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9041
Bulls1,26574.50/cwt74.50–74.509422
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24379.66/cwt74.50–80.259908
Bulls2,02595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,9241

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.