Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2022-08-30

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 30
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,271 head
437 vs last sale 834 741 vs year ago 530 · +139.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
8 vs last sale 12 42 vs year ago 62 · 67.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
51 vs last sale 84 87 vs year ago 120 · 72.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady compared to last weeks light test on heavier weight cattle. Not enough steer calves for a market trend. Heifer calves were mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to firm. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Spotty rain showers have been reported across much of the Panhandle, with higher totals reported in the Southern region. Farmers are taking advantage of the recent moisture with winter wheat planting taking place across most of the region.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.71/cwt on 733 head.
Average price
$172.71
733 head · 794 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,371
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$29.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.39
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2731174.451,274149
Medium and Large 1809172.841,399572
Medium and Large 2838144.501,21112thin
One grade step is worth $29.95/cwt here — about $64 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 sale733 hd
172.71
TX average3 barns · 1,363 hd
178.10
−5.39
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
BullsAverage1,48385.251,2642thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14677.4688710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49075.501,1251thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94368.966507thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,04420
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,161$8504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)723$3752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$5001thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1419227.39/cwt226.00–229.0095316
SteersMedium and Large 1854170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,45221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731177.75/cwt173.50–178.501,29981
SteersMedium and Large 1900165.35/cwt165.35–165.351,488360
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,34320
SteersMedium and Large 1704180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,27172
SteersMedium and Large 2838144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,21112
HeifersMedium and Large 1882156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,37632
HeifersMedium and Large 1388192.17/cwt185.00–195.0074619
HeifersMedium and Large 1511179.00/cwt179.00–179.0091522
SteersMedium and Large 1387225.00/cwt225.00–225.008713
SteersMedium and Large 1483210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0149
SteersMedium and Large 1518200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,03618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621155.22/cwt154.50–159.0096425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2778160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,24549
HeifersMedium and Large 1322202.13/cwt196.00–209.006516
HeifersMedium and Large 1228222.00/cwt222.00–222.005062
HeifersMedium and Large 1562164.00/cwt164.00–164.0092217
HeifersMedium and Large 1676165.08/cwt160.00–169.501,11665
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2900500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium 2723375.00/head375.00–375.003752
Bred CowsMedium 2780500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,161850.00/head850.00–850.008504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0551,044.44/head1,035.00–1,100.001,04420
Stock CowsMedium and Large 181683.59/cwt83.00–85.006824
Bulls1,75089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,5581
Bulls1,21581.50/cwt81.50–81.509901
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight96772.18/cwt70.00–74.506984
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight66536.00/cwt36.00–36.002391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08766.50/cwt66.50–66.507233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17182.15/cwt81.25–83.509627
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49075.50/cwt75.50–75.501,1251
CowsLean 85-90%1,03579.00/cwt79.00–79.008182
SteersMedium and Large 1667177.68/cwt175.50–179.501,18573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680175.75/cwt175.75–175.751,19548
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2690163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,12570
HeifersMedium and Large 1603169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,01947
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full782136.53/cwt131.00–140.001,06813
BullsMedium and Large 1614172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,05617
BullsMedium and Large 1347210.00/cwt210.00–210.007293
BullsMedium and Large 1565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0457

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.