Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2022-10-11

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 11
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,016 head
▼ 1,181 vs last sale 2,197▼ 529 vs year ago 1,545 · −34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 159▲ 51 vs year ago 54 · +94.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 122▼ 4 vs year ago 38 · −10.5%
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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. Steer calves traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher, with the exception of calves over 600 pounds which traded sharply lower. Not enough comparable sales on heifer calves for a market trend but a sharply lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower. The majority of the supply consisted of calves straight off the cow. Trading activity was light to moderate on moderate buyer demand. Demand was limited for calves straight off the cow, especially with cooler weather in the forecast. Spotty moisture moved through the trading region over the weekend, with another chance of some precipitation in the forecast Monday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.77/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$152.77
369 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.65
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1585156.41916259
Medium and Large 1-2512152.7478356
Medium and Large 2553135.3374854
One grade step is worth $21.07/cwt here — about $168 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 sale369 hd
152.77
—
TX average3 barns · 927 hd
152.12
+0.65
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
Bulls—Average1,47587.081,28410
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18666.687917thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56864.781,0162thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96461.2359179

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,111$1,0164thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$74125
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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%—1,56864.78/cwt64.50–65.001,0162
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—84457.20/cwt51.50–59.0048323
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—95061.75/cwt60.00–67.0058731
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—96570.00/cwt70.00–70.006763
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,045700.00/head700.00–700.0070018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,082846.28/head835.00–860.008467
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1111,016.25/head900.00–1,050.001,0164
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—9001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—585145.12/cwt142.50–148.5084924
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—728138.20/cwt136.00–140.001,0066
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—779136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,0634
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—266180.00/cwt180.00–180.0047913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—598151.00/cwt151.00–151.009034
HeifersMedium and Large 1—732162.85/cwt162.85–162.851,19270
HeifersMedium and Large 2—662133.50/cwt133.50–133.5088427
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—633141.00/cwt141.00–141.008933
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned—485138.44/cwt137.00–139.0067117
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—614144.56/cwt142.00–149.5088866
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—530151.51/cwt149.00–153.0080334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—671142.47/cwt142.00–143.0095615
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned—338135.00/cwt135.00–135.004568
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned—508135.00/cwt135.00–135.006862
SteersMedium and Large 1—483200.00/cwt200.00–200.0096610
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—366150.00/cwt150.00–150.0054910
HeifersMedium and Large 1—464171.58/cwt169.00–174.0079642
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—325164.71/cwt162.00–169.0053512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—421155.96/cwt155.00–157.006578
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—463180.00/cwt180.00–180.008334
SteersMedium and Large 1—449200.00/cwt200.00–200.008989
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—582163.71/cwt163.00–166.0095313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—350168.00/cwt168.00–168.005883
SteersMedium and Large 1—578176.13/cwt171.00–177.751,01873
SteersMedium and Large 1—525188.33/cwt180.00–198.0098919
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—505177.00/cwt177.00–177.008943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—529163.00/cwt163.00–163.008624
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—647145.00/cwt145.00–145.009383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—570144.00/cwt144.00–144.008215
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—831155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2884
SteersMedium and Large 2—683146.00/cwt146.00–146.0099730
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—323204.00/cwt204.00–204.006592
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—685144.50/cwt144.50–144.509904
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—633150.53/cwt146.50–154.0095385
SteersMedium and Large 1—603170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0258
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—379197.62/cwt195.00–198.007498
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—278188.00/cwt188.00–188.005232
SteersMedium and Large 2Unweaned—514152.00/cwt152.00–152.007816
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—476164.50/cwt164.50–164.5078319
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—425186.88/cwt185.00–187.0079416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—701156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0946
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—733141.54/cwt140.00–153.001,03717
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned—603158.00/cwt158.00–158.009532
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—515142.00/cwt140.00–143.007316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—422146.00/cwt146.00–146.006163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—627132.00/cwt132.00–132.0082810
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned—402172.00/cwt172.00–172.006913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—553139.00/cwt139.00–139.007692
Bulls——1,40399.69/cwt95.00–106.001,3992
Bulls——1,49383.93/cwt77.50–89.001,2538
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07761.31/cwt60.00–62.506606
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09865.24/cwt64.00–66.0071619
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18666.68/cwt63.50–69.507917

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.