Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Not enough comparable sales on calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with several nice loads of yearlings and several nice bunches of weaned calves on offer. Temperatures cooled off early this week bringing snow ranging from traces to up to 5 inches across the Panhandle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.32/cwt on 1,084 head.

Average price

$161.32

1,084 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$7.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	647	163.11	1,056	642
Large 1	493	160.92	793	44
Medium and Large 1-2	602	159.03	957	329
Medium and Large 2	413	155.93	643	69

One grade step is worth $7.18/cwt here — about $412 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 sale1,084 hd

161.32

—

TX average4 barns · 2,684 hd

164.85

−3.53

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	—	Average	1,785	90.00	1,607	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	67.79	1,010	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	66.99	842	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	58.04	643	67

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,063	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$902	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$884	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$779	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,133	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	158.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	838	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	154.01/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,020	7
Steers	Large 1	—	676	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	176.25/cwt	175.00–176.75	1,273	105
Steers	Large 1	—	570	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	949	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	160.94/cwt	158.00–162.00	822	37
Heifers	Large 1	—	448	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	747	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	173.85/cwt	166.00–176.50	1,001	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	375	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	748	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	161.31/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,158	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	157.62/cwt	156.00–161.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	168.00/cwt	163.00–169.75	1,284	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	194.51/cwt	190.50–195.50	1,035	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	209.34/cwt	207.00–211.00	917	21
Steers	Large 1	—	493	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	168.62/cwt	165.00–169.50	1,368	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,043	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	183.34/cwt	181.00–184.00	944	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	679	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,063	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	333	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,142	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,115	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,093	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	169.35/cwt	168.50–170.00	982	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	157.70/cwt	155.50–165.00	962	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	958	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	769	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	166.92/cwt	160.00–175.00	708	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	904	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	67.79/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,010	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	43.78/cwt	40.00–52.50	411	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	858	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	55.03/cwt	50.00–58.50	601	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	63.97/cwt	60.00–69.00	761	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	67.20/cwt	65.50–70.00	847	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	58.80/cwt	55.00–62.00	547	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,607	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	902	93.22/cwt	86.00–100.00	841	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	760.34/head	700.00–825.00	760	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	1,028.90/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,029	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	779.28/head	700.00–850.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	838	568.90/head	525.00–610.00	569	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	116.48/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,089	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	835.71/head	820.00–850.00	836	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	1,063.01/head	850.00–1,210.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,066.21/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,066	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,133.11/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	487	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	714	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	521	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	819	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	857	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	880	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,250	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	156.18/cwt	150.00–162.00	878	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	164.20/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,053	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.50	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	161.39/cwt	151.00–162.75	1,057	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	174.83/cwt	174.00–175.00	927	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	163.61/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,176	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,290	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	164.37/cwt	161.50–169.00	1,116	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	735	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	172.76/cwt	171.00–174.00	739	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	146.46/cwt	140.50–160.00	898	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,249	73

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.

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