Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2022-11-29

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 29
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,403 head
725 vs last sale 2,128 64 vs year ago 1,467 · 4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
0 vs last sale 92 42 vs year ago 50 · +84.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
19 vs last sale 45 11 vs year ago 15 · +73.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 2.00 higher, with instances of up to 8.00 higher on long weaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 4.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Temperatures have been pretty mild for this time of the year in the 50's and 60's, however moisture has been short. According to the US Drought Monitor, Texas had 58% of the rangeland and pastures; 52% of the oats; and 49% of the winter wheat crop rated in the very poor to poor condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $179.10/cwt on 598 head.
Average price
$179.10
598 head · 692 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1687181.701,248470
Medium and Large 1-2709169.541,203128
One grade step is worth $12.16/cwt here — about $46 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 sale598 hd
179.10
TX average1 barns · 598 hd
179.10
+0.00
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
BullsLow1,51581.061,2286thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25271.6089633
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51670.901,0756thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07263.8668535

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)1,260$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$1,0351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$8212thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$6251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,008$1,0352thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)913$9076
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,1505

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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2769165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,27387
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2392185.00/cwt185.00–185.007253
HeifersMedium and Large 2701133.00/cwt133.00–133.009326
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2652154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,00412
SteersMedium and Large 1387241.12/cwt240.00–242.0093311
SteersMedium and Large 1730178.52/cwt174.00–180.001,303118
SteersMedium and Large 1-2690170.56/cwt169.00–171.001,1779
SteersMedium and Large 1526202.93/cwt202.00–204.001,06715
HeifersMedium and Large 1474175.00/cwt175.00–175.008305
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned603153.50/cwt153.50–153.5092618
SteersMedium and Large 1494212.20/cwt206.00–213.001,04835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2648163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,05912
SteersMedium and Large 1837172.25/cwt172.25–172.251,442102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2560188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0534
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416199.68/cwt190.00–207.008319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390196.00/cwt196.00–196.007642
SteersMedium and Large 1433224.00/cwt224.00–224.009703
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned699161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,12929
SteersMedium and Large 1798171.93/cwt170.00–174.501,3727
SteersMedium and Large 1662177.79/cwt176.00–178.501,1777
SteersMedium and Large 1-2548185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0143
SteersMedium and Large 1622180.12/cwt177.00–183.001,12069
SteersMedium and Large 1580185.26/cwt184.50–189.001,07545
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned559179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,00113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned745155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1552
HeifersMedium and Large 1527170.23/cwt169.00–175.0089744
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650151.00/cwt151.00–151.009823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2719143.46/cwt139.00–145.001,0318
BullsMedium and Large 1-2317208.00/cwt208.00–208.006593
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610156.88/cwt156.50–157.5095724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2473188.00/cwt188.00–188.008892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28266.79/cwt60.00–69.008565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25575.76/cwt75.00–76.509512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24672.21/cwt69.50–74.5090026
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48572.28/cwt71.50–73.001,0733
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86157.98/cwt54.00–59.504995
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93368.36/cwt65.00–70.006384
CowsLean 85-90%1,11360.05/cwt56.00–66.0066813
CowsLean 85-90%1,15568.55/cwt66.50–72.0079213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54769.51/cwt68.50–70.001,0753
Bulls1,51581.06/cwt76.00–85.501,2286
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,025850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,058820.92/head750.00–875.008212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,23677.00/cwt77.00–77.009524
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1925129.14/cwt121.00–135.001,1953
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1913907.49/head850.00–1,025.009076
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0081,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2870625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2351,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1505
HeifersMedium and Large 1686169.05/cwt165.50–170.501,16090
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535165.00/cwt165.00–165.0088314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2726165.75/cwt165.75–165.751,20370
HeifersMedium and Large 1733160.42/cwt160.00–162.001,17614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2494167.02/cwt161.00–173.0082512
HeifersMedium and Large 1576166.77/cwt164.00–170.0096168
SteersMedium and Large 1868171.62/cwt170.00–172.001,49016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418166.85/cwt165.00–170.006978
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572163.84/cwt162.00–164.5093724
HeifersMedium and Large 1801162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,30218
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned479168.00/cwt168.00–168.008055
HeifersMedium and Large 1408183.14/cwt180.00–184.0074710

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.