Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2022-12-06

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 6
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,163 head
240 vs last sale 1,403 372 vs year ago 1,535 · 24.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
31 vs last sale 92 51 vs year ago 10 · +510.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
23 vs last sale 26 24 vs year ago 25 · +96.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly weak to 4.00 lower on comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.94/cwt on 549 head.
Average price
$176.94
549 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,202
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$7
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$9.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.16
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1676178.661,208442
Medium and Large 2527171.949069thin
Medium and Large 1-2708169.601,20198
One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about $7 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 sale549 hd
176.94
TX average4 barns · 2,094 hd
179.09
−2.16
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
BullsLow1,62974.941,2219thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46572.201,0582thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26768.318653thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94453.5750637

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$9683thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,238$8485
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,009$71113
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,340$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$8305

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1478210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0046
HeifersMedium and Large 1617168.43/cwt167.25–170.001,03980
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,02414
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy789165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3024
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned492160.00/cwt160.00–160.007875
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned542168.50/cwt168.50–168.509134
SteersMedium and Large 2536172.50/cwt172.50–172.509257
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned592154.00/cwt154.00–154.0091214
SteersMedium and Large 1716174.25/cwt172.00–175.001,24834
SteersMedium and Large 1999160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5984
SteersMedium and Large 1-2497199.00/cwt199.00–199.009893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2752166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,25269
SteersMedium and Large 1612180.47/cwt173.00–182.001,10412
SteersMedium and Large 1Full967147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4263
SteersMedium and Large 2495170.00/cwt170.00–170.008422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2736166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,0585
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523185.22/cwt182.00–189.009698
HeifersMedium and Large 1585166.91/cwt163.00–168.7597625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2594160.00/cwt160.00–160.0095012
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned656145.00/cwt145.00–145.0095117
HeifersMedium and Large 1758162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2285
HeifersMedium and Large 1696166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,1599
HeifersMedium and Large 1480176.00/cwt176.00–176.0084517
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned710142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0087
HeifersMedium and Large 1305192.00/cwt192.00–192.005862
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned695157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,09523
SteersMedium and Large 1670176.03/cwt175.00–177.001,17945
SteersMedium and Large 1810174.41/cwt171.50–175.501,41315
SteersMedium and Large 1775171.37/cwt171.00–173.001,328146
SteersMedium and Large 1557193.20/cwt186.50–195.001,07685
SteersMedium and Large 1518202.54/cwt196.00–209.001,04924
SteersMedium and Large 1-2642165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0597
SteersMedium and Large 1433207.18/cwt203.00–213.008979
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned629170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,06915
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned520183.00/cwt183.00–183.009523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2644150.00/cwt150.00–150.009664
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0352
BullsMedium and Large 1-2491162.38/cwt160.00–180.0079716
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned375218.00/cwt218.00–218.008182
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned687160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,09915
BullsMedium and Large 1640156.00/cwt156.00–156.009983
CowsLean 85-90%1,17464.52/cwt62.00–69.007574
CowsLean 85-90%1,08545.00/cwt45.00–45.004881
CowsLean 85-90%1,12158.79/cwt54.50–62.006598
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26565.96/cwt65.00–67.008342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27073.00/cwt73.00–73.009271
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight63431.00/cwt31.00–31.001974
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84246.46/cwt45.00–49.003919
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91560.60/cwt57.00–65.0055411
Bulls1,66472.75/cwt70.00–79.001,2117
Bulls1,50882.60/cwt80.00–86.001,2462
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46572.20/cwt70.50–74.001,0582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,130900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1955900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,234895.50/head875.00–935.008963
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,034753.65/head610.00–810.007546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,265967.62/head950.00–975.009683
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1955122.40/cwt110.00–130.001,1696
Bred CowsMedium 2-3804508.31/head435.00–550.005084
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3600450.00/head450.00–450.004503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 188577.18/cwt70.00–83.006834
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,238847.84/head785.00–950.008485
BullsMedium and Large 11,3401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy729160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1665
HeifersMedium and Large 1524178.66/cwt173.50–182.5093646
HeifersMedium and Large 2930118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0972
BullsMedium and Large 1418201.10/cwt189.00–209.008415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2687141.56/cwt138.00–145.009734
BullsMedium and Large 1382236.00/cwt236.00–236.009023
HeifersMedium and Large 2724132.00/cwt132.00–132.0095622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2796152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527166.91/cwt165.00–170.5088029
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2375178.00/cwt178.00–178.0066810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620161.00/cwt161.00–161.0099815
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy852145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2353
HeifersMedium and Large 1815155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2634
HeifersMedium and Large 2851132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476163.87/cwt161.00–165.007807
HeifersMedium and Large 2595149.00/cwt149.00–149.008872
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2657155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0183
HeifersMedium and Large 1428180.15/cwt174.00–183.0077136
HeifersMedium and Large 1738163.51/cwt162.50–166.751,20721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2836136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1375

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.