Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2022-12-13

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 13
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,060 head
103 vs last sale 1,163 98 vs year ago 962 · +10.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
29 vs last sale 61 15 vs year ago 47 · 31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
34 vs last sale 49 46 vs year ago 61 · 75.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly firm to 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on all other classes of cattle for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly weak to 2.00 lower on a light test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. According to the Cattle Market Report and Analysis, some feedlots are entering the winter with less than full capacities. Weekly placements are showing year over year declines. Uneven grazing patterns and declining cattle numbers will provide the backdrop for smaller fed supplies well into the future. Dry land wheat in the Central, Southern, and Eastern part of the Panhandle is mostly emerged but could use some moisture to make a stand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $183.26/cwt on 473 head.
Average price
$183.26
473 head · 646 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.74
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1660187.781,239335
Medium and Large 1-2611172.311,052138
One grade step is worth $15.47/cwt here — about $187 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 sale473 hd
183.26
TX average4 barns · 2,227 hd
184.00
−0.74
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
BullsLow1,40089.001,2463thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66865.951,1003thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31464.398468thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,14055.286308thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$1,2372thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,388$1,2362thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,380$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,4492thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$1,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2375141.00/cwt141.00–141.0052911
HeifersMedium and Large 1533170.50/cwt170.50–170.5090939
HeifersMedium and Large 1567170.35/cwt169.00–171.0096612
HeifersMedium and Large 2265169.00/cwt169.00–169.004482
SteersMedium and Large 1785174.06/cwt170.00–175.501,366152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2723161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,16424
HeifersMedium and Large 1635164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0413
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned621158.68/cwt156.00–159.0098518
HeifersMedium and Large 1484184.33/cwt183.00–185.0089243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,24270
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3033
SteersMedium and Large 1613181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1106
SteersMedium and Large 1419226.22/cwt214.50–230.0094856
SteersMedium and Large 1731176.44/cwt175.00–180.501,29044
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy666168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1194
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy813160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,3052
SteersMedium and Large 1540195.71/cwt195.50–196.501,05746
SteersMedium and Large 1458209.96/cwt207.00–213.009628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619170.36/cwt170.00–170.501,05552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2657172.64/cwt165.50–174.001,13419
SteersMedium and Large 1-2531175.65/cwt170.00–180.5093330
SteersMedium and Large 1688178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2256
SteersMedium and Large 1-2353207.51/cwt206.00–212.007338
SteersMedium and Large 1363234.00/cwt234.00–234.008492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2563174.00/cwt174.00–174.009802
HeifersMedium and Large 1388186.02/cwt182.00–188.0072237
BullsMedium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005538
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340182.00/cwt182.00–182.006192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2469149.00/cwt149.00–149.006994
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009794
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned781129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,00713
CowsLean 85-90%1,10546.00/cwt46.00–46.005081
CowsLean 85-90%1,12354.01/cwt52.00–55.006073
CowsLean 85-90%1,23562.73/cwt60.00–65.007753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25558.94/cwt58.00–60.007402
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94046.00/cwt46.00–46.004321
Bulls1,54082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2631
Bulls1,35597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66865.95/cwt64.00–67.501,1003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33366.20/cwt64.00–68.008826
Bulls1,30588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1920800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3501,448.89/head1,385.00–1,500.001,4492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 18001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 185374.50/cwt74.00–75.006352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3881,235.91/head1,150.00–1,310.001,2362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5151,237.29/head1,100.00–1,360.001,2372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,380900.00/head900.00–900.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364169.09/cwt164.00–171.0061511
HeifersMedium and Large 2792161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,27569
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy635159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0108
HeifersMedium and Large 2400156.00/cwt156.00–156.0062411
HeifersMedium and Large 2630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009452
HeifersMedium and Large 1433184.00/cwt184.00–184.007974
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1113
HeifersMedium and Large 1788159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2772152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1776
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2508162.29/cwt161.00–165.0082438
HeifersMedium and Large 2556166.00/cwt166.00–166.009234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2887141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2518
SteersMedium and Large 1574185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0624
SteersMedium and Large 1303227.00/cwt227.00–227.006882

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.