Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 19, 2021

945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 635 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.50/cwt ≈ $657/hd at 492 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.00/cwt +9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 586 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 945 1,013 0
Feeder cattle 260 1,001 0
Slaughter cattle 120 10 0
Replacement cattle 565 2 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a much higher undertone was noted. The majority of the supply consisted of bred cows. As a result, buyer attendance was very good. Quality was very attractive, with a nice set of heavy bred red angus cows off of a herd liquidation, and several loads of black cows that were second to third stage bred on offer. The feeder cattle quality was very attractive as well, with several nice load lots of cattle on offer. Buyer demand was good on active trading activity.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 11 135.00 $135.00 $857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
743 743 30 950.00 $950.00 —
788 788 32 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —
810–814 812 65 1,010.00–1,035.00 $1,021.89 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 thin fleshed 586 13 137.00 $137.00 $803 —
635 635 77 134.00 $134.00 $851 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 20 133.50 $133.50 $657 —
530 530 8 128.50 $128.50 $681 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1430 1199 80-85% 22 49.00–53.50 $51.27 $615 —
1060–1440 1225 80-85% 4 44.00–48.00 $45.91 $562 -5.28
1230–1420 1341 80-85% 7 53.50–58.50 $55.79 $748 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–980 948 85-90% 5 42.00–49.00 $45.43 $431 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 41.50 $41.50 $436 +1.50
1080–1170 1132 85-90% 5 43.50–47.00 $45.24 $512 —
1000–1310 1139 85-90% 14 47.50–52.50 $49.91 $568 —
1050–1290 1170 85-90% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.55 $627 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1500 1369 75-80% 8 50.00–53.00 $52.26 $715 —
1310–1690 1470 75-80% 4 42.00–45.00 $44.20 $650 —
1640 1640 75-80% 1 56.50 $56.50 $927 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
946 946 (<2 yrs)Open 17 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1144 1144 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,060.00 $1,060.00
999–1405 1227 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 130 1,025.00–1,350.00 $1,159.83
990–1438 1249 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 57 810.00–1,075.00 $903.61
1118–1504 1299 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 90 900.00–1,025.00 $955.88
1210–1530 1329 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 53 710.00–835.00 $775.92
1349 1349 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1382 1382 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 800.00 $800.00
1450 1450 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1104–1128 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 825.00–885.00 $844.71
1050–1234 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 600.00–660.00 $625.33
1140–1530 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 750.00–875.00 $814.26
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–950 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 580.00–610.00 $596.19
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.