Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 9, 2021

2,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $126.36/cwt -2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,104/hd at 874 lb · 895 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.74/cwt ≈ $1,047/hd at 820 lb · 433 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.04/cwt ≈ $1,089/hd at 825 lb · 362 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,167 1,205 0
Feeder cattle 2,129 1,205 0
Slaughter cattle 38 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to firm. Not enough recent sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend, but demand was moderate to good. The wheat run was in full effect today, with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of 700 to 900 pound cattle straight off the wheat. Trading activity was active on good demand with the corn board closing lower and both live and feeder futures closing higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 2 179.00 $179.00 $582 —
408 408 8 176.00 $176.00 $718 +2.00
491 unweaned 491 17 169.00 $169.00 $830 —
510 510 11 168.00 $168.00 $857 +3.54
513 513 3 155.00 $155.00 $795 -9.46
584 584 10 153.00 $153.00 $894 -5.15
633 633 12 150.50 $150.50 $953 +2.50
651 651 20 142.50 $142.50 $928 -2.75
738 738 5 135.00 $135.00 $996 -0.17
763–765 764 8 127.50–133.00 $131.62 $1,006 -3.88
818–843 825 362 129.75–132.75 $132.04 $1,089 —
851–899 874 895 122.00–129.00 $126.36 $1,104 -2.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–675 672 6 130.00–132.00 $131.34 $883 -2.16
802–834 820 433 126.00–130.00 $127.74 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 10 135.00 $135.00 $346 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 160.00 $160.00 $592 +4.00
403 403 6 151.50 $151.50 $611 -2.00
435 unweaned 435 19 153.00 $153.00 $666 —
459 459 18 154.00 $154.00 $707 +12.11
510–544 518 60 137.50–139.00 $137.84 $714 —
560 560 13 137.50 $137.50 $770 —
605–632 630 44 131.00–133.00 $132.83 $837 +1.69
658–665 661 9 125.00–127.00 $126.11 $834 +4.11
748 748 4 120.50 $120.50 $901 -3.00
760–770 768 54 119.00–124.00 $123.06 $945 +0.81
828 828 9 121.00 $121.00 $1,002 -0.50
987 987 3 102.00 $102.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 153.00 $153.00 $669 —
525 525 15 124.75 $124.75 $655 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 10 160.50 $160.50 $417 —
486 486 7 128.00 $128.00 $622 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 6 92.50 $92.50 $569 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 80-85% 2 52.25 $52.25 $502 —
1010–1280 1123 80-85% 9 50.00–55.50 $52.46 $589 —
1210–1330 1283 80-85% 4 56.25–58.50 $57.43 $737 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $301 —
830–970 908 85-90% 5 42.00–50.00 $46.87 $426 —
1020–1190 1073 85-90% 4 49.50–53.00 $50.96 $547 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1440 1270 6 52.50–78.50 $64.50 $819 —
1620–1990 1860 3 81.00–82.75 $82.04 $1,526 —

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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.