Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 30, 2021

1,473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.09/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 878 lb · 451 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.32/cwt ≈ $947/hd at 727 lb · 132 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.41/cwt ≈ $893/hd at 660 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,473 967 1,008
Feeder cattle 1,443 956 951
Slaughter cattle 21 10 9
Replacement cattle 9 1 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were mostly 6.00 to 7.00 higher, instances of up to 10.00 higher. Quality was very attractive, with several load lots of cattle straight off the wheat on offer. There were also quite a few bunches of light weight turn out cattle. Buyer demand and trading activity were good. Buyers seemed optimistic since the Corn contract closed down both days this week ahead of the prospective plantings report.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 196.00 $196.00 $672 —
498 498 9 175.00 $175.00 $872 —
532 532 81 176.00 $176.00 $936 —
560 560 3 160.00 $160.00 $896 +10.00
650–698 688 54 143.50–148.25 $146.58 $1,008 —
705–749 727 32 137.00–146.00 $141.28 $1,027 +6.66
753 753 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,009 -0.50
838 838 23 134.00 $134.00 $1,123 +2.72
862–888 878 451 134.10–135.75 $135.09 $1,186 +4.84
935 935 16 131.00 $131.00 $1,225 +9.00
1020 1020 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 thin fleshed 499 22 172.00 $172.00 $858 —
511 511 7 167.50 $167.50 $856 —
553–590 585 51 146.00–152.00 $151.50 $886 —
632 632 6 130.00 $130.00 $822 —
667–687 678 9 135.00–139.00 $137.69 $934 —
716 thin fleshed 716 26 139.50 $139.50 $999 —
803–833 818 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,047 —
1033 1033 4 101.00 $101.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 150.00 $150.00 —
170 170 1 375.00 $375.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 177.00 $177.00 $620 +9.00
424–425 424 14 156.00–159.00 $157.71 $669 —
467 467 7 155.00 $155.00 $724 —
503–505 504 8 152.00–155.00 $153.50 $774 +10.51
553 553 66 151.75 $151.75 $839 —
600–625 607 30 130.00–140.00 $136.78 $830 +13.78
653–661 654 83 136.00–136.50 $136.41 $892 —
695 695 13 129.00 $129.00 $897 —
709–733 717 66 131.50–134.25 $133.31 $956 +7.31
754 754 10 130.00 $130.00 $980 +6.57
812 812 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,007 —
1017–1020 1018 4 96.50–100.00 $97.38 $991 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–443 433 36 140.00–151.00 $143.55 $622 +13.55
510–513 511 14 138.00–145.00 $139.51 $713 —
585 585 49 131.25 $131.25 $768 —
723–733 727 132 129.25–131.00 $130.32 $947 —
1025 1025 2 82.00 $82.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–617 612 5 115.00–126.00 $119.35 $730 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
100–110 103 3 150.00–250.00 $208.87 —
200 200 1 250.00 $250.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
80 80 1 100.00 $100.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 2 160.00 $160.00 $592 —
493 unweaned 493 3 169.00 $169.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1820–1865 1843 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,525.00–1,685.00 $1,605.98 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1400 1283 80-85% 8 52.00–59.00 $55.37 $710 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $329 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 47.50 $47.50 $494 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $911 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $805 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 60.00 $60.00 $654 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1460 1460 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00
1430–1930 1680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,114.88
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 4 60.00 $60.00 $612 —
1194 1194 5 57.75 $57.75 $690 —

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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.