Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

1,388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $125.09/cwt ≈ $1,093/hd at 874 lb · 316 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.38/cwt ≈ $977/hd at 825 lb · 132 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.34/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 615 lb · 122 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,388	649	685
Feeder cattle	1,276	557	669
Slaughter cattle	21	37	14
Replacement cattle	91	55	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower on comparable sales. The CME Feeder Cattle contract closed down 3.30, as Corn surged up 12 1/2 again today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded firm. Several large consignments of bred cows and cow-calf pairs were on offer. Quality was plain to attractive. The majority of the trading region received some much needed rain, ranging from a 1/4 inch to over an inch. However, much more rain is needed to improve drought conditions in the region.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	3	150.00	$150.00	$724	-3.00
534	534	21	154.00	$154.00	$822	—
588	588	4	146.00	$146.00	$858	-2.00
744	744	67	129.50	$129.50	$963	—
764	764	25	130.00	$130.00	$993	±0.00
762–783	766	15	128.00–132.50	$131.58	$1,008	+1.58
848	848	63	124.50	$124.50	$1,056	-5.50
855–881	871	237	123.75–126.00	$125.69	$1,095	—
873–886	883	79	122.50–123.50	$123.27	$1,088	—
960	960	3	105.00	$105.00	$1,008	-17.00
1047	1047	7	100.00	$100.00	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	7	149.00	$149.00	$639	—
480	480	2	130.00	$130.00	$624	—
688	688	5	129.00	$129.00	$888	+5.50
770	770	3	121.00	$121.00	$932	—
832	832	25	120.25	$120.25	$1,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	8	124.00	$124.00	$507	—
490	490	4	112.00	$112.00	$549	—
666	666	7	92.00	$92.00	$613	—
820	820	4	88.00	$88.00	$722	—
1080	1080	18	86.00	$86.00	$929	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	62	137.60	$137.60	$684	—
615–640	615	122	126.50–127.35	$127.34	$783	+6.46
783–786	785	92	115.50–119.25	$117.75	$924	—
865	865	2	90.00	$90.00	$778	—
1107	1107	6	78.00	$78.00	$863	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652–685	675	20	125.25–127.50	$126.85	$856	+2.85
731	731	10	125.00	$125.00	$914	—
822–829	825	130	117.50–119.00	$118.43	$977	—
845	845	2	115.00	$115.00	$972	—
872	872	26	113.00	$113.00	$985	-4.50
1005	1005	6	95.00	$95.00	$955	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	10	100.00	$100.00	$324	—
352	352	9	118.50	$118.50	$417	—
416	416	16	105.00	$105.00	$437	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	14	115.50	$115.50	$494	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	157.00	$157.00	$696	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	51.50	$51.50	$469	—
1010–1270	1115	85-90%	6	58.50–63.50	$61.03	$680	+13.53
1450	1450	85-90%	1	70.25	$70.25	$1,019	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$668	—
1260–1450	1355	80-85%	2	67.75–69.00	$68.42	$927	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1430	1410	75-80%	2	67.00–67.25	$67.12	$946	—
1770	1770	75-80%	1	57.25	$57.25	$1,013	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1825–1920	1857	3	92.00–94.00	$92.69	$1,721	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1340	1113	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	76.00–81.00	$78.99	$879
1290	1290	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	71.00	$71.00	$916

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–910	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	73.00–75.00	$74.02	$659

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1312	1312	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	760.00	$760.00
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1430–1460	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	785.00–900.00	$841.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	985.00	$985.00	—
1260–1350	1324	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	1,010.00–1,110.00	$1,082.82	—
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—

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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.