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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

1,376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.94/cwt ≈ $1,081/hd at 693 lb · 217 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.23/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 686 lb · 151 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.75/cwt ≈ $1,089/hd at 708 lb · 131 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,376 1,178 0
Feeder cattle 1,251 990 0
Slaughter cattle 121 167 0
Replacement cattle 4 21 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm on limited comparable sales from the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on good demand. Quality was mostly attractive, but a lot of the lighter weight calves on offer were unweaned or short weaned. According to the US Drought Monitor, average temperatures were above normal (3 to 9 degrees F) across Texas for the week. As a result, the majority of the trading region is in need of a rain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 unweaned 345 2 195.00 $195.00 $673 —
380 unweaned 380 3 191.00 $191.00 $726 —
442 unweaned 442 9 182.50 $182.50 $807 —
517 unweaned 517 104 172.00 $172.00 $889 —
593–598 unweaned 594 47 157.50–159.50 $158.90 $944 —
656–695 693 217 155.00–156.00 $155.94 $1,081 —
701 701 12 148.50 $148.50 $1,041 -6.50
723 unweaned 723 7 133.00 $133.00 $962 —
788 788 45 149.50 $149.50 $1,178 —
934 934 5 127.00 $127.00 $1,186 -13.50
980 980 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,147 -17.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708 708 131 153.75 $153.75 $1,089 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 unweaned 380 3 165.50 $165.50 $629 —
405–431 unweaned 411 30 155.00–156.00 $155.24 $638 —
453 453 35 149.00 $149.00 $675 —
470–497 unweaned 488 9 140.00–145.00 $143.39 $700 —
513–545 unweaned 519 119 140.00–150.50 $148.02 $768 —
591 unweaned 591 21 137.50 $137.50 $813 —
675–678 677 8 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $897 -6.49
686 686 143 147.00 $147.00 $1,008 +8.00
798 798 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,005 -3.92
808 808 9 124.00 $124.00 $1,002 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 unweaned 428 8 145.00 $145.00 $621 —
535 535 39 140.00 $140.00 $749 -6.87
581 581 39 147.50 $147.50 $857 +10.25
650 650 10 138.50 $138.50 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 12 120.00 $120.00 $836 —
826 826 13 114.50 $114.50 $946 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1400 1290 80-85% 4 56.00–64.50 $59.08 $762 -3.94
1287–1508 1358 80-85% 46 66.00–68.25 $66.82 $907 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $510 —
1040 1040 85-90% 3 43.50 $43.50 $452 -10.78
1092–1260 1166 85-90% 33 57.00–63.25 $59.79 $697 —
1160–1340 1287 85-90% 6 50.00–52.00 $51.66 $665 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1700 1640 6 78.00–83.00 $81.58 $1,338 —
1600–1910 1793 9 85.00–91.00 $88.13 $1,580 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195 1195 (<2 yrs)Open 2 108.00 $108.00 $1,291
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,042

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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.