Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 21, 2021

1,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.73/cwt +4.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 677 lb · 491 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.25/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 584 lb · 106 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.75/cwt ≈ $884/hd at 611 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,168 1,376 2,721
Feeder cattle 1,111 1,251 2,208
Slaughter cattle 45 121 481
Replacement cattle 12 4 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves were weak. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with several nice load lots of yearlings, and several smaller packages of unweaned or short weaned calves on offer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 unweaned 432 16 177.50 $177.50 $767 -5.00
533 unweaned 533 6 155.00 $155.00 $826 -17.00
584 584 106 168.25 $168.25 $983 —
630 630 3 152.00 $152.00 $958 —
640 unweaned 640 18 132.00 $132.00 $845 —
663 unweaned 663 7 145.00 $145.00 $961 —
666–683 677 484 156.50–161.85 $160.96 $1,090 +5.02
703 unweaned 703 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,019 +12.00
752 unweaned 752 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,053 —
820 unweaned 820 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,115 —
830 830 4 140.50 $140.50 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 5 164.00 $164.00 $423 —
356 356 9 140.00 $140.00 $498 —
416 416 10 132.00 $132.00 $549 —
493 493 10 130.00 $130.00 $641 —
731–747 740 25 120.50–124.00 $122.48 $906 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 unweaned 560 4 140.50 $140.50 $787 —
617 617 14 154.00 $154.00 $950 —
664 unweaned 664 11 132.50 $132.50 $880 —
788 788 20 147.00 $147.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
272 272 6 265.00 $265.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 unweaned 310 2 162.00 $162.00 $502 —
420 unweaned 420 2 153.00 $153.00 $643 -2.24
465 unweaned 465 14 147.50 $147.50 $686 +4.11
617–644 unweaned 627 42 125.00–130.50 $126.04 $790 —
658 unweaned 658 6 125.00 $125.00 $822 —
705 unweaned 705 6 127.50 $127.50 $899 —
755 755 6 132.00 $132.00 $997 —
820 820 66 137.50 $137.50 $1,128 +13.50
830 unweaned 830 2 119.00 $119.00 $988 —
873 873 4 123.50 $123.50 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 132.00 $132.00 $669 -8.00
611 611 69 144.75 $144.75 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 150.00 $150.00 $382 —
350 350 6 133.00 $133.00 $466 —
400 400 6 121.00 $121.00 $484 —
459 459 16 130.00 $130.00 $597 —
741 741 9 120.25 $120.25 $891 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 4 140.00 $140.00 $746 —
570 570 3 144.00 $144.00 $821 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1640 1473 75-80% 19 62.50–67.50 $66.59 $981 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 55.50 $55.50 $533 +3.50
1050–1370 1146 85-90% 5 60.50–65.50 $62.68 $718 —
1110–1490 1240 85-90% 4 52.75–59.50 $55.79 $692 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 58.00 $58.00 $708 —
1190–1530 1313 80-85% 8 64.50–67.50 $65.93 $866 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 69.25 $69.25 $963 +2.43

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1280 1265 2 70.00–75.00 $72.47 $917 —
1540 1540 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,363 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
996 996 (<2 yrs)Open 9 113.00 $113.00 $1,125

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1520 1520 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.