Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 5, 2021

920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 688 lb · 210 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 764 lb · 200 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.00/cwt ≈ $1,073/hd at 679 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 920 977 658
Feeder cattle 840 756 588
Slaughter cattle 66 75 41
Replacement cattle 14 146 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a mostly steady to firm undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to weak. Quality was mostly plain to average, with some load lots of yearling crossbred cattle on offer. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good demand. The majority of the trading region received some much needed rain last week ranging from 2 tenths to an inch.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 unweaned 487 3 156.00 $156.00 $760 —
567 567 3 144.00 $144.00 $816 —
679 679 80 158.00 $158.00 $1,073 —
731 731 46 156.25 $156.25 $1,142 —
764 764 200 153.00 $153.00 $1,169 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551–552 551 62 163.00–163.75 $163.12 $899 —
587 unweaned 587 10 140.00 $140.00 $822 —
626–627 unweaned 626 10 142.50–145.00 $143.25 $897 +0.25
650 650 9 155.50 $155.50 $1,011 +6.53
710 unweaned 710 20 134.00 $134.00 $951 —
752 unweaned 752 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,045 —
873 unweaned 873 18 123.50 $123.50 $1,078 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 10 38.00 $38.00 $243 —
730 730 6 39.50 $39.50 $288 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 unweaned 290 2 152.00 $152.00 $441 —
505–513 511 16 148.00–151.50 $150.64 $770 —
575 575 11 140.50 $140.50 $808 -7.62
578 unweaned 578 8 133.75 $133.75 $773 +1.52
630–649 641 17 135.50–139.00 $136.92 $878 —
688 688 210 143.00 $143.00 $984 +7.00
759 759 17 135.50 $135.50 $1,028 -0.50
792 unweaned 792 12 117.00 $117.00 $927 —
974 974 7 115.00 $115.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 4 134.00 $134.00 $884 —
755–790 764 8 123.00–134.00 $131.16 $1,002 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 unweaned 420 1 175.00 $175.00 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–963 913 85-90% 8 45.00–52.00 $49.95 $456 +3.24
860–970 920 85-90% 5 31.00–38.00 $36.23 $333 -10.48
1030–1140 1084 85-90% 7 45.00–53.50 $50.61 $549 —
980–1430 1162 85-90% 13 55.00–60.00 $57.13 $664 +8.69
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1190 1175 80-85% 2 57.50–58.50 $58.01 $682 —
1000–1470 1192 80-85% 9 59.50–65.50 $62.44 $744 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1580 1370 75-80% 5 62.50–65.50 $64.02 $877 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1620 1433 3 70.00–76.50 $74.08 $1,062 —
1930 1930 1 77.50 $77.50 $1,496 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1182 1182 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 800.00 $800.00
1280 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 86.00 $86.00 $937

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619–645 622 17 78.00–100.00 $94.84 $590 —
800 800 2 90.00 $90.00 $720 —

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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.