Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 12, 2021

1,637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.25/cwt ≈ $1,267/hd at 832 lb · 239 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.50/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 762 lb · 184 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.00/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 701 lb · 179 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,637	920	662
Feeder cattle	1,545	840	640
Slaughter cattle	54	66	17
Replacement cattle	38	14	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Not enough feeder heifers for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to firm. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to attractive, with the bulk of the supply consisting of multiple loads of crossbred steers right off the grass. Part of the trading region received some rain on Sunday, this should help give a boost to the winter wheat crop.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470 unweaned	470	4	158.00	$158.00	$743	+2.00
516	516	16	164.50	$164.50	$849	—
701	701	179	157.00	$157.00	$1,101	+0.75
762	762	184	155.50	$155.50	$1,185	+2.50
832	832	239	152.25	$152.25	$1,267	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387 unweaned	387	6	192.00	$192.00	$743	—
458–494 unweaned	490	37	171.00–175.00	$171.42	$840	—
538 unweaned	538	5	165.00	$165.00	$888	—
579	579	20	160.50	$160.50	$929	-2.62
574–598 unweaned	581	31	152.00–159.25	$156.39	$909	+16.39
609	609	35	158.00	$158.00	$962	—
610 unweaned	610	14	150.50	$150.50	$918	+7.25
676–694 unweaned	689	26	136.75–142.00	$138.14	$952	—
719	719	7	154.50	$154.50	$1,111	—
744	744	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,079	—
756 unweaned	756	13	135.00	$135.00	$1,021	-4.00
822	822	5	148.00	$148.00	$1,217	—
854	854	134	152.50	$152.50	$1,302	—
858 unweaned	858	12	130.25	$130.25	$1,118	+6.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 unweaned	345	2	160.50	$160.50	$554	—
451–488 unweaned	458	44	143.00–147.75	$146.43	$671	—
500–547 unweaned	533	10	135.25–141.00	$136.87	$730	—
556	556	24	140.00	$140.00	$778	-0.50
575–590 unweaned	583	16	130.50–135.00	$132.78	$774	-0.97
615 unweaned	615	12	131.50	$131.50	$809	—
680 unweaned	680	7	125.00	$125.00	$850	—
702–723	711	9	125.00–125.50	$125.23	$890	—
778	778	9	128.50	$128.50	$1,000	-7.00
783 unweaned	783	3	120.00	$120.00	$940	+3.00
827 unweaned	827	3	121.50	$121.50	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535 unweaned	535	2	131.50	$131.50	$704	—
587	587	16	135.00	$135.00	$792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521 unweaned	521	7	129.00	$129.00	$672	—
619 unweaned	619	8	116.00	$116.00	$718	—
773–790	776	5	113.00–114.00	$113.20	$878	—
850	850	1	104.00	$104.00	$884	—
900	900	1	109.50	$109.50	$986	—
980	980	1	101.00	$101.00	$990	—
1070	1070	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210	1210	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–960	893	85-90%	4	40.00–45.50	$42.91	$383	—
940–990	968	85-90%	4	47.50–55.50	$50.33	$487	—
980–985	983	85-90%	3	57.50	$57.50	$565	—
1050–1130	1090	85-90%	4	44.00–52.00	$49.58	$540	-1.03
1020–1220	1110	85-90%	7	53.50–57.00	$54.55	$606	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1210	1117	80-85%	11	55.00–60.00	$56.92	$636	—
1100–1130	1117	80-85%	3	62.00–64.00	$63.17	$706	—
1000–1290	1145	80-85%	2	46.50–50.50	$48.25	$552	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1430	1425	75-80%	2	50.00–56.50	$53.26	$759	—
1370–1560	1447	75-80%	3	59.00–66.00	$62.43	$903	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1330	1290	2	66.50–75.50	$71.14	$918	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670	670	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	97.00	$97.00	$650
710–950	827	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	79.00–89.00	$84.12	$696

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–710	687	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	60.00–73.00	$67.53	$464
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	72.00	$72.00	$749

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
998–1030	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	450.00–510.00	$501.19
1040–1143	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	625.00–650.00	$630.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
1220–1570	1376	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	725.00–910.00	$805.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	985.00	$985.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
689	689	12	109.00	$109.00	$751	—

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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.