Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 7, 2021

1,570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.75/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 676 lb · 210 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.17/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 640 lb · 162 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.77/cwt +11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,051/hd at 706 lb · 156 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,570 1,532 352
Feeder cattle 1,535 1,467 340
Slaughter cattle 10 50 4
Replacement cattle 25 15 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. The trading area remains dry with no moisture in sight, along with high winds. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 21 196.00 $196.00 $686 +7.50
413 413 12 193.00 $193.00 $797 —
480–489 481 108 176.00–179.00 $178.80 $860 -3.71
597–598 598 15 158.00–164.00 $160.80 $962 -8.67
613–649 632 48 157.00–160.00 $158.16 $1,000 -6.95
657–688 671 46 154.50–165.00 $158.36 $1,063 -0.52
716–724 719 23 159.00–160.00 $159.56 $1,147 +4.59
740 unweaned 740 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,080 —
752–758 756 106 153.00–160.25 $156.60 $1,184 +0.82
831 831 30 142.75 $142.75 $1,186 —
870 870 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,253 —
930 930 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 14 151.50 $151.50 $867 —
773 773 27 147.50 $147.50 $1,140 +5.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 8 165.00 $165.00 $571 +10.00
423–429 428 88 160.00–168.00 $166.92 $714 +7.92
460–483 468 18 160.00–163.00 $161.97 $758 +4.82
508–544 530 69 153.00–154.50 $154.08 $817 +2.45
558–595 575 73 145.00–155.25 $151.75 $873 -0.49
623–634 unweaned 628 16 138.00–139.00 $138.44 $869 +7.97
633–649 641 146 153.10–154.25 $153.67 $985 +7.34
651–698 unweaned 673 37 136.00–143.00 $140.53 $946 —
664–689 677 173 147.50–150.75 $149.29 $1,011 +5.29
704–708 706 143 144.50–150.75 $149.79 $1,058 +11.83
712 unweaned 712 13 137.50 $137.50 $979 +3.50
774 774 30 148.25 $148.25 $1,147 —
832 832 15 138.00 $138.00 $1,148 —
845 845 14 121.50 $121.50 $1,027 —
851 851 7 128.50 $128.50 $1,094 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 5 160.00 $160.00 $768 —
697 697 3 120.00 $120.00 $836 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 80-85% 1 61.50 $61.50 $676 —
1250–1260 1255 80-85% 2 52.00–54.50 $53.25 $668 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $650 +2.87
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1710–1830 1770 2 82.50–84.50 $83.47 $1,477 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240–1448 1356 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 910.00–950.00 $933.74
1265–1630 1403 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 725.00–950.00 $878.78
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1470–1580 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,062.05

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
828 828 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00 $900.00

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Dairy Heifers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
673 673 7 38.00 $38.00 $256 —

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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.