Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

1,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $154.17/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 780 lb · 102 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.92/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 610 lb · 97 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.21/cwt -4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 767 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,070 1,570 1,203
Feeder cattle 962 1,535 1,182
Slaughter cattle 47 10 6
Replacement cattle 61 25 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were firm to 2.00 higher on limited comparable sales from the previous week. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate buyer demand. Above average temperatures for this time of year accompanied by high winds have continued to dry out soil moisture and diminish winter grazing. As a result, more cattle are being sent to growyards.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 208.00 $208.00 $678 —
405 405 1 191.00 $191.00 $774 -2.00
480–485 481 17 180.00–184.00 $183.29 $882 +4.49
500–535 517 21 163.00–174.00 $171.97 $889 —
563 563 3 161.00 $161.00 $906 +0.20
610–628 618 28 160.00–165.50 $162.66 $1,005 +4.50
621–643 627 21 154.00–156.00 $154.59 $969 -3.57
657–665 663 17 160.00–161.50 $161.06 $1,068 +2.70
692 692 17 151.50 $151.50 $1,048 -6.86
721 721 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,089 -8.56
757–789 780 102 150.50–155.50 $154.17 $1,203 -2.43
1001 1001 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,311 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 9 214.00 $214.00 $640 —
366–399 396 23 186.00–188.00 $187.84 $744 —
487 487 15 180.00 $180.00 $877 —
615–622 621 10 147.00–156.00 $154.22 $958 —
654 654 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,020 —
754–755 754 6 145.00–147.50 $146.67 $1,106 -0.83
805 805 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 166.00 $166.00 $608 —
585 585 6 159.00 $159.00 $930 —
762 762 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,059 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 168.00 $168.00 $571 +3.00
373–388 382 12 169.00–175.00 $173.03 $661 —
441 441 23 168.00 $168.00 $741 +1.08
457 457 3 161.00 $161.00 $736 -0.97
510–540 535 37 154.00–157.50 $155.74 $833 +1.66
578 unweaned 578 16 145.00 $145.00 $838 —
605–615 607 76 153.50–154.75 $153.77 $933 +0.10
600–643 unweaned 623 21 130.00–143.00 $135.97 $847 -2.47
662 662 33 143.00 $143.00 $947 -6.29
754 754 58 147.00 $147.00 $1,108 -1.25
797 797 26 138.00 $138.00 $1,100 -10.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 168.00 $168.00 $546 —
388 388 3 164.00 $164.00 $636 —
436 436 11 151.00 $151.00 $658 —
481 481 6 141.00 $141.00 $678 —
562 562 27 149.00 $149.00 $837 —
641–649 647 72 140.00–146.50 $145.09 $939 —
686 686 8 125.00 $125.00 $858 —
750 750 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 —
829 829 6 126.00 $126.00 $1,045 —
852–898 878 7 123.00–125.00 $124.17 $1,090 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 9 106.00 $106.00 $435 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 thin fleshed 293 5 217.00 $217.00 $636 —
490 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 ±0.00
735 735 5 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
810 810 1 115.50 $115.50 $936 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–920 845 85-90% 4 35.00–40.00 $38.51 $325 —
805–980 885 85-90% 5 50.50–58.00 $52.95 $469 —
1085–1105 1095 85-90% 2 35.00–44.00 $39.54 $433 —
1020–1265 1137 85-90% 5 58.00–63.00 $60.56 $689 +2.56
1025–1635 1232 85-90% 5 42.00–57.00 $52.11 $642 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1203–1210 1205 80-85% 3 60.00–60.50 $60.33 $727 —
1165–1615 1341 80-85% 7 65.00–68.50 $66.62 $893 +0.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1611 1557 75-80% 6 68.00–70.50 $69.74 $1,086 +10.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1208–1715 1311 5 66.50–70.00 $67.55 $886 —
2100 2100 1 80.50 $80.50 $1,690 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1250 1121 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 67.00–105.00 $76.95 $863
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
707–935 734 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 70.00–88.00 $85.30 $626

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1178 1152 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 935.00–1,200.00 $1,138.19
1235–1646 1441 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 975.00–1,050.00 $1,025.87

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–745 733 3 45.00–54.50 $50.86 $373 —
760 760 1 37.00 $37.00 $281 —
815 815 1 58.00 $58.00 $473 —
885 885 1 50.00 $50.00 $442 —

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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.