Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 11, 2022

990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 781 lb · 109 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.25/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 715 lb · 61 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.25/cwt ≈ $1,355/hd at 884 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 990 1,362 1,013
Feeder cattle 914 1,244 1,001
Slaughter cattle 25 38 10
Replacement cattle 51 80 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to firm. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for an adequate market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady on a light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. The majority of the supply consisted of smaller packages of weaned calves, with some good quality bunches of bred cows. Quality was attractive. According to the Cattle Market Report and Analysis, the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles remain extremely dry. With the higher wheat prices, farmers will want to remove grazing cattle earlier in the season to improve wheat yields.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 211.00 $211.00 $570 —
425 425 11 195.00 $195.00 $829 —
453–481 472 9 182.00–200.00 $187.76 $886 +14.26
502–513 504 13 171.00–189.00 $186.18 $938 +17.78
568 568 5 168.50 $168.50 $957 -6.00
616–648 632 12 159.00–169.00 $163.87 $1,036 -3.43
660–691 671 34 157.00–160.00 $158.50 $1,064 -5.96
710–744 731 47 157.00–161.75 $159.98 $1,169 -0.52
764–776 774 44 158.00–160.35 $158.47 $1,227 +0.72
884 884 53 153.25 $153.25 $1,355 —
910 910 5 148.50 $148.50 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 6 161.00 $161.00 $667 +24.00
530–544 542 18 158.00–166.00 $158.87 $861 —
570–596 589 23 154.00–165.00 $159.39 $939 —
655–677 660 14 153.00–157.00 $153.88 $1,016 +9.61
811 811 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 5 135.00 $135.00 $586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 171.00 $171.00 $487 —
374–385 382 17 176.00 $176.00 $672 —
433–448 441 13 161.00–168.00 $164.12 $724 —
466–488 475 29 161.00–169.00 $165.77 $787 +3.19
520–549 537 7 155.50 $155.50 $835 -8.00
616–620 unweaned 618 10 131.00–139.00 $135.79 $839 -9.21
612–629 623 20 147.00–151.00 $147.84 $921 -10.04
674–695 688 23 150.50–152.50 $151.18 $1,040 +4.27
706–718 715 61 150.00–151.00 $150.25 $1,074 -0.23
781 781 109 157.00 $157.00 $1,226 —
847 847 27 146.00 $146.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 8 161.00 $161.00 $638 —
474 474 5 153.00 $153.00 $725 —
502–528 510 24 153.00–157.00 $155.79 $795 -1.21
588 588 10 147.00 $147.00 $864 -15.00
603–620 611 11 131.00–146.00 $135.56 $828 -4.44
658–668 663 11 148.00–149.00 $148.54 $985 +0.04
730 730 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,015 —
770 770 11 144.00 $144.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 9 135.50 $135.50 $646 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 175.00 $175.00 $901 +13.59
632 632 8 153.00 $153.00 $967 —
660 660 2 147.00 $147.00 $970 +6.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1120 1097 80-85% 3 45.50–53.50 $49.73 $546 —
1230 1230 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $738 -5.49
1213–1442 1324 80-85% 14 62.50–65.00 $63.95 $847 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–895 840 85-90% 2 25.00–30.00 $27.66 $232 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575 1575 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,134 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2045 2045 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,544 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–1140 953 (<2 yrs)Open 3 109.00–126.00 $114.87 $1,095
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 72.50 $72.50 $870
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740 740 (<2 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $666
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 76.00 $76.00 $737

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1282–1730 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 21 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,285.82
1260–1378 1349 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,275.00–1,450.00 $1,409.12
1383 1383 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1330–1585 1458 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 960.00–1,000.00 $978.25
1050–1538 1484 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,150.00–1,525.00 $1,495.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 43.00 $43.00 $194 —
650 650 1 42.00 $42.00 $273 —
785 785 1 63.00 $63.00 $495 —
880 880 1 64.00 $64.00 $563 —
970 970 1 59.00 $59.00 $572 —
1010 1010 1 60.00 $60.00 $606 —
1135 1135 1 55.00 $55.00 $624 —

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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.