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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $238.27/cwt +30.27 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 404 lb · 131 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $211.00/cwt +19.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 474 lb · 110 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.75/cwt ≈ $1,048/hd at 734 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 995 819 1,435
Feeder cattle 912 714 1,403
Slaughter cattle 76 19 20
Replacement cattle 7 86 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly firm compared to last weeks light test. Steer and heifer calves were sharply higher on comparable sales. The bulk of the supply consisted of light weight weaned cattle off the short wheat. As a result, buyer demand was very good for the light cattle that were ready to turn out on grass. Trading activity was very active. The majority of the trading region is still in desperate need of moisture.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 22 250.00 $250.00 $815 +33.00
403–421 404 131 212.50–240.50 $238.27 $963 +30.27
474 474 110 211.00 $211.00 $1,000 +19.71
519 519 6 183.50 $183.50 $952 -1.34
554 554 6 180.00 $180.00 $997 +2.39
624–625 624 8 163.00–165.00 $164.50 $1,026 +0.50
654 654 36 164.00 $164.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 5 224.00 $224.00 $607 —
310 310 13 220.00 $220.00 $682 —
453–490 466 54 181.00–198.00 $196.24 $914 —
689–691 690 26 150.00–152.00 $150.69 $1,040 -3.84
838 838 56 143.00 $143.00 $1,198 —
1013 1013 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,155 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 204.00 $204.00 $608 —
360–390 386 14 184.00–187.00 $184.40 $712 -6.60
400–443 439 57 174.00–180.00 $174.71 $767 -4.40
478 478 2 176.00 $176.00 $841 +3.18
500–547 518 8 161.00–164.00 $162.81 $843 —
553–570 564 6 155.00–156.00 $155.67 $878 —
620 620 28 151.00 $151.00 $936 —
734 734 62 142.75 $142.75 $1,048 —
828 828 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281–298 295 22 170.00–187.00 $172.95 $510 —
305 305 8 199.00 $199.00 $607 —
395 395 4 180.00 $180.00 $711 —
647 647 11 148.00 $148.00 $958 +1.00
681 681 11 144.50 $144.50 $984 —
714 714 21 137.00 $137.00 $978 —
851–852 851 35 133.75 $133.75 $1,138 +5.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 16 153.00 $153.00 $763 -13.00
561 561 19 134.50 $134.50 $755 —
680 680 5 129.00 $129.00 $877 +25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
236 236 5 200.00 $200.00 $472 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 225.00 $225.00 —
150 150 2 360.00 $360.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,068 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 85-90% 3 38.00 $38.00 $244 —
820–985 884 85-90% 7 64.00–72.00 $69.67 $616 +3.24
875–955 915 85-90% 2 57.50–63.50 $60.63 $555 —
1030–1090 1050 85-90% 3 64.50–65.50 $64.85 $681 —
1036–1195 1122 85-90% 25 70.50–77.75 $76.46 $858 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1192 1176 80-85% 25 75.00–78.75 $78.01 $917 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1343 1343 75-80% 4 82.50 $82.50 $1,108 —
1770 1770 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,345 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–805 785 3 55.50–61.00 $57.24 $449 —
955 955 1 71.50 $71.50 $683 —
1525–1645 1585 2 82.00–87.50 $84.85 $1,345 -4.90

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 (<2 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,068

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1114 1114 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1003 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 78.00 $78.00 $782

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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.