Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.85/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,062/hd at 749 lb · 114 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.25/cwt ≈ $1,070/hd at 774 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.75/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 464 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 934 808 804
Feeder cattle 880 673 731
Slaughter cattle 27 75 51
Replacement cattle 27 60 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to firm on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand. The majority of the trading region is listed in the extreme to exceptional drought categories despites some recent scattered rains. This is in part due to higher than average temperatures coupled with high winds. As a result, crop, rangeland and pasture conditions were very poor to poor according to the Texas Crop and Weather Report.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 10 177.00 $177.00 $788 —
522–534 530 8 180.00–185.00 $181.85 $964 +0.35
564 564 10 180.00 $180.00 $1,015 —
603–612 609 17 166.00–167.50 $166.52 $1,014 +4.18
669–686 675 17 148.00–155.00 $152.32 $1,028 —
766–783 775 8 143.50–144.50 $143.99 $1,116 -8.51
883 883 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,095 -18.07
911 911 16 135.50 $135.50 $1,234 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 10 155.00 $155.00 $801 —
578 578 2 167.00 $167.00 $965 +6.07
607–633 611 13 150.00–158.00 $151.28 $924 —
742 742 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,076 -4.00
882–890 889 50 123.00–127.00 $123.56 $1,098 —
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 30.00 $30.00 $146 —
564 564 7 40.00 $40.00 $226 —
Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
333 333 2 250.00 $250.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 254 4 175.00 $175.00 $444 —
463–464 464 55 158.00–159.00 $158.75 $737 -2.05
529–547 531 27 156.00–160.00 $159.54 $847 +9.54
577 577 35 146.50 $146.50 $845 -10.44
602–627 614 29 147.50–152.50 $149.91 $920 —
653–688 673 7 145.00–146.00 $145.58 $980 +2.62
749 749 114 141.85 $141.85 $1,062 +0.31
759–799 779 22 142.00–145.75 $143.83 $1,120 +7.40
800–832 821 21 132.00–139.00 $134.27 $1,102 +4.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 376 5 160.00–163.00 $161.77 $608 —
543 543 2 155.00 $155.00 $842 —
601–632 607 22 145.00 $145.00 $880 —
774 774 70 138.25 $138.25 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
186 186 12 300.00 $300.00 —
205 205 3 325.00 $325.00 —
Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
378 378 3 150.00 $150.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
891 891 19 113.50 $113.50 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 180.00 $180.00 $783 -7.00
473 473 5 170.00 $170.00 $804 —
785 785 1 122.00 $122.00 $958 —
1180 1180 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
201 201 8 475.00 $475.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 45.50 $45.50 $410 —
1010–1045 1028 85-90% 2 69.50–74.00 $71.71 $737 +23.56
1000–1065 1033 85-90% 3 61.00–65.50 $63.70 $658 +15.55
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1475 1235 80-85% 6 71.50–77.50 $74.80 $924 -5.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 75-80% 1 70.25 $70.25 $832 —
1220–1415 1318 75-80% 2 75.50–78.50 $77.11 $1,016 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1625 1403 2 68.50–77.50 $72.29 $1,014 —
1430 1430 1 90.50 $90.50 $1,294 —
1700–2190 1945 2 95.00–99.00 $96.75 $1,882 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 (<2 yrs)Open 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,031
885–1060 973 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 85.50–90.00 $87.55 $852

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,000.00 $991.67 —
1000–1100 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 960.00–1,060.00 $1,004.69 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 3 75.00 $75.00 $414 —
744 744 7 110.00 $110.00 $818 —

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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.