Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.82/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 768 lb · 102 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $142.50/cwt ≈ $1,210/hd at 849 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.78/cwt +10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 458 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 805 934 511
Feeder cattle 738 880 457
Slaughter cattle 56 27 25
Replacement cattle 11 27 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Steer and heifer calves were sharply higher on lighter weights, but quality was more attractive then the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 higher. Quality was attractive, with several load lots of cattle on offer. Trading activity was mostly active on good demand. The majority of the trading region received a much needed rain with totals ranging from a half inch to 2 inches.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274–296 289 13 200.00–205.00 $203.54 $588 —
353–393 389 45 199.00–212.00 $207.95 $809 —
476–484 482 38 193.00–198.00 $196.70 $948 —
523 523 6 181.00 $181.00 $947 -0.85
695 695 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,001 -8.32
759 759 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,085 -0.99
849 849 62 142.50 $142.50 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 190.00 $190.00 $661 —
756 756 8 138.00 $138.00 $1,043 —
893 893 5 129.00 $129.00 $1,152 +5.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
193 193 3 172.00 $172.00 $332 —
273 273 10 168.00 $168.00 $459 -7.00
370–380 375 42 168.00–172.00 $169.93 $637 —
450–460 458 57 161.00–171.00 $168.78 $773 +10.03
505–520 511 7 153.00–156.00 $154.69 $790 -4.85
550 550 2 147.00 $147.00 $808 +0.50
634 634 4 141.00 $141.00 $894 -8.91
713 713 13 142.00 $142.00 $1,012 —
830 830 2 130.50 $130.50 $1,083 -3.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 5 140.00 $140.00 $781 —
636 636 8 133.50 $133.50 $849 -11.50
754–797 768 102 131.00–138.25 $135.82 $1,043 -2.43
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 6 134.00 $134.00 $632 —
527 527 12 128.00 $128.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
237–241 240 15 300.00–325.00 $316.76 -8.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
196 196 7 350.00 $350.00 —
241 241 14 385.00 $385.00 —
282 282 3 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 185.00 $185.00 $555 —
431 431 5 186.00 $186.00 $802 +6.00
471 471 12 188.00 $188.00 $885 +18.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $528 —
1100 1100 85-90% 16 78.75 $78.75 $866 —
1090–1230 1154 85-90% 4 66.50–74.50 $71.09 $820 —
1160–1175 1170 85-90% 3 61.00–65.00 $62.99 $737 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1340 1288 80-85% 5 80.50–88.50 $83.03 $1,069 —
1045–1545 1295 80-85% 10 72.50–78.50 $76.35 $989 —
1280–1415 1348 80-85% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.37 $908 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1510 1402 75-80% 6 76.00–80.00 $78.38 $1,099 —
1290–1710 1530 75-80% 3 81.00–82.50 $81.56 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,108 —
1325–1555 1453 3 77.50–80.50 $78.58 $1,142 —
1690 1690 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,462 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1490 1490 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1500–1600 1588 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,250.00–1,475.00 $1,448.43 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 12 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
753 753 7 110.00 $110.00 $828 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 27 146.00 $146.00 $594 —

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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.