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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 31, 2022

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.57/cwt -2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 453 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.50/cwt ≈ $965/hd at 707 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $190.57/cwt -6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 454 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 693 805 0
Feeder cattle 602 738 0
Slaughter cattle 77 56 0
Replacement cattle 14 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded firm to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Hotter than average temperatures accompanied by high winds plagued the region over the weekend, but cooler temperatures and a chance of rain are in the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 51 192.00 $192.00 $866 -4.70
480 unweaned 480 5 176.00 $176.00 $845 —
514–541 532 38 176.00–185.00 $180.52 $960 -0.48
580–599 588 21 163.75–164.50 $164.08 $965 —
629 629 19 158.50 $158.50 $997 —
658 658 7 158.50 $158.50 $1,043 —
832 832 19 144.50 $144.50 $1,202 +2.00
Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 7 46.00 $46.00 $254 —
620 620 4 72.00 $72.00 $446 —
677 677 10 50.50 $50.50 $342 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 161.00 $161.00 $536 -29.00
470 470 2 169.00 $169.00 $794 —
573 573 5 158.00 $158.00 $905 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–351 351 20 167.00–170.00 $168.50 $591 -1.43
406 unweaned 406 7 161.00 $161.00 $654 —
450–453 453 70 161.00–167.00 $166.57 $755 -2.21
502 502 5 158.00 $158.00 $793 +3.31
563 563 2 151.00 $151.00 $850 +4.00
612–624 615 36 149.00–154.00 $150.72 $927 +9.72
697 697 26 142.50 $142.50 $993 —
727 727 9 141.50 $141.50 $1,029 -0.50
841 841 6 131.00 $131.00 $1,102 +0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 11 153.00–156.00 $153.82 $766 —
502 502 9 147.00 $147.00 $738 —
707 707 63 136.50 $136.50 $965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 15 184.00 $184.00 $723 —
498 498 9 164.00 $164.00 $817 -24.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1472 1389 80-85% 51 77.25–80.75 $79.23 $1,101 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 65.50 $65.50 $619 —
1015–1075 1045 85-90% 2 64.00–68.50 $66.31 $693 —
1015–1310 1143 85-90% 12 70.50–76.75 $74.84 $855 —
1120–1240 1187 85-90% 3 77.00–79.00 $78.15 $928 +15.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,040 —
1535–1740 1638 75-80% 2 72.00–74.00 $72.94 $1,195 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–1900 1825 2 90.50–94.50 $92.42 $1,687 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–935 840 (<2 yrs)Open 2 121.00–135.00 $127.21 $1,069
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $895

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 6 130.50 $130.50 $684 —
678 678 9 125.00 $125.00 $848 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 5 52.00 $52.00 $382 —

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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.