Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 14, 2022

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.75/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 719 lb · 137 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.25/cwt ≈ $1,127/hd at 708 lb · 43 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.09/cwt ≈ $1,016/hd at 677 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	720	876	1,324
Feeder cattle	555	843	1,225
Slaughter cattle	149	29	55
Replacement cattle	16	4	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to firm. Heifer calves traded 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales from the previous week on steer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on very good buyer demand. Hotter than average temperatures moved into the region, topping out at 106 degrees over the weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373 thin fleshed	373	6	185.00	$185.00	$690	—
477 thin fleshed	477	12	177.50	$177.50	$847	—
719	719	137	158.75	$158.75	$1,141	+0.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	16	169.50	$169.50	$1,003	—
606–637	623	9	166.00–166.50	$166.22	$1,036	—
661–694	687	25	162.00	$162.00	$1,113	—
708	708	43	159.25	$159.25	$1,127	—
750	750	20	153.50	$153.50	$1,151	—
1024	1024	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,280	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	22	159.50	$159.50	$711	—
553–560	557	27	158.00–159.50	$158.39	$882	+4.89
677–680	677	32	150.00–151.50	$150.09	$1,016	—
851	851	26	132.00	$132.00	$1,123	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326 thin fleshed	326	8	170.00	$170.00	$554	—
489	489	4	158.00	$158.00	$773	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	6	138.50	$138.50	$655	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–970	806	85-90%	4	48.00–61.50	$54.33	$438	—
830–985	944	85-90%	42	70.00–82.00	$79.51	$751	—
1065–1385	1136	85-90%	36	79.50–84.50	$83.45	$948	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1340	1190	80-85%	3	79.50–82.50	$80.63	$959	—
1103–1437	1285	80-85%	24	84.00–87.00	$85.43	$1,098	—
1257–1490	1362	80-85%	11	87.00–88.25	$87.82	$1,196	+4.24

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	75-80%	1	83.50	$83.50	$1,198	—
1225–1860	1477	75-80%	16	85.00–91.00	$87.41	$1,291	—
1430–1635	1533	75-80%	2	91.50–92.00	$91.73	$1,406	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1555	1418	3	89.00–98.50	$94.37	$1,338	—
1370–1900	1553	3	80.00–86.50	$82.38	$1,279	—
1535–2270	1819	4	100.00–106.50	$103.27	$1,878	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
982–985	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	87.00–92.00	$88.43	$869

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Bred Cows

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	375.00	$375.00
795	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1425	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	475.00	$475.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.