Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

2,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.50/cwt -8.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 847 lb · 240 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.50/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 746 lb · 145 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.24/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 571 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,035	1,579	1,779
Feeder cattle	1,897	1,521	1,542
Slaughter cattle	71	21	76
Replacement cattle	67	37	161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Not enough comparable sales on replacement cattle from last weeks light test but a much higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive, with some really nice weaned calves and replacement cattle with high quality genetics on offer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	1	238.00	$238.00	$704	—
353–388	380	14	227.00–241.00	$235.19	$894	—
410–444	442	18	221.00–225.00	$224.79	$994	+11.25
465–480	474	5	191.00–196.00	$192.96	$915	+0.96
535–542	541	115	187.00–196.00	$194.80	$1,054	+9.55
551–593	570	114	184.00–195.00	$189.92	$1,083	+3.46
572–577 unweaned	575	16	175.00–178.00	$176.31	$1,014	+4.31
658 unweaned	658	5	162.00	$162.00	$1,066	+8.31
656–693	677	98	172.00–176.00	$174.80	$1,183	+7.30
727–737 unweaned	728	26	151.25–155.00	$151.69	$1,104	-4.31
757	757	13	163.00	$163.00	$1,234	—
989	989	8	143.00	$143.00	$1,414	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	7	181.00	$181.00	$695	—
482	482	23	164.50	$164.50	$793	-6.50
523	523	2	170.00	$170.00	$889	—
598	598	3	169.50	$169.50	$1,014	—
746	746	145	174.50	$174.50	$1,302	-1.75
847	847	240	166.50	$166.50	$1,410	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	212.00	$212.00	$625	—
325	325	2	194.00	$194.00	$630	—
350–388	380	9	202.00–217.00	$212.36	$807	-0.53
434–435	434	11	185.00–190.00	$187.72	$815	+8.59
450–483	482	67	178.00–187.00	$182.98	$882	+6.30
488 unweaned	488	2	172.00	$172.00	$839	+11.00
513	513	45	176.00	$176.00	$903	+8.16
556	556	23	170.50	$170.50	$948	+8.50
573 unweaned	573	6	155.00	$155.00	$888	+6.85
602–642	625	44	162.00–168.00	$166.97	$1,044	—
655–670 unweaned	666	39	144.00–152.00	$146.02	$972	-6.68
683	683	23	163.00	$163.00	$1,113	—
704	704	82	166.00	$166.00	$1,169	—
707	707	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,096	—
754	754	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,199	—
806	806	69	157.00	$157.00	$1,265	—
896	896	8	125.50	$125.50	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	5	165.50	$165.50	$553	—
380	380	3	190.00	$190.00	$722	+20.59
407	407	5	164.00	$164.00	$667	—
480–495	487	21	150.00–166.00	$152.95	$745	—
525–542	531	8	150.50–165.50	$159.76	$848	—
559–583	571	14	152.00–162.00	$157.65	$900	—
612–622	613	33	153.50–158.50	$153.96	$944	—
683	683	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,024	—
762	762	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,143	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	182.00	$182.00	$701	—
415	415	1	198.00	$198.00	$822	—
614	614	9	155.00	$155.00	$952	—
800	800	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—
995	995	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	4	155.00	$155.00	$899	+6.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–990	910	85-90%	4	46.00–55.50	$52.45	$477	—
890–990	934	85-90%	9	56.00–60.50	$58.67	$548	—
1005–1290	1108	85-90%	6	56.00–62.50	$58.34	$646	—
1000–1195	1117	85-90%	12	63.00–67.50	$65.19	$728	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1475	1211	80-85%	11	65.00–71.00	$67.98	$823	—
1245–1335	1290	80-85%	2	75.50–76.50	$76.02	$981	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1510	1478	75-80%	2	70.50–71.00	$70.76	$1,046	—
1215–1895	1555	75-80%	2	66.50–68.00	$67.41	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1855	1515	2	88.50–89.00	$88.69	$1,344	—
1180–2295	1833	5	71.50–84.00	$79.09	$1,450	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–950	878	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	110.00–111.00	$110.46	$970
945–1170	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	81.00–83.00	$81.76	$834

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,005.00	$1,005.00
1115	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
1135–1174	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,160.00–1,550.00	$1,515.62
1008–1690	1333	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,109.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	690.00–793.00	$741.50
998	998	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00
990–1085	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–770.00	$736.60
1035–1425	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	800.00–975.00	$887.57

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,710.00	$1,710.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,485.00	$1,485.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1450–1475	1463	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,099.15	—

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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.