Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

1,273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $171.20/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 775 lb · 150 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.63/cwt +6.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 561 lb · 99 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.43/cwt +14.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 617 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,273 1,521 1,570
Feeder cattle 1,163 1,403 1,535
Slaughter cattle 61 92 10
Replacement cattle 49 26 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly weak to 4.00 lower on comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–443 433 9 203.00–213.00 $207.18 $897 -16.82
473–480 478 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,004 -2.20
502–537 518 24 196.00–209.00 $202.54 $1,049 -0.39
520 unweaned 520 3 183.00 $183.00 $952 —
550–576 557 85 186.50–195.00 $193.20 $1,076 +7.94
585 585 14 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 -10.26
610–623 612 12 173.00–182.00 $180.47 $1,104 +0.35
629 unweaned 629 15 170.00 $170.00 $1,069 —
652–690 670 45 175.00–177.00 $176.03 $1,179 -1.76
695 unweaned 695 23 157.50 $157.50 $1,095 -4.00
709–735 716 34 172.00–175.00 $174.25 $1,248 -4.27
762–780 775 146 171.00–173.00 $171.37 $1,328 -0.56
789 789 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,302 -6.93
804–826 810 15 171.50–175.50 $174.41 $1,413 +2.16
967 967 3 147.50 $147.50 $1,426 —
999 999 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 199.00 $199.00 $989 —
500–538 523 8 182.00–189.00 $185.22 $969 +0.22
586 586 5 180.50 $180.50 $1,058 -7.50
642 642 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,059 +1.50
736 736 6 166.00 $166.00 $1,222 —
752 752 69 166.50 $166.50 $1,252 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 170.00 $170.00 $842 —
536 536 7 172.50 $172.50 $925 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 192.00 $192.00 $586 —
413–437 428 36 174.00–183.00 $180.15 $771 -2.99
480 480 17 176.00 $176.00 $845 +1.00
492 unweaned 492 5 160.00 $160.00 $787 -8.00
503–530 524 46 173.50–182.50 $178.66 $936 +8.43
542 unweaned 542 4 168.50 $168.50 $913 —
584–585 585 25 163.00–168.75 $166.91 $976 +0.14
592 unweaned 592 14 154.00 $154.00 $912 —
604–638 617 80 167.25–170.00 $168.43 $1,039 —
656 unweaned 656 17 145.00 $145.00 $951 —
696 696 9 166.50 $166.50 $1,159 -2.55
710 unweaned 710 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,008 —
729 729 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,166 -0.42
724–743 738 21 162.50–166.75 $163.51 $1,207 +3.09
758 758 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,228 —
815 815 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,263 -7.50
852 852 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,235 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 10 178.00 $178.00 $668 -7.00
470–478 476 7 161.00–165.00 $163.87 $780 -3.15
506–549 527 29 165.00–170.50 $166.91 $880 +1.91
585–598 594 12 160.00 $160.00 $950 -3.84
620 620 15 161.00 $161.00 $998 —
657 657 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,018 +1.00
796 796 4 152.00 $152.00 $1,210 —
836 836 5 136.00 $136.00 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 2 149.00 $149.00 $887 —
724 724 22 132.00 $132.00 $956 -1.00
851 851 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,123 —
930 930 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,097 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 unweaned 375 2 218.00 $218.00 $818 —
382 382 3 236.00 $236.00 $902 —
413–422 418 5 189.00–209.00 $201.10 $841 —
640 640 3 156.00 $156.00 $998 —
687 unweaned 687 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–494 491 16 160.00–180.00 $162.38 $797 -25.62
644 644 4 150.00 $150.00 $966 -6.88
675–698 687 4 138.00–145.00 $141.56 $973 —
750 750 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
634 634 85-90% 4 31.00 $31.00 $197 —
785–885 842 85-90% 9 45.00–49.00 $46.46 $391 —
655–970 915 85-90% 11 57.00–65.00 $60.60 $554 -7.76
1085 1085 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $488 —
1015–1210 1121 85-90% 8 54.50–62.00 $58.79 $659 -1.26
1035–1380 1174 85-90% 4 62.00–69.00 $64.52 $757 -4.03
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1320 1265 80-85% 2 65.00–67.00 $65.96 $834 -9.80
1270 1270 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $927 +6.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1505 1465 75-80% 2 70.50–74.00 $72.20 $1,058 -0.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1710 1508 2 80.00–86.00 $82.60 $1,246 +1.54
1510–1790 1664 7 70.00–79.00 $72.75 $1,211 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–920 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 70.00–83.00 $77.18 $683
888–1088 955 (<2 yrs)Open 6 110.00–130.00 $122.40 $1,169

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1200–1265 1234 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–935.00 $895.50
1125–1380 1238 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 785.00–950.00 $847.84
1120–1375 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 950.00–975.00 $967.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–1265 1034 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 610.00–810.00 $753.65
Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
743–865 804 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 435.00–550.00 $508.31

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 450.00 $450.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.