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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 24

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

609 head

▼ 953 vs last sale 1,562▼ 973 vs year ago 1,582 · −61.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 9 vs year ago 16 · +56.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 33▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Receipts were lighter today as the majority of the trading region received some much need moisture in the form of 1 to 3 inches of snow.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.95/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$166.95

317 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$5.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	764	169.19	1,293	187
Medium and Large 1-2	555	163.74	909	130

One grade step is worth $5.45/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale317 hd

166.95

—

TX average4 barns · 1,554 hd

169.79

−2.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,237	74.06	916	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	78.78	1,193	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	77.27	889	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	57.61	551	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$810	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,540	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$700	3thin

Every lot

30 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	399	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	718	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	441	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	723	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	996	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,104	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	558	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	954	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,128	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,292	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	174.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,330	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,391	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	276	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	351	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	406	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	568	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	172.94/cwt	171.00–176.00	719	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	506	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	507	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	852	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	166.69/cwt	164.00–169.00	885	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	940	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,030	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	169.49/cwt	168.25–169.75	1,307	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	784	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,274	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,050	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	82.34/cwt	80.50–84.50	1,095	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	916	50.68/cwt	50.00–52.00	464	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	68.01/cwt	66.50–69.50	690	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	77.27/cwt	73.50–81.50	889	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	78.78/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,193	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,540	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	750	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Jan 24, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 609Last week 1,562Year ago 1,582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 33Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	771	168.25–169.75	169.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	168.00	168.00
7	—	784	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	187.00	187.00
76	—	605	170.25	170.25
17	—	591	159.00	159.00
5	—	416	171.00–176.00	172.94
11	—	531	164.00–169.00	166.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	131.00	131.00
11	—	406	140.00	140.00
4	—	276	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	171.00	171.00
15	—	441	164.00	164.00
4	—	399	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	211.00	211.00
2	—	823	169.00	169.00
32	—	764	170.00–175.00	174.03
22	—	738	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	204.00	204.00
7	—	511	195.00	195.00
71	—	641	176.00	176.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,540	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	80.50–84.50	82.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	916	50.00–52.00	50.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,150	73.50–81.50	77.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	77.00–79.50	78.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	66.50–69.50	68.01

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.