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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 21

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,730 head

▲ 553 vs last sale 1,177▲ 1,264 vs year ago 466 · +271.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 10▼ 36 vs year ago 37 · −97.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 27▲ 4 vs year ago 15 · +26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Calves were not well tested. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.31/cwt on 1,083 head.

Average price

$181.31

1,083 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	763	187.65	1,432	382
Medium and Large 1-2	778	178.06	1,385	693
Medium and Large 2	803	159.50	1,280	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $152 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 sale1,083 hd

181.31

—

TX average4 barns · 2,906 hd

186.55

−5.24

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	74.00	829	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,270	3thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,169	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,070	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,118	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,185	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,093	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,254	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,315	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,378	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	189.57/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,427	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,353	348
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	174.36/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,451	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,512	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,453	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	966	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,430	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	211.71/cwt	211.00–213.00	771	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	874	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	981	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,105	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,152	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	974	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	171.83/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,230	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	171.33/cwt	170.50–173.00	1,239	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	166.16/cwt	165.50–168.50	1,319	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,427	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,372	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,459	60
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	829	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,270.15/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,270	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	972	16

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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,730Last week 1,177Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Calves were not well tested. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	709	185.50	185.50
130	—	853	177.25	177.25
8	—	432	250.00	250.00
16	—	529	221.00	221.00
189	—	753	183.00–190.00	189.57
9	—	563	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	832	170.00–176.00	174.36
12	—	637	186.00	186.00
70	—	746	184.75	184.75
2	—	598	187.00	187.00
348	—	754	179.50	179.50
19	—	693	181.00	181.00
38	—	865	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	148.00	148.00
4	—	639	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	716	170.00–172.00	171.83
60	—	857	170.25	170.25
111	—	826	172.75	172.75
17	—	503	195.00	195.00
27	—	794	165.50–168.50	166.16
6	—	364	211.00–213.00	211.71
9	—	642	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	188.00	188.00
29	—	834	164.50	164.50
109	—	723	170.50–173.00	171.33
12	—	621	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	165.00	165.00
3	—	667	146.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,117	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,270.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	972	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	74.00	74.00

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.