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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 28

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 21Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,614 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 1,730▲ 783 vs year ago 831 · +94.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 1▲ 98 vs year ago 3 · +3,266.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 19▼ 11 vs year ago 16 · −68.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested in previous sale.

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 $177.23/cwt on 837 head.

Average price

$177.23

837 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	179.03	1,313	693
Medium and Large 2	619	169.00	1,046	68
Medium and Large 1-2	756	168.14	1,272	76

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $41 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 sale837 hd

177.23

—

TX average4 barns · 1,995 hd

186.56

−9.33

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	2,295	86.50	1,985	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	93.02	1,290	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	87.43	1,078	20

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,010	2thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,084	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,233	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	230.56/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,307	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,209	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	189.32/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,373	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,333	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	788	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,387	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,390	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	177.97/cwt	176.50–182.50	1,474	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,563	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,635	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,678	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	242.68/cwt	240.00–244.00	769	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	895	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,034	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	201.73/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,091	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	178.86/cwt	178.00–179.50	1,095	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,112	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,046	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,235	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	702	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,186	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	177.77/cwt	174.60–181.75	1,287	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,334	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	167.65/cwt	167.50–169.00	1,277	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	170.45/cwt	169.75–172.50	1,416	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,415	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,507	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,295	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	87.43/cwt	85.00–88.75	1,078	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,386	93.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,291	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	87.49/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,227	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,614Last week 1,730Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 1Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 19Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested in previous sale.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	86.50–88.50	87.49
78	—	1,386	90.00–94.00	93.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,233	85.00–88.75	87.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,295	86.50	86.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	1,010.00	1,010.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	762	167.50–169.00	167.65
3	—	618	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	384	233.00	233.00
6	—	317	240.00–244.00	242.68
5	—	497	208.00	208.00
25	—	951	158.50	158.50
210	—	831	169.75–172.50	170.45
168	—	724	174.60–181.75	177.77
86	—	541	194.00–202.00	201.73
14	—	612	178.00–179.50	178.86
15	—	686	180.00	180.00
88	—	762	175.00	175.00
32	—	863	164.00	164.00
3	—	580	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	650	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	619	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	702	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	898	174.00	174.00
95	—	567	210.00–232.50	230.56
58	—	725	189.00–191.00	189.32
56	—	924	177.00	177.00
83	—	828	176.50–182.50	177.97
2	—	358	262.00	262.00
16	—	542	227.50	227.50
2	—	623	194.00	194.00
25	—	421	257.50	257.50
22	—	1,008	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	813	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	788	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	775	172.00	172.00

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.