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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 7

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,852 head

▲ 238 vs last sale 1,614▲ 876 vs year ago 976 · +89.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 101▲ 27 vs year ago 13 · +207.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 40 · −15.0%

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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 fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

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 $180.85/cwt on 700 head.

Average price

$180.85

700 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$15.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	187.02	1,221	388
Medium and Large 1-2	676	178.45	1,207	76
Medium and Large 2	446	171.46	764	236

One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $457 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 sale700 hd

180.85

—

TX average4 barns · 2,115 hd

181.30

−0.45

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	—	Average	2,043	106.25	2,170	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	91.25	1,381	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	89.12	1,097	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	88.70	834	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,510	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$1,231	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,192	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,128	16

Every lot

53 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	931	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	252.20/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,092	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	235.21/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,145	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	219.41/cwt	202.00–236.00	1,069	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,280	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,112	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,160	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	227.02/cwt	219.00–228.50	1,319	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,163	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	208.67/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,292	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,246	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,364	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	187.76/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,365	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,375	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,441	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	178.39/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,488	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	172.74/cwt	170.50–173.60	1,603	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	673	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	875	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	940	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	750	161
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	916	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	216.59/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,007	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	877	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	199.92/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,046	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,017	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	191.97/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,098	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	185.00/cwt	184.50–185.50	1,162	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	175.31/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,178	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,249	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	181.60/cwt	179.50–184.00	1,315	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	734	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,182	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	174.30/cwt	170.00–175.75	1,337	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,382	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,435	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,526	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	255.12/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,000	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,082	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,020	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	2,091	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,251	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	650	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	91.41/cwt	89.00–92.00	859	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	793	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	93.91/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,154	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	88.74/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,091	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	83.76/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,036	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	93.61/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,318	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	89.90/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,414	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,230.84/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,231	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	1,191.94/head	1,175.00–1,235.00	1,192	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,128.12/head	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,128	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,852Last week 1,614Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 101Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 5Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	928	170.50–173.60	172.74
79	—	834	178.00–180.00	178.39
43	—	727	186.00–188.00	187.76
22	—	487	226.00–239.00	235.21
3	—	358	260.00	260.00
27	—	619	198.00–210.00	208.67
25	—	694	196.50	196.50
10	—	792	182.00	182.00
62	—	538	238.00	238.00
117	—	581	219.00–228.50	227.02
19	—	433	250.00–261.00	252.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	184.50	184.50
29	—	487	202.00–236.00	219.41
21	—	612	190.00	190.00
15	—	548	203.00	203.00
22	—	566	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	724	179.50–184.00	181.60
75	—	523	199.00–200.00	199.92
41	—	572	183.00–200.00	191.97
14	—	911	167.50	167.50
6	—	679	184.00	184.00
11	—	405	232.00	232.00
85	—	767	170.00–175.75	174.30
18	—	867	165.50	165.50
35	—	628	184.50–185.50	185.00
13	—	465	215.00–222.00	216.59
10	—	389	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	230.00	230.00
38	—	848	163.00	163.00
25	—	551	184.50	184.50
9	—	449	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	374	180.00	180.00
4	—	734	161.00	161.00
33	—	516	170.00	170.00
161	—	441	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	672	173.00–175.50	175.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	392	253.00–264.00	255.12
3	—	438	247.00	247.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,206	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,230.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,267	1,175.00–1,235.00	1,191.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,275	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,128.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	103.50	103.50
1	—	2,065	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	93.00–94.00	93.61
7	—	1,573	87.50–91.50	89.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	77.00	77.00
9	—	940	89.00–92.00	91.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	86.00–92.00	88.74
4	—	1,229	93.00–95.00	93.91
3	—	1,237	81.00–85.50	83.76

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.