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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 4

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

937 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 767▲ 25 vs year ago 912 · +2.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 26▼ 18 vs year ago 76 · −23.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 43▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand. High winds and fire warnings throughout the day. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

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 $187.41/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$187.41

396 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.59

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	187.41	1,289	396

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale396 hd

187.41

—

TX average4 barns · 1,719 hd

191.00

−3.59

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	1,500	105.00	1,575	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	91.00	1,045	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	85.64	866	38

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,092	3thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,006	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	247.03/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,191	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	234.84/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,233	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	199.20/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,291	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	658	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,257	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,386	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,503	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,444	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,517	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,614	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	890	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	206.58/cwt	205.00–207.00	992	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,078	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,195	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	626	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,133	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	199.61/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,272	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	189.64/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,259	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,242	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	179.03/cwt	178.50–184.00	1,259	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,311	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,438	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,480	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,412	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	393	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,010	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,036	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,575	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	80.63/cwt	79.50–82.50	735	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	88.15/cwt	85.00–91.50	937	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	968	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	90.17/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,030	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,113	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,181	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	1,092.45/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,092	3

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 937Last week 767Year ago 912

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 26Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 43Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	209.00	209.00
31	—	703	178.50–184.00	179.03
5	—	876	169.00	169.00
25	—	480	205.00–207.00	206.58
79	—	637	196.00–206.00	199.61
42	—	664	189.00–191.00	189.64
3	—	387	230.00	230.00
13	—	911	155.00	155.00
47	—	586	204.00	204.00
49	—	769	170.50	170.50
70	—	824	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	205.00	205.00
25	—	805	188.50	188.50
39	—	525	234.00–236.00	234.84
10	—	648	195.00–201.00	199.20
47	—	676	205.00	205.00
2	—	393	256.00	256.00
67	—	482	243.00–252.00	247.03
11	—	781	192.50	192.50
33	—	889	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	787	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	245.00	245.00
6	—	393	257.00	257.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,092.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	95.00	95.00
12	—	1,142	88.00–92.00	90.17
2	—	1,125	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,063	85.00–91.50	88.15
1	—	1,205	98.00	98.00
14	—	912	79.50–82.50	80.63

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.