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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 11

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,094 head

▲ 157 vs last sale 937▲ 552 vs year ago 542 · +101.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 58▼ 38 vs year ago 48 · −79.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 95 vs year ago 100 · −95.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with instances as much as 12.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand.

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 $181.08/cwt on 505 head.

Average price

$181.08

505 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	710	181.42	1,288	244
Medium and Large 1	734	181.20	1,330	252
Medium 2	523	171.00	894	6thin
Medium and Large 2	603	163.00	983	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $305 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 sale505 hd

181.08

—

TX average4 barns · 1,845 hd

188.31

−7.24

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,110	105.00	2,216	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	93.50	1,356	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	89.71	1,099	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	76.69	831	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,093	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$900	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	944	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	266.14/cwt	263.00–272.00	995	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,044	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,089	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,137	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,319	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,402	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,337	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	195.10/cwt	191.00–196.50	1,424	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,476	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,560	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	806	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,499	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	814	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,465	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,556	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	863	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,545	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,576	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,663	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	860	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,003	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,018	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	523	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	894	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	204.62/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,154	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	188.54/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,073	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,108	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	983	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,184	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,232	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	179.06/cwt	174.50–181.00	1,271	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	174.85/cwt	174.85–174.85	1,262	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	171.36/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,335	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,372	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,422	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	809	170.81/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,382	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	169.67/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,415	93
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,185	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,110	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,216	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	76.69/cwt	74.50–80.00	831	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	83.41/cwt	79.50–86.00	962	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,213	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,278	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,356	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	1,092.65/head	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,093	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	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 Apr 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 937Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 58Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 100

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with instances as much as 12.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	220.00	220.00
7	—	480	209.00	209.00
2	—	366	235.00	235.00
157	—	782	175.00–176.00	175.50
15	—	564	200.00–207.00	204.62
13	—	809	175.75	175.75
31	—	710	174.50–181.00	179.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	809	169.00–172.00	170.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	569	188.00–190.00	188.54
93	—	834	167.00–173.00	169.67
14	—	494	206.00	206.00
5	—	602	184.00	184.00
25	—	779	169.00–172.50	171.36
65	—	722	174.85	174.85
24	—	377	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	696	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	814	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	863	179.00	179.00
8	—	730	191.00–196.50	195.10
4	—	806	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	850	183.00	183.00
50	—	658	213.00	213.00
8	—	620	214.00	214.00
7	—	589	224.00	224.00
75	—	764	204.25	204.25
5	—	974	173.00	173.00
4	—	458	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	898	175.50	175.50
33	—	374	263.00–272.00	266.14
8	—	428	244.00	244.00
7	—	978	170.00	170.00
8	—	482	226.00	226.00
63	—	761	194.00	194.00
16	—	548	207.50	207.50
7	—	336	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	693	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	666	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,250	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,153	79.50–86.00	83.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	74.50–80.00	76.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	105.00	105.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,092.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	900.00	900.00

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.