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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 18

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,218 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 1,094▲ 25 vs year ago 1,193 · +2.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 10▲ 71 vs year ago 31 · +229.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower.

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 $192.33/cwt on 490 head.

Average price

$192.33

490 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$24.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.11

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	202.18	1,516	217
Medium and Large 1-2	809	185.79	1,502	229
Medium and Large 2	778	177.77	1,383	44

One grade step is worth $24.41/cwt here — about $133 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 sale490 hd

192.33

—

TX average4 barns · 2,217 hd

205.45

−13.11

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	1,345	94.00	1,264	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	92.63	1,171	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	90.83	1,349	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	81.48	845	64

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)	1,175	$1,102	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$993	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,225	3thin

Every lot

52 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	221	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	641	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	284.34/cwt	280.00–286.00	748	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	249.01/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,135	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,260	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,242	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,310	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,333	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	689	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,275	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,294	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	193.80/cwt	193.50–196.00	1,490	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	191.11/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,573	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,477	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,552	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,587	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,659	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	952	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,533	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	222.25/cwt	221.00–224.00	985	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	210.76/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,138	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	200.48/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,159	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,253	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,041	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,211	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	691	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,187	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	177.69/cwt	177.50–178.00	1,301	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,338	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	753	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,242	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,378	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	176.43/cwt	176.00–176.50	1,385	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,365	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	173.22/cwt	173.00–173.25	1,491	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,301	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	391	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	997	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	504	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,139	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,071	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,264	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	69.18/cwt	66.50–71.00	664	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	961	80.95/cwt	78.50–82.50	778	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	80.05/cwt	73.50–81.50	827	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	84.59/cwt	83.50–87.00	920	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,017	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,005	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,194	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	90.70/cwt	87.50–92.50	1,153	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,361	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	81.49/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,309	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,102.02/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,102	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	992.65/head	900.00–1,075.00	993	4

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,218Last week 1,094Year ago 1,193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 10Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	161.00	161.00
17	—	825	179.00	179.00
24	—	723	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	823	188.00–192.00	191.11
4	—	525	245.00	245.00
6	—	456	247.00–250.00	249.01
3	—	578	218.00	218.00
17	—	612	214.00	214.00
65	—	769	193.50–196.00	193.80
2	—	663	201.00	201.00
4	—	221	290.00	290.00
68	—	885	187.50	187.50
11	—	263	280.00–286.00	284.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	204.00	204.00
120	—	838	185.25	185.25
60	—	858	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	689	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	861	173.00–173.25	173.22
26	—	443	221.00–224.00	222.25
5	—	316	224.00	224.00
26	—	785	176.00–176.50	176.43
4	—	265	262.00	262.00
16	—	540	210.00–212.00	210.76
22	—	578	190.00–204.00	200.48
45	—	732	177.50–178.00	177.69
12	—	614	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	169.00	169.00
3	—	885	147.00	147.00
8	—	753	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	662	183.00	183.00
70	—	740	180.75	180.75
52	—	772	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	798	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	691	171.75	171.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	186.00	186.00
8	—	504	226.00	226.00
4	—	391	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	82.00	82.00
15	—	1,263	94.50	94.50
9	—	1,271	87.50–92.50	90.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	961	78.50–82.50	80.95
4	—	960	66.50–71.00	69.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	90.00	90.00
21	—	1,033	73.50–81.50	80.05
25	—	1,088	83.50–87.00	84.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	77.50–85.00	81.49
8	—	1,425	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	94.00	94.00

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	—	900	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,102.02

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)	4	—	850	900.00–1,075.00	992.65
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.