Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2023-04-25

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 25

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,109 head

▲ 891 vs last sale 1,218▲ 1,259 vs year ago 850 · +148.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 102▲ 1 vs year ago 40 · +2.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 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 $193.21/cwt on 1,323 head.

Average price

$193.21

1,323 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	194.40	1,325	716
Medium and Large 1-2	627	192.23	1,205	591
Medium and Large 2-3	578	176.38	1,019	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $306 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 sale1,323 hd

193.21

—

TX average4 barns · 3,090 hd

192.59

+0.63

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	1,465	102.00	1,494	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	91.35	1,095	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	88.84	1,493	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	77.13	777	8thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,144	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,038	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,042	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,220	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,228	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,294	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	195.15/cwt	192.00–201.50	1,411	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,516	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	844	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,515	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,537	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	856	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,656	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	189.61/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,655	95
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	296	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	687	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	230.30/cwt	220.00–234.00	951	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	231.84/cwt	224.00–236.00	995	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,010	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	210.31/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,009	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	499	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	203.47/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,070	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	218.67/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,185	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	211.30/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,221	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,158	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	604	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,078	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	191.68/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,194	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,285	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	196.87/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,317	241
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	183.39/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,253	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	177.30/cwt	174.50–178.50	1,275	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,332	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	752	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,406	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	179.91/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,391	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	171.34/cwt	167.50–173.50	1,360	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,408	178
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,060	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	625	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	82.50/cwt	81.00–84.00	827	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	832	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	982	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	89.74/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,068	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	95.90/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,175	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	82.63/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,258	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,571	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,722	89.32/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,538	9

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,109Last week 1,218Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 102Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	719	174.50–178.50	177.30
100	—	794	167.50–173.50	171.34
97	—	480	204.00–212.00	210.31
41	—	623	191.00–192.00	191.68
36	—	526	195.00–209.00	203.47
6	—	302	235.00	235.00
33	—	579	200.00	200.00
111	—	683	183.00–184.00	183.39
55	—	413	220.00–234.00	230.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
241	—	669	192.00–198.00	196.87
52	—	578	211.00–212.00	211.30
30	—	429	224.00–236.00	231.84
2	—	455	222.00	222.00
5	—	358	211.00	211.00
4	—	624	206.00	206.00
8	—	736	181.00	181.00
7	—	296	232.00	232.00
178	—	802	175.50	175.50
76	—	542	203.00–220.00	218.67
82	—	773	179.00–184.00	179.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	604	178.50	178.50
4	—	499	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	752	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	268.00	268.00
8	—	542	225.00	225.00
95	—	873	189.00–190.00	189.61
52	—	736	206.00	206.00
10	—	555	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	214.00	214.00
11	—	605	210.00	210.00
100	—	854	180.00	180.00
42	—	723	192.00–201.50	195.15
5	—	438	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	194.00	194.00
18	—	665	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	844	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	707	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	856	193.50	193.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,225	95.00–100.00	95.90
1	—	1,155	85.00	85.00
13	—	1,190	88.50–92.00	89.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	81.00–84.00	82.50
4	—	1,074	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,722	88.00–91.00	89.32
1	—	1,620	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,523	80.00–85.00	82.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	102.00	102.00

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.