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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 9

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,231 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 1,122▲ 558 vs year ago 673 · +82.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 70▼ 49 vs year ago 75 · −65.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 27▼ 49 vs year ago 60 · −81.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Calves weighing under 600 sold with a higher undertone after the area has had a chance for pastures to turn green. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 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 $193.73/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$193.73

467 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.83

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	814	202.51	1,648	204
Medium and Large 1-2	810	186.91	1,514	263

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $134 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 sale467 hd

193.73

—

TX average3 barns · 1,644 hd

203.55

−9.83

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	1,642	97.69	1,604	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	91.00	1,297	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	85.61	1,087	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	82.82	948	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,169	$1,155	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,365	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$900	1thin

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	215	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	654	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	835	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	269.00/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,089	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,269	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,294	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,334	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,188	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	211.13/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,444	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	202.63/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,489	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	188.66/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,562	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	183.82/cwt	183.25–184.00	1,529	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,689	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,831	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	806	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	280.91/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,079	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	254.14/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,156	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,272	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	226.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,232	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,272	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	198.26/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,243	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	208.33/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,327	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,241	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,281	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	177.93/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,269	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,378	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,360	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,379	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	809	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,383	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,505	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,516	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,219	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	748	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,384	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,642	97.69/cwt	96.50–99.00	1,604	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	81.38/cwt	80.50–82.00	927	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	90.03/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,140	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	83.60/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,063	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,297	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,169	1,155.41/head	885.00–1,275.00	1,155	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,365.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,231Last week 1,122Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 70Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	748	185.00	185.00
7	—	521	234.00	234.00
3	—	495	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	870	173.00	173.00
20	—	543	225.00–230.00	226.97
10	—	905	167.50	167.50
4	—	280	288.00	288.00
17	—	637	206.00–210.00	208.33
20	—	743	185.50	185.50
10	—	455	247.00–259.00	254.14
4	—	384	275.00–287.00	280.91
2	—	573	222.00	222.00
157	—	766	180.00	180.00
31	—	698	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	643	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	627	191.00–204.00	198.26
5	—	760	179.00	179.00
6	—	539	236.00	236.00
2	—	470	242.00	242.00
10	—	713	177.00–180.00	177.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	809	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	603	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	828	188.00–190.00	188.66
32	—	684	210.00–212.00	211.13
16	—	735	202.00–207.00	202.63
55	—	1,027	178.25	178.25
4	—	215	304.00	304.00
6	—	493	257.50	257.50
5	—	593	225.00	225.00
9	—	271	308.00	308.00
2	—	375	292.00	292.00
67	—	888	190.25	190.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	227.00	227.00
243	—	832	183.25–184.00	183.82
9	—	600	198.00	198.00
5	—	405	260.00–275.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,139	80.50–82.00	81.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,271	82.50–85.00	83.60
5	—	1,266	87.00–93.00	90.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	96.50–99.00	97.69

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)	1	—	1,110	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	885.00–1,275.00	1,155.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

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	2	—	1,000	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,365.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.