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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 16

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

774 head

▼ 457 vs last sale 1,231▼ 106 vs year ago 880 · −12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 26▼ 16 vs year ago 27 · −59.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 22 vs year ago 27 · −81.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A much higher undertone was noted on limited comparable sales of feeder steers and heifers. Trade activity was light to moderate on good demand. Pastures in the area have turned green after recent rains.

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 $195.03/cwt on 481 head.

Average price

$195.03

481 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.88

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	822	198.52	1,631	289
Medium and Large 1-2	849	190.03	1,614	187
Medium and Large 2	849	180.00	1,528	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about $103 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 sale481 hd

195.03

—

TX average4 barns · 1,511 hd

205.91

−10.88

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	93.00	1,237	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	89.33	1,032	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	77.34	803	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	988	$1,156	4thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,134	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,363	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,407	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	199.62/cwt	198.00–200.75	1,623	205
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	849	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,528	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	188.87/cwt	184.00–192.50	1,622	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,748	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,000	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,291	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,365	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	189.23/cwt	189.00–190.25	1,355	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,341	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,488	39
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	404	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	351	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	661	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	79.51/cwt	79.00–80.00	879	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	92.83/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,069	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	80.58/cwt	79.50–82.00	937	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,237	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	1,155.76/head	1,060.00–1,225.00	1,156	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 1,231Year ago 880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 26Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	216.00	216.00
179	—	859	184.00–192.50	188.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	950	184.00	184.00
23	—	673	209.00	209.00
205	—	813	198.00–200.75	199.62
5	—	423	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	798	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	886	168.00	168.00
86	—	716	189.00–190.25	189.23
15	—	636	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	245.00	245.00
2	—	410	244.00	244.00
15	—	698	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	87.00	87.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	988	1,060.00–1,225.00	1,155.76

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)	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	90.00–93.50	92.83
2	—	1,163	79.50–82.00	80.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	79.00–80.00	79.51

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.