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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 30

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

517 head

▼ 195 vs last sale 712▼ 85 vs year ago 602 · −14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 41▼ 68 vs year ago 77 · −88.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 12▲ 43 vs year ago 14 · +307.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate to 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 $195.43/cwt on 254 head.

Average price

$195.43

254 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$9.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.89

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	201.70	1,376	78
Medium and Large 1-2	718	192.65	1,383	176

One grade step is worth $9.05/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale254 hd

195.43

—

TX average4 barns · 1,254 hd

213.32

−17.89

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	1,998	116.52	2,328	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,745	100.50	1,754	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	857	71.61	614	5thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,144	$1,388	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,248	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	549	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,046	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,437	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	212.13/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,534	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,597	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,519	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,623	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,739	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,780	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,254	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	209.28/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,304	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,318	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,309	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,434	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	796	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,500	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	57
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,935	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	2,390	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	113.03/cwt	112.50–113.50	2,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	857	71.61/cwt	70.00–77.00	614	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,754	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	1,388.14/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,388	56

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 712Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 41Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 12Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate to good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	643	205.00	205.00
5	—	796	188.50	188.50
22	—	747	192.00	192.00
57	—	805	180.00	180.00
69	—	656	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	586	214.00	214.00
47	—	735	195.00	195.00
14	—	623	208.00–217.00	209.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	779	205.00	205.00
18	—	723	211.00–213.00	212.13
11	—	895	194.25	194.25
3	—	457	273.00	273.00
4	—	659	218.00	218.00
16	—	997	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	549	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	868	187.00	187.00
60	—	821	185.00	185.00

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	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	56	—	1,144	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,388.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,030	112.50–113.50	113.03
1	—	1,935	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	857	70.00–77.00	71.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	100.50	100.50

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.