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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 25

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

637 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 712▼ 256 vs year ago 893 · −28.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 42▼ 19 vs year ago 40 · −47.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 6▼ 31 vs year ago 49 · −63.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on all classes for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Extreme heat continues across the trading region. Late spring and early summer rains recovered drought conditions across most of the Panhandle but recent dry conditions coupled with excessive heat is beginning to dry out soil moisture levels. According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report, the depth of the drought was July 12, 2022, when 99.24% of the state was experiencing abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions. Almost 76% of the state was in severe to exceptional drought. As of July 20th, 2023 the US Drought Monitor shows that 58.91% of the state is still in some form of drought conditions but only 6.89% of the state is listed in the severe to exceptional drought categories.

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 $234.20/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$234.20

445 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$229

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

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.01

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	668	246.53	1,647	118
Medium and Large 1-2	817	229.74	1,876	327

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about −$229 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 sale445 hd

234.20

—

TX average4 barns · 1,996 hd

240.21

−6.01

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	—	High	1,565	129.50	2,027	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	102.50	1,133	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	86.49	751	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$1,060	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,477	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,472	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	599	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,533	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,617	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,666	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	241.25/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,778	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	764	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,757	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,763	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	229.24/cwt	228.25–230.00	1,900	289
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	882	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,790	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	1,166	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,064	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,112	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	238.56/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,124	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,379	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,347	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,422	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,491	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,534	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	231.68/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,443	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	747	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,636	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,364	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,689	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,300	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	585	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	89.36/cwt	87.00–91.50	795	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	920	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	805	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,124	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,520	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,681	10

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 Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 712Year ago 893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 42Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	170.00	170.00
2	—	880	155.00	155.00
6	—	747	219.00	219.00
3	—	623	225.00–235.00	231.68
1	—	790	195.00	195.00
2	—	650	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	584	252.00	252.00
13	—	500	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,166	177.00	177.00
9	—	764	230.00	230.00
5	—	882	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	275.00	275.00
12	—	737	237.50–244.00	241.25
36	—	634	255.00	255.00
5	—	599	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	709	235.00	235.00
289	—	829	228.25–230.00	229.24
9	—	770	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	247.00	247.00
10	—	667	223.50	223.50
3	—	710	216.00	216.00
3	—	520	245.00	245.00
7	—	613	232.00	232.00
28	—	570	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	573	235.00	235.00
18	—	471	238.00–240.00	238.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	983	171.00	171.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
4	—	890	87.00–91.50	89.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,050	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	135.00–138.00	137.00
3	—	1,413	119.00–120.00	119.51

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.