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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 8

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 355▼ 819 vs year ago 1,427 · −57.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 48▼ 1 vs year ago 21 · −4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 62 vs year ago 76 · −81.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Supply was very attractive with several load lots of nice yearlings straight off the grass on offer.

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 $229.46/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$229.46

219 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$770

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	405	243.36	985	25
Medium and Large 1	771	227.67	1,755	194

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about −$770 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 sale219 hd

229.46

—

TX average4 barns · 793 hd

229.70

−0.24

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	1,348	125.26	1,689	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	100.38	1,109	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	99.50	1,518	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,295	87.01	1,127	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	782	$667	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,815	8

Every lot

33 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 2	398	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,019	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,292	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	251.95/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,542	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,722	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,849	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	849	237.85/cwt	237.85–237.85	2,019	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,047	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	255.96/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,129	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,072	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,219	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,333	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	239.00/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,501	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,577	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	221.97/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,879	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,890	130
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	293	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	958	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	344	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	980	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	692	199.50/cwt	198.50–204.00	1,381	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,455	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	125.26/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,689	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,071	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	98.00/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,234	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	87.01/cwt	86.50–87.50	1,127	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,441	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,677	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,724	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 3	782	666.52/head	600.00–700.00	667	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	975	1,691.15/head	1,675.00–1,710.00	1,691	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	1,856.65/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,857	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 355Year ago 1,427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,620	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	86.50–87.50	87.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	103.00	103.00
5	—	1,259	91.00–99.50	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	125.00–125.50	125.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	147.00	147.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	782	600.00–700.00	666.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,675.00–1,710.00	1,691.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,317	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,856.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	482	253.00	253.00
6	—	441	252.00–260.00	255.96
5	—	671	235.00	235.00
3	—	533	250.00	250.00
10	—	839	224.00	224.00
130	—	859	220.00	220.00
18	—	628	237.00–240.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	722	219.00–225.00	221.97
3	—	462	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	325	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	267.00	267.00
60	—	791	233.75	233.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	861	237.75	237.75
12	—	693	248.50	248.50
106	—	849	237.85	237.85
9	—	612	248.00–254.00	251.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	692	198.50–204.00	199.50
2	—	713	204.00	204.00
2	—	293	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	344	285.00	285.00

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.