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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 15

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

545 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 608▼ 529 vs year ago 1,074 · −49.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 2 vs year ago 19 · −10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 21 vs year ago 37 · −56.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Scattered showers across portions of the Panhandle over the weekend brought some much need moisture and relief in the hotter than average temperatures.

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 $219.77/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$219.77

227 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$615

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

$11.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.48

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	228.00	1,058	8thin
Medium and Large 1	729	227.38	1,658	61
Medium and Large 1-2	773	216.41	1,673	158

One grade step is worth $11.59/cwt here — about −$615 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 sale227 hd

219.77

—

TX average4 barns · 974 hd

227.25

−7.48

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	1,655	127.50	2,110	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	106.50	1,741	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	104.06	1,094	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	857	83.28	714	9thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,056	$1,750	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$1,049	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,137	3thin

Every lot

43 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	420	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,226	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,536	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,554	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,802	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	223.60/cwt	222.50–225.50	1,771	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,993	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,005	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,970	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,038	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,126	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,058	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,194	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,365	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,428	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,617	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	221.20/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,690	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	771	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,692	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,853	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,943	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,166	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,249	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,307	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,610	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,110	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	748	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	527	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	768	73.76/cwt	71.00–77.00	566	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	783	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	752	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	877	93.51/cwt	91.00–99.00	820	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	108.09/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,282	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,436	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,741	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	827	1,048.90/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,049	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,439	4

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 608Year ago 1,074

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	292.00	292.00
8	—	841	237.00	237.00
4	—	754	239.00	239.00
4	—	868	227.00	227.00
8	—	569	270.00	270.00
21	—	1,032	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	868	231.00	231.00
63	—	792	222.50–225.50	223.60
5	—	700	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	830	194.00	194.00
12	—	490	275.00	275.00
3	—	565	221.00	221.00
3	—	415	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	253.00	253.00
18	—	906	214.50	214.50
2	—	608	220.00	220.00
90	—	764	211.00–223.00	221.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	862	215.00	215.00
4	—	433	260.00	260.00
5	—	820	219.00	219.00
6	—	583	245.00	245.00
7	—	544	251.00	251.00
12	—	694	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	219.50	219.50
3	—	960	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	765	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	827	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,048.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,056	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,160.00	1,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,285	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	70.50	70.50
3	—	877	91.00–99.00	93.51
2	—	768	71.00–77.00	73.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	106.00–110.00	108.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	110.00	110.00

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.