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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 22

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

684 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 545▼ 150 vs year ago 834 · −18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 17▲ 23 vs year ago 12 · +191.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 73 vs year ago 84 · −86.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for feeder steers or heifers but a much higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly weak to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive, with several nice load lots of yearlings and several smaller packages of calves 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 $230.56/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$230.56

287 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$368

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

$10.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

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	568	239.89	1,361	26
Medium and Large 1	753	229.63	1,730	261

One grade step is worth $10.27/cwt here — about −$368 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 sale287 hd

230.56

—

TX average4 barns · 1,487 hd

229.29

+1.26

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	—	Low	1,685	112.25	1,891	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	100.29	1,518	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	99.01	1,163	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	95.17	1,092	11

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)	955	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,175	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,183	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,195	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,331	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,357	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	503	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,363	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	286.21/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,503	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,487	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,531	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	575	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,449	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	644	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,610	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,681	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	773	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	235.87/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,861	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,141	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,169	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,109	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	259.27/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,110	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	440	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,153	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,280	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	254.86/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,239	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,305	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	519	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,246	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,404	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	598	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,524	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	230.02/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,415	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	757	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,514	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	1,819	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,859	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,102	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,077	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,434	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,376	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	2,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	948	91.25/cwt	90.00–92.50	865	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	923	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	89.41/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,043	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	107.76/cwt	104.50–110.50	1,289	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	104.33/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,276	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,224	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	105.44/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,676	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	955	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	1,175.23/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,851	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,745	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 545Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,175.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	166.00	166.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	167.00	167.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	254.00–265.00	259.27
3	—	730	226.00	226.00
2	—	668	212.00	212.00
7	—	486	254.00–257.00	254.86
8	—	615	226.00–233.00	230.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	193.00	193.00
125	—	822	221.25	221.25
7	—	389	285.00	285.00
26	—	607	251.00	251.00
31	—	488	267.50	267.50
33	—	1,102	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	590	238.00	238.00
8	—	483	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	240.00	240.00
3	—	757	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	271.00	271.00
3	—	773	233.00	233.00
2	—	575	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	671	250.50	250.50
5	—	567	270.00	270.00
29	—	525	286.00–287.00	286.21
15	—	435	306.00	306.00
7	—	956	224.00	224.00
6	—	468	290.00	290.00
2	—	1,185	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	559	266.00	266.00
15	—	644	250.00	250.00
2	—	405	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	237.00	237.00
2	—	408	293.00	293.00
64	—	789	234.00–236.00	235.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	105.00	105.00
1	—	2,060	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	90.00–92.50	91.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	83.00–94.00	89.41
4	—	1,223	102.00–105.00	104.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,196	104.50–110.50	107.76
3	—	1,133	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	105.00–106.00	105.44
1	—	1,360	90.00	90.00

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.