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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

457 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 684▼ 814 vs year ago 1,271 · −64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 35▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 27 vs year ago 33 · −81.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on all classes for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

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 $243.70/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$243.70

185 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

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	607	257.23	1,562	25
Medium and Large 2	508	249.60	1,268	5thin
Medium and Large 1	804	241.47	1,942	151
Medium and Large 2-3	511	236.00	1,206	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $356 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 sale185 hd

243.70

—

TX average4 barns · 1,144 hd

250.26

−6.56

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	1,861	123.46	2,298	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	98.08	1,121	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	84.83	779	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,155	84.50	976	1thin

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)	1,275	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,025	1thin

Every lot

54 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 2	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,252	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,206	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,426	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,542	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	249.51/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,537	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	243.77/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,604	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,807	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	249.36/cwt	244.00–249.85	1,950	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	235.72/cwt	235.60–237.50	1,940	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,048	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	946	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	964	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	243.95/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,169	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,152	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,335	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,297	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,382	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,467	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	701	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,430	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,501	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,671	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	224.64/cwt	220.50–225.00	1,687	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	863	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,010	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,027	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	357	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,000	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	249.40/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,085	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,075	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,211	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,259	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,404	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	216.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,463	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	750	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	912	195.65/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,784	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,656	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,439	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	123.64/cwt	120.50–128.50	2,371	5
Bulls	—	—	2,155	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,888	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	705	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	536	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	98.08/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,121	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,155	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	976	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	907	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	914	167.45/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,530	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 684Year ago 1,271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 35Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on all classes for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	251.00	251.00
20	—	1,058	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	200.00	200.00
3	—	458	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	229.00	229.00
12	—	732	205.00	205.00
2	—	368	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	245.00	245.00
4	—	601	230.00	230.00
4	—	479	240.00–248.00	243.95
3	—	368	257.00	257.00
2	—	538	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	231.00	231.00
3	—	525	245.00	245.00
76	—	751	220.50–225.00	224.64
11	—	741	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	270.00	270.00
3	—	462	271.00	271.00
2	—	753	240.00	240.00
10	—	658	241.00–245.00	243.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	240.00	240.00
3	—	557	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	782	244.00–249.85	249.36
64	—	823	235.60–237.50	235.72
6	—	1,050	195.00	195.00
4	—	616	246.00–253.00	249.51
2	—	675	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	280.00	280.00
6	—	675	210.00–220.00	216.77
3	—	348	295.00	295.00
2	—	750	208.00	208.00
4	—	511	237.00	237.00
3	—	825	191.00	191.00
6	—	912	189.00–197.00	195.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	245.00–254.00	249.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	181.00	181.00
3	—	518	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	78.50	78.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	97.00–99.00	98.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	76.00	76.00
1	—	895	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,918	120.50–128.50	123.64
1	—	1,285	112.00	112.00
1	—	2,155	134.00	134.00

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	3	—	914	160.00–171.00	167.45

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.