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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 5

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,609 head

▲ 1,152 vs last sale 457▲ 373 vs year ago 1,236 · +30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 17▲ 28 vs year ago 21 · +133.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 6▼ 37 vs year ago 71 · −52.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to weak, with flesh condition being the largest determinant on price. Steer and heifer calves traded 3.00 to 10.00 higher on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Quality was very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of yearlings or weaned calves straight off the grass. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good 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 $247.25/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$247.25

803 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	252.98	1,820	649
Medium and Large 1-2	788	223.29	1,760	145
Medium and Large 2	700	219.78	1,539	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $281 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 sale803 hd

247.25

—

TX average4 barns · 1,963 hd

243.98

+3.27

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	1,853	119.47	2,213	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	108.06	1,637	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	104.88	1,336	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	84.90	853	13

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)	1,465	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,660	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,225	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	307.30/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,312	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,278	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	280.36/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,340	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	509	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,280	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	288.76/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,519	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,270	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	269.10/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,531	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	249.59/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,450	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,392	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,758	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,589	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	246.35/cwt	246.35–246.35	1,867	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	771	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	1,833	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	773	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,531	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	847	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	2,040	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	886	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,834	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	901	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,937	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	918	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,043	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	273.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,100	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	263.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,072	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,155	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	258.81/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,232	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,142	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	533	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,194	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	256.58/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,383	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,320	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	258.94/cwt	255.00–260.50	1,507	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	601	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,304	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	677	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,391	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	701	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,423	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	230.10/cwt	230.10–230.10	1,717	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	761	215.61/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,641	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,673	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	834	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,776	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,879	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,938	49
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,442	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,137	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	242.06/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,370	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,352	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,416	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,736	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,867	116.08/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,167	3
Bulls	—	—	2,210	134.28/cwt	132.50–136.00	2,968	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	821	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	505	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	75.26/cwt	75.00–75.50	710	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	898	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	106.04/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,314	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,481	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	109.75/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,542	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	109.47/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,635	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	101.38/cwt	98.50–104.50	1,637	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	890	188.81/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,680	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,528	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,609Last week 457Year ago 1,236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 17Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 6Year ago 71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,239	104.00–111.00	106.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,615	98.50–104.50	101.38
19	—	1,494	106.00–112.00	109.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	108.00–112.00	109.75
2	—	1,288	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	61.50	61.50
2	—	943	75.00–75.50	75.26
2	—	955	90.00–98.00	94.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,867	112.00–124.00	116.08
1	—	1,095	100.00	100.00
2	—	2,210	132.50–136.00	134.28

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	24	—	890	188.00–201.00	188.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	873	175.00	175.00

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	—	1,465	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	1,660.00	1,660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	854	220.00	220.00
30	—	582	255.00–260.50	258.94
49	—	923	210.00	210.00
47	—	476	251.00–261.00	258.81
29	—	539	251.00–259.00	256.58
150	—	746	230.10	230.10
64	—	402	270.00–280.00	273.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	834	213.00	213.00
7	—	761	211.00–217.50	215.61
4	—	533	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	764	219.00	219.00
13	—	407	260.00–265.00	263.48
11	—	535	240.00	240.00
7	—	462	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	701	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	230.00	230.00
4	—	495	247.00	247.00
3	—	438	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	205.50	205.50
15	—	519	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	236.00–246.00	242.06
4	—	671	210.00–212.00	211.02
3	—	538	268.00	268.00
4	—	626	216.00	216.00
3	—	890	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	563	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	427	305.00–310.00	307.30
21	—	569	265.00–273.00	269.10
46	—	662	265.50	265.50
63	—	526	283.00–290.00	288.76
15	—	394	311.00	311.00
76	—	886	230.25	230.25
203	—	758	246.35	246.35
12	—	478	275.00–288.00	280.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	608	229.00	229.00
12	—	773	198.00	198.00
17	—	509	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	295.00	295.00
9	—	581	241.00–260.00	249.59
2	—	475	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	230.00	230.00
4	—	886	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	901	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	847	225.50	225.50
58	—	918	222.50	222.50
106	—	771	237.75	237.75

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.