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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 12

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,171 head

▼ 438 vs last sale 1,609▲ 174 vs year ago 997 · +17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 49▼ 50 vs year ago 65 · −76.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 34▼ 84 vs year ago 86 · −97.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 higher on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows or bulls for a market trend. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with some favorable flesh condition and weigh-ups on the cattle. Some much needed rain accompanied by cooler temperatures has moved across the Southern and Western portions of the Panhandle with chances of rain all the way through Friday.

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 $238.28/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$238.28

546 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$945

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

$37.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	243.15	1,674	377
Medium and Large 1-2	601	228.07	1,370	164
Medium and Large 2	354	206.00	729	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.15/cwt here — about $945 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 sale546 hd

238.28

—

TX average4 barns · 1,632 hd

231.68

+6.60

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	1,482	119.33	1,768	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	97.24	1,371	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	96.00	1,077	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	904	81.10	733	5thin

Every lot

46 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 1-2	343	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	926	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,226	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,103	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	300.27/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,432	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	265.46/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,426	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	241.06/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,463	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,418	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,730	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,512	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,865	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	221.47/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,592	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,866	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	894	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,976	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,052	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,936	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	939	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	310	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	778	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	749	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	729	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	894	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	866	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	226.48/cwt	221.00–233.50	1,096	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,216	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	236.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,270	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,483	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,299	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,576	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	642	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,329	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,616	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	698	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,790	260
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	1,698	68
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,072	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,150	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	490	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	792	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	78.75/cwt	77.50–80.00	728	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	964	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,131	92.00/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,041	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	97.24/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,371	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	875	140.57/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,230	2

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,171Last week 1,609Year ago 997

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 49Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 34Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	484	221.00–233.50	226.48
10	—	312	240.00	240.00
19	—	375	231.00	231.00
68	—	744	228.25	228.25
14	—	537	230.00–245.00	236.50
9	—	676	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	623	253.00	253.00
6	—	298	315.00	315.00
260	—	738	242.50	242.50
32	—	593	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	251.00	251.00
2	—	513	237.00	237.00
32	—	603	215.50	215.50
2	—	368	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	354	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	206.00	206.00
15	—	642	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	719	218.00–235.00	221.47
3	—	643	220.50	220.50
176	—	822	227.00	227.00
3	—	343	270.00	270.00
6	—	668	259.00	259.00
4	—	391	282.00	282.00
16	—	537	261.00–280.00	265.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	270.00	270.00
39	—	477	299.00–308.00	300.27
49	—	716	260.50	260.50
24	—	382	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	227.00	227.00
9	—	894	221.00	221.00
6	—	1,052	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	684	221.00	221.00
15	—	607	231.00–244.00	241.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	277.00	277.00
2	—	518	222.00	222.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	130.00–150.00	140.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,220	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,875	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	64.00	64.00
1	—	890	89.00	89.00
2	—	925	77.50–80.00	78.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,131	88.00–100.00	92.00
1	—	1,095	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	95.00–99.50	97.24

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.