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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 19

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,096 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 1,171▼ 333 vs year ago 1,429 · −23.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 15▼ 48 vs year ago 63 · −76.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 2▲ 75 vs year ago 36 · +208.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows or bulls for a market trend.

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 $247.00/cwt on 458 head.

Average price

$247.00

458 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$34.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.21

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	253.42	1,343	227
Medium and Large 1-2	650	244.84	1,591	192
Medium 1-2	379	224.00	849	8thin
Medium and Large 2	464	219.39	1,017	31

One grade step is worth $34.03/cwt here — about $326 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 sale458 hd

247.00

—

TX average4 barns · 1,251 hd

238.79

+8.21

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	1,215	80.00	972	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	96.17	1,112	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,034	81.60	844	5thin

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)	1,215	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	987	$1,775	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	902	$1,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,125	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$2,022	49
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	917	$1,484	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

55 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 1	347	325.71/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,130	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	331.77/cwt	302.00–345.00	1,247	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,221	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	308.45/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,348	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	273.89/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,391	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	306.78/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,632	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,467	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,647	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,592	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	635	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,052	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	281.30/cwt	281.00–282.00	880	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	280.89/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,017	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	379	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	849	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,011	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	229.74/cwt	220.00–234.00	976	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,163	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,066	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	252.25/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,327	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	252.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,338	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	539	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,218	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	247.16/cwt	241.00–257.50	1,379	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	1,636	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	1,680	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	230.75/cwt	230.75–230.75	1,719	70
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,087	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,377	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,543	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,300	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,400	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,448	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	899	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,708	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	972	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	957	91.36/cwt	88.50–97.00	874	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	74.75/cwt	74.00–75.50	796	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,078	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	104.82/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,187	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	975	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	92.34/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,274	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,990.53/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,991	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	1,483.64/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,484	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	918	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,020	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	115.31/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,268	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	8

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,096Last week 1,171Year ago 1,429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 2Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows or bulls for a market trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	899	190.00	190.00
5	—	648	216.00	216.00
2	—	683	212.00	212.00
7	—	456	302.00	302.00
2	—	523	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	453	240.00	240.00
17	—	660	215.00	215.00
17	—	558	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	220.00–234.00	229.74
12	—	525	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	641	255.25	255.25
9	—	493	236.00	236.00
37	—	526	238.00–260.00	252.25
70	—	745	230.75	230.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	529	240.00–255.00	252.97
64	—	653	257.25	257.25
10	—	362	275.00–287.00	280.89
16	—	313	281.00–282.00	281.30
35	—	406	249.00	249.00
39	—	558	241.00–257.50	247.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	539	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	290.00	290.00
17	—	508	269.00–275.00	273.89
3	—	562	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	347	325.00–327.00	325.71
7	—	1,109	185.00	185.00
42	—	437	304.00–310.00	308.45
26	—	376	302.00–345.00	331.77
46	—	532	299.00–311.00	306.78
17	—	584	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	610	261.00	261.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,000	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	917	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,483.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	880	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,990.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	900	2,125.00	2,125.00

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	3	—	1,100	113.00–120.00	115.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	918	220.00	220.00

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	—	1,215	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	987	1,775.00	1,775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	902	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	85.50	85.50
2	—	1,065	74.00–75.50	74.75
1	—	1,100	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	88.50–97.00	91.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	102.00–106.00	104.82
3	—	1,380	90.00–98.00	92.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	80.00	80.00

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.