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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 26

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,081 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 1,096▼ 172 vs year ago 1,253 · −13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 15▲ 63 vs year ago 67 · +94.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

267 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 111▲ 244 vs year ago 23 · +1,060.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 lower on limited comparable sales from the previous week. Steer calves traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher on increased buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Bred cows and cow-calf pairs traded sharply higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Higher than average temperatures are forecasted through the week, but buyers are still putting a heavy emphasis on vaccination programs and long weaning as we move into October.

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 $255.61/cwt on 464 head.

Average price

$255.61

464 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$13

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

$27.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	590	265.23	1,565	88
Medium and Large 1	681	256.72	1,747	311
Medium and Large 2	665	237.28	1,579	65

One grade step is worth $27.95/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale464 hd

255.61

—

TX average4 barns · 2,462 hd

255.61

+0.00

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	1,550	106.99	1,659	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	95.94	1,378	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	93.43	1,132	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	85.44	904	56

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,800	56
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,710	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,364	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$1,200	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$1,170	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,700	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,086	$1,550	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$2,371	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,229	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,131	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,928	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,069	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,533	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,481	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,417	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,452	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,605	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	254.08/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,578	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,513	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	632	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,435	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	659	219.55/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,447	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	237.82/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,574	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,648	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	704	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,654	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,779	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	252.42/cwt	252.35–253.00	1,939	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	786	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,776	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,075	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,180	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,062	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,307	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	283.58/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,407	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,180	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,417	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,374	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,441	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	233.63/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,385	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,558	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	226.18/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,760	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	217.33/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,817	39
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,352	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,440	32
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	99.97/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,395	8
Bulls	—	—	1,799	118.21/cwt	112.50–124.00	2,127	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	934	78.74/cwt	77.25–84.00	735	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	981	89.71/cwt	88.00–91.00	880	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	951	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	86.90/cwt	82.00–90.50	995	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	92.74/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,136	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	97.08/cwt	92.00–103.50	1,216	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	86.86/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,110	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,070	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	96.32/cwt	93.50–101.50	1,381	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,670	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	2,132.92/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,133	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	2,371.29/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,371	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	1,914.01/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,914	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	2,252.99/head	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,253	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	1,939.63/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,940	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,067	1,364.19/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,364	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	1,170.48/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,170	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,162	1,800.23/head	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,800	56
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,710	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,606	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,086	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	25
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	976	133.44/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,302	6

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 1,096Year ago 1,253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 15Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 267Last week 111Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	552	261.00	261.00
24	—	496	282.00–295.00	283.58
39	—	836	217.00–217.50	217.33
20	—	543	261.00	261.00
32	—	604	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	456	233.00	233.00
17	—	534	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	697	226.00	226.00
76	—	778	218.00–227.00	226.18
4	—	731	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	270.00	270.00
7	—	414	285.00	285.00
14	—	543	253.00	253.00
14	—	593	225.00–236.00	233.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	526	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	637	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	704	235.00	235.00
22	—	543	261.00	261.00
94	—	621	244.00–261.00	254.08
11	—	662	237.00–240.00	237.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	241.00	241.00
31	—	497	298.00	298.00
5	—	552	263.00	263.00
11	—	666	247.50	247.50
22	—	615	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	659	214.00–228.00	219.55
3	—	632	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	260.00	260.00
33	—	628	241.00	241.00
25	—	786	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	768	252.35–253.00	252.42
4	—	430	295.00	295.00
7	—	956	217.00	217.00
24	—	493	311.00	311.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,939.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	947	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,132.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,008	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,371.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,011	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,914.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,018	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,252.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,133	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	50	—	1,067	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,364.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,710	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,134	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,170.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	—	1,162	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,800.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	800	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	868	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,086	1,550.00	1,550.00

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	6	—	976	123.00–136.00	133.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,395	92.00–106.00	99.97
5	—	1,799	112.50–124.00	118.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	981	88.00–91.00	89.71
23	—	934	77.25–84.00	78.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	105.00	105.00
13	—	1,434	93.50–101.50	96.32
1	—	1,305	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,253	92.00–103.50	97.08
1	—	1,325	112.00	112.00
14	—	1,145	82.00–90.50	86.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	81.00–91.00	86.86
15	—	1,225	92.00–97.50	92.74
4	—	1,125	84.50	84.50

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.