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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 3

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,069 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 1,081▼ 1,128 vs year ago 2,197 · −51.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 130▼ 126 vs year ago 159 · −79.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 267▲ 43 vs year ago 122 · +35.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers too lightly tested for a market trend. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. The bulk of the cows were breds and pairs, as a result slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Portions of the Panhandle received some much needed moisture last night with rain ranging from a few tenths to over an inch. As we move into October buyers are still putting heavy emphasis on weaning and vaccination programs.

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 $251.71/cwt on 584 head.

Average price

$251.71

584 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$59.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	259.32	1,735	281
Medium and Large 1-2	697	256.71	1,789	132
Medium and Large 2	708	237.31	1,680	162
Large 1	920	199.89	1,839	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.43/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale584 hd

251.71

—

TX average4 barns · 2,421 hd

253.11

−1.40

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	1,845	100.00	1,845	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	90.00	1,080	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	70.22	664	31

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)	1,136	$1,775	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	852	$1,656	48
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$1,539	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$1,167	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,014	$950	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,429	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,319	4thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,247	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,433	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,486	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	276.16/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,571	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,562	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,477	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	268.97/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,807	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,620	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,559	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,731	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	256.80/cwt	253.50–257.75	1,849	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,738	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,905	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	224.40/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,768	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	807	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,812	15
Steers	—	Large 1	815	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,867	4
Steers	—	Large 1	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,001	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,947	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	993	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,398	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	591	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,300	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,348	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,416	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,467	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,526	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	869	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,477	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	960	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,645	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	657	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,498	85
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	816	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,746	66
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	470	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	924	69.87/cwt	67.00–70.00	646	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	80.21/cwt	78.00–85.00	829	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	69.45/cwt	67.00–72.00	766	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	1,166.67/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,167	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	1,655.84/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,656	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	1,539.01/head	1,110.00–1,600.00	1,539	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,505.19/head	1,200.00–1,710.00	1,505	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	154.08/cwt	140.00–160.00	977	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	112.66/cwt	103.00–127.00	1,273	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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,069Last week 1,081Year ago 2,197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 130Year ago 159

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 267Year ago 122

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	816	214.00	214.00
85	—	657	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	591	220.00	220.00
6	—	430	231.00	231.00
10	—	869	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,028	160.00	160.00
5	—	600	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	675	232.00	232.00
12	—	737	207.00	207.00
23	—	580	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	225.00	225.00
32	—	619	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	260.00	260.00
4	—	523	274.00	274.00
68	—	768	248.00	248.00
3	—	455	290.00	290.00
49	—	569	270.00–288.00	276.16
88	—	672	267.50–272.00	268.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	565	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	194.50	194.50
2	—	915	200.00	200.00
3	—	815	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	788	224.00–227.00	224.40
6	—	460	271.00	271.00
6	—	623	237.00	237.00
63	—	672	241.00	241.00
15	—	807	224.50	224.50
57	—	735	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	672	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	596	262.00	262.00
97	—	720	253.50–257.75	256.80
3	—	687	252.00	252.00
4	—	845	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	821	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,166.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,014	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	852	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,655.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,031	1,110.00–1,600.00	1,539.01

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)	10	—	1,136	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,013	1,200.00–1,710.00	1,505.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	634	140.00–160.00	154.08

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	—	1,130	103.00–127.00	112.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	924	67.00–70.00	69.87
2	—	855	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	67.00–72.00	69.45
4	—	1,034	78.00–85.00	80.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	90.00	90.00

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.