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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 10

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,648 head

▲ 579 vs last sale 1,069▲ 632 vs year ago 1,016 · +62.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 33▼ 87 vs year ago 105 · −82.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 156 vs last sale 165▼ 25 vs year ago 34 · −73.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded firm to 4.00 higher compared to last weeks light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with quite a few load lots of yearlings and several bunches of short weaned or unweaned calves on offer.

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 $229.24/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$229.24

743 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$6.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

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	634	233.87	1,483	173
Medium and Large 1	681	227.84	1,551	570

One grade step is worth $6.03/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale743 hd

229.24

—

TX average4 barns · 1,828 hd

227.05

+2.19

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,453	92.38	1,343	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	85.32	968	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,965	81.50	1,601	1thin

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)	1,470	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,517	3thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	282.84/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,185	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,385	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,294	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,394	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	283.52/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,531	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,540	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	245.10/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,439	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	247.70/cwt	243.50–250.50	1,575	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	235.46/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,552	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,645	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	248.38/cwt	245.00–249.25	1,788	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,825	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,874	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	235.62/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,970	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	231.62/cwt	230.75–232.50	2,066	250
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	319	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	788	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	973	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	877	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	915	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	952	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	248.06/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,225	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	230.58/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,227	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	219.06/cwt	215.50–227.00	1,273	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	239.72/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,410	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,491	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	219.81/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,363	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	234.95/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,464	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	235.35/cwt	234.25–237.50	1,579	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,623	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,674	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	223.14/cwt	221.00–223.50	1,740	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,904	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	233	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,196	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,215	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	598	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,274	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,456	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	751	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,449	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	961	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	83.17/cwt	80.00–87.50	973	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	90.67/cwt	90.50–91.00	1,074	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,503	93.15/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,400	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,965	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,601	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	985	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,470	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,692	3

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,648Last week 1,069Year ago 1,016

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 33Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 165Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	780	234.00	234.00
24	—	579	266.00	266.00
7	—	419	282.00–285.00	282.84
250	—	892	230.75–232.50	231.62
6	—	524	266.00	266.00
8	—	674	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	540	279.00–287.00	283.52
104	—	836	234.00–239.00	235.62
48	—	720	245.00–249.25	248.38
23	—	468	296.00	296.00
37	—	781	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	636	243.50–250.50	247.70
13	—	659	235.00–237.00	235.46
26	—	587	242.00–262.00	245.10
16	—	469	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	623	225.00–239.00	234.95
5	—	395	241.00	241.00
70	—	744	225.00	225.00
33	—	588	239.00–247.00	239.72
19	—	494	246.00–249.00	248.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	780	221.00–223.50	223.14
147	—	671	234.25–237.50	235.35
4	—	345	282.00	282.00
156	—	715	227.00	227.00
50	—	606	246.00	246.00
22	—	1,088	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	252.00	252.00
12	—	620	209.00–225.00	219.81
17	—	532	221.00–240.00	230.58
2	—	378	242.00	242.00
64	—	581	215.50–227.00	219.06
21	—	485	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	213.00	213.00
6	—	396	302.00	302.00
2	—	265	337.00	337.00
2	—	233	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	751	193.00	193.00
3	—	502	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	2	—	800	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	1,350	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	1,470	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,113	152.00	152.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	87.00	87.00
7	—	1,503	92.00–99.00	93.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,170	80.00–87.50	83.17
3	—	1,185	90.50–91.00	90.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	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.