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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 17

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,554 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 1,648▼ 236 vs year ago 1,790 · −13.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 18▼ 35 vs year ago 82 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 54 · +1.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers too lightly tested for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 6.00 higher, with the most advances on weaned calves with good vaccination programs. Slaughter cows traded mostly 2.00 lower on a light test. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market trend. Trading activity was light to moderate, on moderate buyer demand. Demand was limited for un-weaned or short weaned calves with limited vaccinations, as the weather and temperatures typically have large swings this time of year.

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 $249.27/cwt on 711 head.

Average price

$249.27

711 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$45.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	267.70	1,533	396
Medium and Large 1-2	812	226.49	1,839	288
Medium and Large 2	557	221.93	1,236	27

One grade step is worth $45.77/cwt here — about $297 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 sale711 hd

249.27

—

TX average4 barns · 2,442 hd

250.35

−1.08

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	1,270	102.50	1,302	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	91.25	1,360	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	89.32	1,148	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,120	81.92	917	25

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)	1,238	$1,779	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,348	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,214	$1,114	14

Every lot

51 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	772	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,398	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	315.15/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,447	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,057	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	282.82/cwt	280.50–290.00	1,488	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,409	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	267.71/cwt	263.00–269.50	1,488	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	246.00/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,434	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	248.95/cwt	248.00–250.50	1,591	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,400	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,428	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	225.09/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,537	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,488	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,578	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	735	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,595	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,850	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	793	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,935	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,881	250
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	854	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	254.86/cwt	254.00–262.00	981	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	971	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,180	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,135	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,006	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,207	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,204	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,272	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	206.33/cwt	204.50–208.00	1,285	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,419	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	745	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,419	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,222	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	920	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,193	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,337	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,302	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	853	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	648	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	80.81/cwt	78.50–84.00	886	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	736	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	91.00/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,130	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	88.25/cwt	86.50–92.00	1,101	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,179	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	83.43/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,200	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,535	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	1,348.17/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,348	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,214	1,113.71/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,114	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	1,779.16/head	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,779	23
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	882	203.34/cwt	194.00–208.00	1,793	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,062	176.48/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,874	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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,554Last week 1,648Year ago 1,790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 18Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 9Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	825	228.00	228.00
8	—	692	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	735	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	711	222.00	222.00
33	—	583	245.00–256.00	246.00
35	—	683	217.00–230.00	225.09
3	—	793	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	459	299.00–318.00	315.15
2	—	808	239.50	239.50
105	—	556	263.00–269.50	267.71
12	—	771	240.00	240.00
62	—	526	280.50–290.00	282.82
4	—	385	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	242.00	242.00
6	—	642	218.00	218.00
7	—	485	218.00	218.00
10	—	652	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	260.00	260.00
49	—	639	248.00–250.50	248.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	208.00	208.00
3	—	333	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	395	233.00	233.00
32	—	559	213.50	213.50
8	—	485	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	745	190.50	190.50
19	—	477	238.00	238.00
4	—	508	237.00	237.00
12	—	553	230.00	230.00
18	—	623	204.50–208.00	206.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	474	249.00	249.00
3	—	278	277.00	277.00
35	—	385	254.00–262.00	254.86
13	—	503	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	350	244.00	244.00
57	—	413	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	625	227.00	227.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,214	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,113.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,238	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,779.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,348.17

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	—	1,062	162.00–180.00	176.48
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	882	194.00–208.00	203.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,248	86.50–92.00	88.25
15	—	1,096	78.50–84.00	80.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	80.00–86.50	83.43
7	—	1,242	90.00–91.50	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	75.00–77.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	92.50	92.50
1	—	1,705	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.