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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 31

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

792 head

▼ 414 vs last sale 1,206▼ 1,105 vs year ago 1,897 · −58.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 22▼ 25 vs year ago 71 · −35.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 15▲ 51 vs year ago 67 · +76.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 4.00 higher on a light test. Trading activity was moderate on limited demand. The majority of the supply consisted of bred cows and unweaned calves. A cold front moved across the region over the weekend dropping temperatures over 40 degrees from earlier in the week. As a result, numbers were lighter than the week before.

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 $224.73/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$224.73

279 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$343

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

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	232.76	1,224	183
Medium and Large 2	315	217.00	684	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	749	209.11	1,567	92

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about −$343 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 sale279 hd

224.73

—

TX average4 barns · 1,180 hd

221.24

+3.49

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	1,571	90.67	1,424	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	93.85	1,117	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,366	93.68	1,280	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	88.13	991	19

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$1,377	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,375	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,365	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,272	63

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	825	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,066	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	316.07/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,192	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,032	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,084	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,138	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	297.48/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,249	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	281.26/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,353	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,257	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,423	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	547	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,316	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	249.00/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,439	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	220.35/cwt	213.00–236.00	1,393	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,530	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	212.75/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,483	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,522	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	801	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,522	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	1,863	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	315	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	273.17/cwt	270.00–282.00	891	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,026	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	939	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	259.26/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,123	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	250.10/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,090	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	245.98/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,200	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	230.66/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,206	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	217.42/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,159	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,421	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	208.17/cwt	204.00–209.00	1,209	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,273	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,246	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,602	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,404	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	735	178.41/cwt	175.50–185.00	1,311	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,498	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,332	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,022	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	646	5
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	892	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,571	90.67/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,424	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	84.28/cwt	78.50–89.00	908	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	91.59/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,069	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	94.54/cwt	94.00–95.50	1,108	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,170	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	93.68/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,280	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,046	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	1,231.31/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,231	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	1,376.70/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,377	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	1,271.62/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,272	63
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	11

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 1,206Year ago 1,897

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 22Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 15Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	533	216.00–218.00	217.42
13	—	735	175.50–185.00	178.41
7	—	606	210.00	210.00
5	—	478	225.00	225.00
24	—	581	204.00–209.00	208.17
19	—	436	242.00–251.00	250.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	326	270.00–282.00	273.17
5	—	387	265.00	265.00
16	—	433	256.00–270.00	259.26
22	—	488	245.00–251.00	245.98
13	—	523	228.00–234.00	230.66
22	—	564	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	242.00	242.00
68	—	730	219.50	219.50
18	—	919	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	578	245.00–251.00	249.00
15	—	420	295.00–302.00	297.48
14	—	501	284.00	284.00
5	—	651	235.00	235.00
4	—	377	312.00–320.00	316.07
46	—	481	275.00–288.00	281.26
60	—	829	224.75	224.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	801	190.00	190.00
5	—	315	262.00	262.00
3	—	400	271.00	271.00
2	—	388	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	547	240.50	240.50
2	—	493	255.00	255.00
2	—	408	279.00	279.00
2	—	365	292.00	292.00
5	—	801	190.00	190.00
43	—	632	213.00–236.00	220.35
31	—	697	211.00–214.00	212.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	388	230.00	230.00
5	—	323	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	179.00	179.00
3	—	447	298.00	298.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	78.50–89.00	84.28
10	—	1,167	90.50–97.00	91.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	92.00–96.50	93.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	89.00	89.00
7	—	1,172	94.00–95.50	94.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	87.50–93.00	90.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,240	165.00	165.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,197	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	—	1,218	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,271.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,340	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,041	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,231.31

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.