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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 5

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,176 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 1,051▲ 13 vs year ago 1,163 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 11▼ 5 vs year ago 61 · −8.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 949 vs last sale 963▼ 35 vs year ago 49 · −71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The Texas Angus all natural feeder steers and heifers traded sharply higher. Non program feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers, but a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 4.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with quite a few nice sets of long weaned, home raised cattle and several nice consignments of all natural program Angus cattle 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 $217.00/cwt on 470 head.

Average price

$217.00

470 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	222.46	1,423	288
Medium and Large 1-2	567	208.36	1,181	182

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $242 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 sale470 hd

217.00

—

TX average4 barns · 1,517 hd

218.69

−1.69

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	1,630	103.25	1,683	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	91.24	1,199	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,637	83.54	1,368	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	77.11	758	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$1,458	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$1,389	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,650	1thin

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	942	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	308.83/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,124	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,188	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	283.98/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,170	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	483	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,415	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	271.53/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,426	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	526	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,489	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,328	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	568	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,460	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	247.47/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,453	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	216.97/cwt	214.50–231.00	1,321	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	226.86/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,413	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	242.34/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,536	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	230.67/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,513	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	663	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,677	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	694	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,430	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	697	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,502	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	717	234.55/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,682	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,670	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	785	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	1,722	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	806	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,628	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	829	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,816	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	909	206.87/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,880	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	165.57/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,609	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	243.66/cwt	230.00–247.00	782	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,013	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	232.39/cwt	228.00–238.00	962	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	430	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,114	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	246.07/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,068	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	244.40/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,146	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,177	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,329	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	187.53/cwt	181.00–213.00	1,056	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	565	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,379	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	231.85/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,333	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,288	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,266	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	636	233.71/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,486	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	221.09/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,466	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	699	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,258	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,459	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	203.94/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,566	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	805	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,715	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	189.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,528	66
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	730	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,372	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	861	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,205	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,570	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	718	53.12/cwt	51.00–55.00	381	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	843	69.25/cwt	62.00–79.00	584	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	936	81.52/cwt	77.50–90.00	763	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	80.69/cwt	73.50–85.00	852	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	87.69/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,018	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	91.00/cwt	88.50–94.50	1,195	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,275	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	83.54/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,368	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,314	1,458.47/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	1,389.34/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,389	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,537	1

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,176Last week 1,051Year ago 1,163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 11Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 963Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	972	165.00–166.00	165.57
8	—	465	290.00	290.00
21	—	525	260.00–281.00	271.53
14	—	364	304.00–314.00	308.83
17	—	766	218.00	218.00
16	—	634	236.00–246.00	242.34
26	—	587	243.00–252.00	247.47
66	—	800	215.25	215.25
2	—	400	297.00	297.00
24	—	656	229.00–231.00	230.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	697	215.50	215.50
7	—	806	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	245.00	245.00
49	—	609	214.50–231.00	216.97
7	—	577	240.00	240.00
16	—	412	280.00–285.00	283.98
3	—	312	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	623	224.00–230.00	226.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	829	219.00	219.00
27	—	663	253.00	253.00
5	—	483	293.00	293.00
8	—	526	283.00	283.00
4	—	568	257.00	257.00
4	—	785	219.00	219.00
43	—	717	233.00–235.00	234.55
14	—	909	200.00–208.00	206.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	805	213.00	213.00
14	—	565	244.00	244.00
7	—	430	259.00	259.00
42	—	636	225.00–235.00	233.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	699	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	724	222.00	222.00
18	—	434	245.00–252.00	246.07
9	—	380	260.00–270.00	266.71
66	—	806	175.00–190.00	189.53
2	—	538	247.00	247.00
16	—	469	242.00–247.00	244.40
60	—	575	225.00–241.00	231.85
13	—	663	219.00–228.00	221.09
16	—	768	200.00–212.00	203.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	201.00	201.00
56	—	563	181.00–213.00	187.53
66	—	715	204.00	204.00
29	—	321	230.00–247.00	243.66
19	—	414	228.00–238.00	232.39
3	—	530	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	599	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	861	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	82.00–85.00	83.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	85.50–89.00	87.69
7	—	1,056	73.50–85.00	80.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	51.00–55.00	53.12
3	—	843	62.00–79.00	69.25
4	—	936	77.50–90.00	81.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	95.50	95.50
18	—	1,313	88.50–94.50	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,690	107.50	107.50

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)	7	—	1,332	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,389.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,314	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,458.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,925.00	1,925.00

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	1	—	950	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	168.00	168.00

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.