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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 19

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

690 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 715▼ 1,349 vs year ago 2,039 · −66.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 65▼ 12 vs year ago 56 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 47▼ 73 vs year ago 135 · −54.1%

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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. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested the previous week for a market trend but a much higher undertone was noted. Quality on the calves was very attractive this week with the majority of the supply consisting of larger strings of long weaned calves with strong vaccination programs. Yearling cattle were mostly plain to average with moderate to heavy flesh conditions. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

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 $256.79/cwt on 388 head.

Average price

$256.79

388 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$39.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.87

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	280.16	1,532	159
Medium and Large 1-2	687	240.56	1,654	229

One grade step is worth $39.60/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale388 hd

256.79

—

TX average3 barns · 729 hd

245.92

+10.87

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	1,284	87.42	1,122	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	84.25	1,314	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,125	84.25	948	34

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)	1,143	$1,400	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	332.50/cwt	332.00–333.00	1,194	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	316.82/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,207	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,299	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,335	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,448	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	290.49/cwt	289.00–291.00	1,394	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	284.71/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,495	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,428	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	268.80/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,497	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	243.59/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,415	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,526	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,586	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,687	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,812	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	915	195.60/cwt	195.60–195.60	1,790	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	233	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	301	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	698	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	263.18/cwt	260.00–265.00	961	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	256.74/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,114	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	249.65/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,183	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	240.68/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,160	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,350	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,323	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	614	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,357	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,356	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,365	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	759	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,442	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,237	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,410	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,384	22
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	75.68/cwt	75.00–76.50	680	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	85.39/cwt	84.50–89.50	968	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,033	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	88.34/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,135	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	858	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,398	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,224	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	972	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,731	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	107.56/cwt	100.50–118.00	1,100	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,434.48/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,434	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 715Year ago 2,039

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 65Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 47Year ago 135

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	66.00	66.00
31	—	1,134	84.50–89.50	85.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,600	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	81.00	81.00
7	—	1,285	87.00–90.00	88.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	75.00–76.50	75.68

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	25	—	1,023	100.50–118.00	107.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,018	170.00	170.00

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	7	—	838	116.00	116.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	5	—	1,135	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,434.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	240.00–243.00	240.68
2	—	588	225.00	225.00
6	—	711	192.00	192.00
35	—	365	260.00–265.00	263.18
2	—	668	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	474	246.00–252.00	249.65
44	—	434	256.00–261.00	256.74
2	—	295	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	301	232.00	232.00
2	—	233	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	759	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	897	202.00	202.00
8	—	459	315.50	315.50
6	—	721	220.00	220.00
16	—	557	266.00–271.00	268.80
89	—	525	281.00–285.00	284.71
17	—	411	316.00	316.00
8	—	359	332.00–333.00	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	915	195.60	195.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	448	298.00	298.00
5	—	545	262.00	262.00
2	—	295	307.00	307.00
32	—	381	310.00–325.00	316.82
64	—	819	206.00	206.00
16	—	480	289.00–291.00	290.49
7	—	644	237.00	237.00
13	—	581	241.00–245.00	243.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	292.00	292.00
4	—	376	329.00	329.00
22	—	635	218.00	218.00

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.