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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 9

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,258 head

▲ 568 vs last sale 690▼ 796 vs year ago 2,054 · −38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 44▼ 15 vs year ago 46 · −32.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 62▲ 63 vs year ago 52 · +121.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded weak to 1.00 lower on a light test. Increased buyer demand and trading activity was noted on yearling cattle and weaned calves with at least two rounds of vaccinations. Quality was very attractive with several large strings of yearlings on offer. A winter storm moved into the trading area yesterday bringing high winds and snow. The blizzard like conditions closed several major roads and interstates in area making travel difficult.

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 $228.62/cwt on 584 head.

Average price

$228.62

584 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.26

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	234.17	1,700	369
Medium and Large 1-2	705	219.09	1,544	215

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $156 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 sale584 hd

228.62

—

TX average5 barns · 1,965 hd

244.88

−16.26

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	—	Average	1,577	105.74	1,667	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	84.83	1,063	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	82.32	882	9thin

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)	988	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,125	15
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	988	$2,650	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,447	37

Every lot

56 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	319.91/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,017	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	315.64/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,256	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	280.81/cwt	259.00–285.00	1,233	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	277.99/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,282	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	269.46/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,439	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,451	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,425	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,502	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,544	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,536	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	204.65/cwt	202.50–213.50	1,455	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,314	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	219.65/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,619	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,693	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,614	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,688	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	210.48/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,766	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,592	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	214.88/cwt	214.50–215.00	1,850	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,769	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,894	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,774	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,043	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,046	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	245.90/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,173	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	249.21/cwt	248.00–250.50	1,224	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	229.48/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,317	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	206.36/cwt	182.50–219.50	1,323	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	215.13/cwt	213.00–215.50	1,465	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,359	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	211.49/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,510	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	743	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,389	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,588	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	188.44/cwt	188.00–188.50	1,557	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,604	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,568	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,767	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,184	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	977	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,622	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	97.27/cwt	97.00–97.50	1,316	2
Bulls	—	—	1,666	109.13/cwt	105.00–113.50	1,818	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	84.41/cwt	82.00–86.50	937	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	82.03/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,025	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	87.07/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,094	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	988	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,102	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	45
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,476	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	2,447.46/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,447	37

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,258Last week 690Year ago 2,054

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 44Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 62Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	491	248.00–250.50	249.21
20	—	871	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,140	155.00	155.00
3	—	980	169.00	169.00
15	—	831	193.00	193.00
12	—	408	250.00–262.00	256.40
25	—	681	213.00–215.50	215.13
8	—	378	276.00	276.00
61	—	714	211.00–212.50	211.49
13	—	784	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	255.00	255.00
52	—	826	188.00–188.50	188.44
5	—	690	197.00	197.00
7	—	477	243.00–247.00	245.90
34	—	574	221.00–231.00	229.48
133	—	641	182.50–219.50	206.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	737	215.00–225.00	219.65
32	—	926	204.50	204.50
3	—	1,008	176.00	176.00
3	—	683	226.00	226.00
58	—	534	267.00–279.00	269.46
28	—	398	315.00–318.00	315.64
5	—	318	310.00–335.00	319.91
33	—	766	221.00	221.00
9	—	613	245.00	245.00
16	—	461	275.00–287.00	277.99
14	—	839	209.00–212.00	210.48
125	—	861	214.50–215.00	214.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	791	204.00	204.00
69	—	711	202.50–213.50	204.65
39	—	867	204.00	204.00
23	—	590	246.00	246.00
22	—	439	259.00–285.00	280.81
11	—	609	234.00	234.00
26	—	684	224.50	224.50
20	—	847	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	714	184.00	184.00
9	—	796	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	286.00	286.00
3	—	977	166.00	166.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,125.00	1,125.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,102	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	—	988	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	—	1,190	124.00	124.00

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	37	—	1,118	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,447.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,666	105.00–113.50	109.13
2	—	1,353	97.00–97.50	97.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	80.00	80.00
1	—	965	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	85.00–93.00	87.07
4	—	1,249	79.00–83.50	82.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,110	82.00–86.50	84.41

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.