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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 16

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

751 head

▼ 507 vs last sale 1,258▼ 811 vs year ago 1,562 · −51.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 31▼ 16 vs year ago 25 · −64.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 115▼ 27 vs year ago 33 · −81.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. A cold front moved across the area bringing a deep freeze accompanied by negative wind chills, which shortened the trailer run today. The majority of the supply consisted of large load lots of yearlings ranging in flesh conditions.

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 $245.67/cwt on 397 head.

Average price

$245.67

397 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$16.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.61

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	618	254.51	1,573	186
Medium and Large 1	712	237.88	1,694	211

One grade step is worth $16.63/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 sale397 hd

245.67

—

TX average3 barns · 1,450 hd

240.06

+5.61

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%	Average	1,150	90.00	1,035	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	88.55	1,517	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	82.60	889	4thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,126	$950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,100	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,371	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,482	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	566	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,557	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	251.09/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,514	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	646	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,573	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,588	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,756	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,861	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,830	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,198	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,294	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,321	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	642	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,416	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	773	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,534	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	78.96/cwt	76.50–81.00	934	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,070	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	88.55/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,517	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,126	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	4

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 1,258Year ago 1,562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 31Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 115Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	200.00	200.00
14	—	537	241.00	241.00
22	—	602	219.50	219.50
2	—	895	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	773	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	246.00	246.00
4	—	520	245.00	245.00
72	—	740	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	642	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	539	275.00	275.00
14	—	789	222.50	222.50
64	—	846	220.00	220.00
42	—	673	236.00	236.00
11	—	476	288.00	288.00
19	—	853	214.50	214.50
39	—	603	245.00–252.00	251.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	646	243.50	243.50
65	—	566	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00

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)	4	—	1,126	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	86.50–90.50	88.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	76.50–81.00	78.96
1	—	1,195	89.50	89.50

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.