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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,745 head

▲ 994 vs last sale 751▲ 1,136 vs year ago 609 · +186.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 143 vs last sale 6▲ 138 vs year ago 11 · +1,254.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week for a market trend but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher compared to last weeks light test. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Increased buyer demand was noted on 400 to 500 pound calves suitable for grazing. Quality was once again very attractive with the majority of the sale consisting of large load lots of yearlings and long weaned calves with two rounds of shots. Temperatures have returned to seasonal averages this week with some much needed rain in the forecast for today and tomorrow.

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 $241.80/cwt on 914 head.

Average price

$241.80

914 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$10.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

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	621	252.29	1,567	42
Medium and Large 1	745	241.30	1,799	872

One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale914 hd

241.80

—

TX average5 barns · 2,516 hd

250.72

−8.92

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	1,561	95.49	1,490	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	96.05	1,312	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	93.19	1,174	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	84.53	839	13

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)	1,190	$1,411	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,235	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$1,150	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,036	$2,370	38
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,021	$2,149	73
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	334.67/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,098	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,257	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	309.51/cwt	299.00–324.00	1,328	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,461	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,426	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	304.28/cwt	286.00–306.50	1,594	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	261.75/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,495	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,543	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	256.17/cwt	250.00–259.75	1,573	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,558	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	245.48/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,628	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,619	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	233.93/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,715	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	229.34/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,738	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	224.21/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,845	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	220.06/cwt	219.00–220.75	1,882	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,975	119
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	248.58/cwt	241.00–251.00	950	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	228.37/cwt	220.00–237.00	964	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	273.38/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,186	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	259.03/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,207	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	243.41/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,307	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	220.25/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,271	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	233.85/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,370	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	227.23/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,409	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,430	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	217.79/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,464	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	693	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,358	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	215.98/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,527	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,550	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	198.25/cwt	198.25–198.25	1,602	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	204.35/cwt	200.00–204.50	1,676	92
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	965	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,225	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	454	301.83/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,370	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	270.64/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,451	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,431	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	227.32/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,496	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,435	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,372	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	878	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,633	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	85.29/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,316	4
Bulls	—	—	1,596	115.89/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,850	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	907	84.88/cwt	80.00–90.00	770	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	70.18/cwt	67.00–73.00	660	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	89.84/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,004	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	96.28/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,197	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,127	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	99.73/cwt	96.50–104.50	1,309	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,296	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	982	154.18/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,514	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,214	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	2,149.02/head	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,149	73
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	2,370.26/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,370	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,234.51/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,235	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,410.92/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,411	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 Jan 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,745Last week 751Year ago 609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	524	286.00–306.50	304.28
124	—	823	220.00–227.00	224.21
3	—	382	329.00	329.00
10	—	571	259.00–263.00	261.75
8	—	328	330.00–342.00	334.67
188	—	733	230.00–238.00	233.93
105	—	855	219.00–220.75	220.06
52	—	758	229.00–230.00	229.34
31	—	455	321.00	321.00
9	—	429	299.00–324.00	309.51
119	—	1,045	189.00	189.00
46	—	663	243.00–256.00	245.48
58	—	614	250.00–259.75	256.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	591	261.00	261.00
5	—	695	234.00	234.00
5	—	525	285.00	285.00
3	—	495	288.00	288.00
17	—	641	243.00	243.00
3	—	760	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	434	268.00–281.00	273.38
34	—	620	221.00–233.00	227.23
51	—	672	217.00–220.00	217.79
14	—	466	250.00–266.00	259.03
92	—	820	200.00–204.50	204.35
66	—	707	215.00–223.00	215.98
35	—	586	232.00–236.00	233.85
3	—	298	300.00	300.00
25	—	537	236.00–260.00	243.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	382	241.00–251.00	248.58
3	—	475	252.00	252.00
68	—	808	198.25	198.25
6	—	422	220.00–237.00	228.37
12	—	577	219.00–221.00	220.25
13	—	659	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	693	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	658	223.00–228.00	227.32
2	—	730	188.00	188.00
8	—	536	264.00–282.00	270.64
5	—	622	230.00	230.00
2	—	340	345.00	345.00
5	—	454	282.00–315.00	301.83
7	—	878	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	212.00	212.00
20	—	436	281.00	281.00
3	—	327	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	94.00–98.00	96.28
1	—	1,295	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	907	80.00–90.00	84.88
2	—	940	67.00–73.00	70.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,117	85.00–93.00	89.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,313	96.50–104.50	99.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	80.00–95.00	85.29
2	—	1,596	114.00–118.00	115.89

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	982	150.00–170.00	154.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	119.00–125.00	122.00

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)	38	—	1,036	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,370.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	—	1,021	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,149.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,410.92

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)	9	—	1,113	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,234.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,184	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	—	1,000	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.