Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2024-01-30

Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 30

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,711 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 1,745▲ 906 vs year ago 805 · +112.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 29 vs year ago 11 · +263.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 149▲ 102 vs year ago 33 · +309.1%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 4.00 to 7.00 higher. However, two big loads of reputation 550 to 600 pound steers with good flesh conditions traded sharply higher compared to last weeks light test in that weight range. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with several large consignments of yearlings and long weaned calves with at least two rounds of shots. Both CME Feeder and Live Cattle futures closed higher again today. Warmer temperatures have returned to the area following some much needed rain last week.

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 $263.98/cwt on 867 head.

Average price

$263.98

867 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$16.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	266.26	1,768	747
Medium and Large 1-2	637	249.78	1,592	120

One grade step is worth $16.49/cwt here — about $176 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 sale867 hd

263.98

—

TX average5 barns · 2,867 hd

256.26

+7.72

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	1,145	103.25	1,182	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	99.07	1,206	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	84.72	964	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,267	$1,509	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,462	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,650	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,312	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,250	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,035	33

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	933	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,207	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	335.14/cwt	320.00–349.00	1,290	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	311.01/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,232	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	306.46/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,309	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,515	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	297.49/cwt	294.00–307.00	1,547	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	260.12/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,368	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,708	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	266.19/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,557	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,441	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	260.30/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,640	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	240.78/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,582	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,761	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	239.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,828	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,759	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,799	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	230.24/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,893	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,892	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	312.18/cwt	305.00–320.00	990	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	293.20/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,149	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	286.14/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,185	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,089	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	265.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,300	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	235.04/cwt	230.50–242.00	1,213	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	260.65/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,350	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	564	234.64/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,323	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,390	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	236.34/cwt	218.00–238.50	1,383	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	614	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,391	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	707	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,463	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,582	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	221.64/cwt	215.00–223.50	1,618	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	216.25/cwt	216.25–216.25	1,654	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,563	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	867	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,691	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	296	348.92/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,033	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,367	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	266.24/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,406	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,200	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,035	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	937	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,255	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,456	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	532	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	85.92/cwt	80.00–90.50	951	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,061	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	99.33/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,213	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,338	95.26/cwt	95.00–95.50	1,275	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	2,035.34/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,035	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	2,312.13/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,312	51
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,713	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,033	115.80/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,196	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	161.37/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,764	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,176	1,461.89/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,462	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	1,508.68/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,509	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,711Last week 1,745Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 149Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	305.00–320.00	312.18
21	—	392	285.00–300.00	293.20
44	—	489	260.00–280.00	265.79
14	—	230	330.00	330.00
15	—	518	248.00–269.00	260.65
5	—	579	240.00	240.00
3	—	290	330.00	330.00
43	—	765	216.25	216.25
107	—	730	215.00–223.50	221.64
9	—	414	280.00–288.00	286.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	516	230.50–242.00	235.04
12	—	448	243.00	243.00
3	—	370	310.00	310.00
66	—	585	218.00–238.50	236.34
16	—	716	221.00	221.00
64	—	770	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	226.50	226.50
13	—	564	234.00–236.00	234.64
14	—	867	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	707	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	396	307.00–312.00	311.01
13	—	526	259.00–261.00	260.12
19	—	768	229.00	229.00
4	—	621	232.00	232.00
4	—	906	197.00	197.00
26	—	585	256.00–270.00	266.19
6	—	803	224.00	224.00
38	—	657	231.00–243.00	240.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	676	260.50	260.50
20	—	492	308.00	308.00
12	—	235	397.00	397.00
157	—	765	235.00–240.00	239.00
64	—	630	252.00–264.00	260.30
112	—	822	230.00–231.00	230.24
17	—	385	320.00–349.00	335.14
183	—	581	294.00	294.00
45	—	520	294.00–307.00	297.49
15	—	901	210.00	210.00
2	—	338	357.00	357.00
7	—	427	297.00–320.00	306.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	248.00	248.00
4	—	955	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	296	347.00–357.00	348.92
3	—	583	250.00	250.00
2	—	468	292.00	292.00
10	—	528	262.00–268.00	266.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,221	96.00–102.00	99.33
1	—	1,135	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,107	80.00–90.50	85.92
2	—	1,338	95.00–95.50	95.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	90.50	90.50
1	—	1,255	116.00	116.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,100	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	51	—	1,187	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,312.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,132	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,035.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	112.00–120.00	115.80

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	2	—	1,093	150.00–177.00	161.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	173.00	173.00

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)	6	—	1,176	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,461.89

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,508.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.