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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 6

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,288 head

▼ 423 vs last sale 1,711▲ 521 vs year ago 767 · +67.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 40▲ 24 vs year ago 32 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 135▲ 41 vs year ago 30 · +136.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 10.00 higher, with the exception of 600 to 650 pound steers which traded 20.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of up to 20.00 to 30.00 higher on calves under 450 pounds. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows for a market trend. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was once again very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of large load lots of cattle off of cake and grass. Flesh conditions were favorable on lighter weight cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $236.20/cwt on 501 head.

Average price

$236.20

501 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.44

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	244.01	1,565	349
Medium and Large 1-2	699	218.26	1,525	152

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about $40 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 sale501 hd

236.20

—

TX average4 barns · 2,232 hd

241.63

−5.44

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	1,670	110.50	1,845	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	102.25	1,396	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	92.96	1,191	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	78.45	802	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$1,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	921	$1,198	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$2,774	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,179	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,525	11

Every lot

63 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,260	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,369	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	306.62/cwt	301.50–311.00	1,460	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	330.22/cwt	330.00–331.00	1,575	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	301.49/cwt	286.00–313.00	1,589	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,319	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	299.36/cwt	288.00–303.00	1,673	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	285.43/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,767	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,725	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,647	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	246.74/cwt	241.00–248.50	1,774	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	232.27/cwt	229.50–234.00	1,791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,865	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,982	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,962	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	229.67/cwt	226.50–231.50	2,000	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	889	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,925	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	977	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,934	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,256	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	312.64/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,347	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	264.03/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,365	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	522	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,206	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,359	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	256.13/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,432	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	238.45/cwt	236.00–241.50	1,490	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	628	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,363	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	222.15/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,471	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	228.89/cwt	227.50–229.50	1,543	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	759	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,503	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	764	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,658	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,684	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,750	32
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,240	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,209	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	114.75/cwt	114.50–115.00	1,991	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,266	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	525	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	72.82/cwt	70.50–73.50	685	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	964	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	844	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	503	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	97.27/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,158	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	86.50/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,113	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	102.25/cwt	98.00–106.50	1,396	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	87.42/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,223	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	2,242.83/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,243	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	2,870.13/head	2,825.00–2,875.00	2,870	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,813.41/head	2,625.00–2,875.00	2,813	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	897	953.37/head	950.00–960.00	953	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	911	1,193.77/head	1,060.00–1,285.00	1,194	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,520	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,711Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 40Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 135Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	764	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	228.00	228.00
32	—	431	312.00–317.00	312.64
14	—	389	323.00	323.00
79	—	517	257.50–268.00	264.03
31	—	559	252.00–257.00	256.13
51	—	674	227.50–229.50	228.89
32	—	972	180.00	180.00
20	—	625	236.00–241.50	238.45
9	—	757	221.50	221.50
3	—	870	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	662	216.00–225.00	222.15
64	—	769	219.00	219.00
4	—	533	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	759	198.00	198.00
31	—	628	217.00	217.00
11	—	522	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	230.00	230.00
8	—	771	229.50–234.00	232.27
11	—	476	301.50–311.00	306.62
6	—	532	248.00	248.00
4	—	701	235.00	235.00
4	—	828	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	389.00	389.00
22	—	477	330.00–331.00	330.22
5	—	782	238.50	238.50
63	—	719	241.00–248.50	246.74
14	—	661	261.00	261.00
19	—	871	226.50–231.50	229.67
2	—	443	335.00	335.00
4	—	336	375.00	375.00
106	—	527	286.00–313.00	301.49
23	—	619	263.00–290.00	285.43
29	—	559	288.00–303.00	299.36
78	—	825	240.25	240.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	889	216.50	216.50
5	—	977	198.00	198.00
18	—	745	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,190	96.00–101.00	97.27
7	—	1,399	85.00–89.00	87.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	60.00	60.00
4	—	940	70.50–73.50	72.82
5	—	964	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	83.50–88.50	86.50
1	—	1,005	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	98.00–106.50	102.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	114.50–115.00	114.75
1	—	1,970	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	97.50	97.50

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)	Open	10	—	1,027	2,825.00–2,875.00	2,870.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	2,625.00–2,875.00	2,813.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	989	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,242.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,100	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	—	800	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	1	—	1,190	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,520	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	14	—	911	1,060.00–1,285.00	1,193.77

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)	3	—	868	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	897	950.00–960.00	953.37

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.