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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 20

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,259 head

▲ 1,060 vs last sale 199▼ 471 vs year ago 1,730 · −27.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 19 · −42.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 4.00 higher on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves due to last weeks light test but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of yearlings, and smaller packages of calves suitable for grazing.

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 $271.29/cwt on 645 head.

Average price

$271.29

645 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$53.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	273.36	1,899	574
Medium and Large 1-2	643	263.03	1,691	57
Medium and Large 2	747	220.14	1,644	14thin

One grade step is worth $53.21/cwt here — about $254 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 sale645 hd

271.29

—

TX average5 barns · 1,706 hd

275.54

−4.25

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	1,115	164.00	1,829	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	113.50	1,476	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	110.50	1,343	1thin

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)	1,114	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,468	$1,785	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$1,638	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	249	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,058	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,158	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	373.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,543	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,511	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,608	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	332.63/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,696	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	306.19/cwt	299.00–312.50	1,779	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	289.96/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,760	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,646	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,695	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	253.68/cwt	249.00–254.50	1,758	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	699	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,524	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,810	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	766	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,693	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	241.34/cwt	240.25–243.00	1,887	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	239.68/cwt	236.00–242.25	1,968	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	228.54/cwt	227.50–230.50	2,016	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	248	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,024	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	329.41/cwt	321.00–332.00	1,239	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	306.12/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,295	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	275.64/cwt	275.50–276.00	1,362	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	274.99/cwt	270.50–278.00	1,438	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,415	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	255.11/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,485	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,481	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,594	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,557	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	225.23/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	224.48/cwt	223.75–227.00	1,737	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,718	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,792	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,909	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,669	10
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	648	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	920	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	786	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,344	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	962	175.66/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,032	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,343	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,476	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	1,638.01/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,468	1,785.05/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,785	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,263	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 Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,259Last week 199Year ago 1,730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 1

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	330.00	330.00
3	—	455	332.00	332.00
3	—	390	325.00	325.00
5	—	825	240.00	240.00
18	—	643	256.00	256.00
20	—	693	249.00–254.50	253.68
2	—	1,035	185.00	185.00
3	—	320	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	766	221.00	221.00
4	—	699	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	782	240.25–243.00	241.34
110	—	821	236.00–242.25	239.68
8	—	249	425.00	425.00
3	—	397	387.00	387.00
11	—	473	340.00	340.00
11	—	413	360.00–380.00	373.70
62	—	581	299.00–312.50	306.19
46	—	742	244.00	244.00
101	—	510	310.00–335.00	332.63
71	—	882	227.50–230.50	228.54
21	—	662	256.00	256.00
12	—	607	286.00–292.00	289.96
3	—	340	390.00	390.00
2	—	288	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	786	171.00	171.00
3	—	648	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	935	200.00	200.00
11	—	423	300.00–311.00	306.12
9	—	733	223.00–227.00	225.23
8	—	376	321.00–332.00	329.41
45	—	582	252.00–259.00	255.11
21	—	1,052	181.50	181.50
15	—	523	270.50–278.00	274.99
16	—	811	221.00	221.00
14	—	494	275.50–276.00	275.64
2	—	330	325.00	325.00
6	—	248	413.00	413.00
18	—	640	249.00	249.00
135	—	774	223.75–227.00	224.48
13	—	686	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	240.00	240.00
3	—	688	227.00	227.00
27	—	540	262.00	262.00
68	—	779	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	281.00	281.00
5	—	465	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,785.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,258	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,638.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	1	—	1,070	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	174.00–178.00	175.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	113.50	113.50

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.