Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2023-02-07

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 7
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
767 head
38 vs last sale 805 165 vs year ago 602 · +27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
21 vs last sale 11 24 vs year ago 8 · +300.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
3 vs last sale 33 13 vs year ago 17 · +76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a higher undertone was noted on heavier weights. Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested for a market trend. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Temperatures have been above average for this time of year, but the majority of the trading region is still in need of some significant moisture.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.80/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$171.80
316 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,255
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.22
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2586176.421,03364
Medium and Large 1773170.781,320248
Medium and Large 2427161.036884thin
One grade step is worth $15.39/cwt here — about $346 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 sale316 hd
171.80
TX average3 barns · 1,096 hd
177.02
−5.22
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,76389.001,5692thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49985.341,2794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18080.999563thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90170.6663719

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,348$1,1237
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)944$8615
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,021$9504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)733$1,1703thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$1,0851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,0715

Every lot, as filed

64 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2458189.00/cwt189.00–189.008664
HeifersMedium and Large 2427161.03/cwt157.00–165.006884
HeifersMedium and Large 1677169.40/cwt169.00–169.501,14724
HeifersMedium and Large 1744171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,2769
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,29119
SteersMedium and Large 1787174.06/cwt172.00–176.001,37024
HeifersMedium and Large 1466202.89/cwt199.00–206.009457
HeifersMedium and Large 1798169.25/cwt169.25–169.251,35157
HeifersMedium and Large 1880159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3992
HeifersMedium and Large 1555187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0382
HeifersMedium and Large 1430212.00/cwt212.00–212.009122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2378215.00/cwt215.00–215.008132
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490193.06/cwt191.00–208.0094616
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,028135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3889
SteersMedium and Large 2419185.00/cwt185.00–185.007754
SteersMedium and Large 1476219.70/cwt216.00–221.001,04615
SteersMedium and Large 1910172.12/cwt170.00–172.501,56667
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2212
SteersMedium and Large 2463172.00/cwt172.00–172.007962
SteersMedium and Large 1572193.32/cwt192.50–195.001,10615
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538185.00/cwt185.00–185.009953
SteersMedium and Large 1514198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0184
SteersMedium and Large 1283251.00/cwt251.00–251.007102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2433224.29/cwt210.00–227.0097115
SteersMedium and Large 2548180.00/cwt180.00–180.009862
SteersMedium and Large 1417236.74/cwt230.00–239.0098712
BullsMedium and Large 2435178.00/cwt178.00–178.007744
BullsMedium and Large 2887112.00/cwt112.00–112.009933
BullsMedium and Large 1-2587175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,02710
BullsMedium and Large 1524193.97/cwt183.00–206.001,0164
BullsMedium and Large 1790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1531
BullsMedium and Large 1633171.20/cwt170.00–172.001,0845
CowsLean 85-90%1,07969.63/cwt68.50–70.007514
CowsLean 85-90%1,05373.78/cwt73.00–74.507772
Bulls1,84078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,4441
Bulls1,68599.50/cwt99.50–99.501,6771
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25382.99/cwt79.50–86.501,0402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03577.00/cwt77.00–77.007971
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47283.79/cwt80.00–86.501,2333
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79966.77/cwt60.00–68.505337
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight85174.84/cwt70.00–76.506376
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2700925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,115108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2041
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1930128.65/cwt123.00–135.001,1962
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,021950.00/head950.00–950.009504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2800925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3481,122.83/head1,110.00–1,125.001,1237
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19001,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 18851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2944860.67/head825.00–975.008615
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19251,107.84/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1084
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 17501,142.00/head1,135.00–1,150.001,1422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 17001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521175.05/cwt173.00–179.009129
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573176.42/cwt173.00–180.001,0114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443188.14/cwt182.00–189.0083315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615170.59/cwt170.00–171.001,04910
HeifersMedium and Large 1370203.00/cwt203.00–203.007512
HeifersMedium and Large 1612174.28/cwt170.00–177.001,06713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322200.00/cwt200.00–200.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1518190.40/cwt185.00–194.009865
HeifersMedium and Large 1840167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,407125

How this sale compares

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.