Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.39/cwt on 612 head.

Average price

$187.39

612 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$35.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	200.52	1,366	332
Medium and Large 1-2	789	172.47	1,360	254
Medium and Large 2-3	435	166.00	722	13thin
Medium and Large 2	731	165.00	1,206	13thin

One grade step is worth $35.52/cwt here — about $160 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 sale612 hd

187.39

—

TX average4 barns · 2,754 hd

193.23

−5.85

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	1,850	100.00	1,850	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	77.29	903	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	69.58	757	5thin

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)	1,070	$1,297	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$951	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,025	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	177.06/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,034	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	204.92/cwt	193.00–210.00	988	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	236.02/cwt	234.00–236.50	1,147	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	190.24/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,216	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	178.76/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,266	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	196.26/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,032	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	175.29/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,082	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,178	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	187.58/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,097	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,099	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	930	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	67.63/cwt	65.00–70.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	73.69/cwt	72.00–76.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	975	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	683	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	118.44/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,093	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	950.74/head	925.00–975.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	694	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,103	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,296.93/head	1,175.00–1,360.00	1,297	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	173.07/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,082	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	940	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	170.85/cwt	165.00–186.00	897	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	751	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	843	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,155	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	843	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	210.07/cwt	202.00–220.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	210.43/cwt	204.00–220.00	899	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,179	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,206	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	228.51/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,177	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,554	120
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	175.44/cwt	172.00–179.50	1,326	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,469	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,383	192

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.

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