Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Calves were not well tested. Trade was fairly active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.31/cwt on 1,083 head.

Average price

$181.31

1,083 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	763	187.65	1,432	382
Medium and Large 1-2	778	178.06	1,385	693
Medium and Large 2	803	159.50	1,280	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $152 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 sale1,083 hd

181.31

—

TX average4 barns · 2,906 hd

186.55

−5.24

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	74.00	829	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,270	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,315	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	174.36/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,451	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,185	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,512	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	171.83/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,230	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,459	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,427	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	981	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	166.16/cwt	165.50–168.50	1,319	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	211.71/cwt	211.00–213.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,378	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,169	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	189.57/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,427	189
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	966	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	754	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,353	348
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,254	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,453	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,372	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	171.33/cwt	170.50–173.00	1,239	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,105	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,270.15/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,270	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	972	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	829	1

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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