Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested in previous sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.23/cwt on 837 head.

Average price

$177.23

837 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	179.03	1,313	693
Medium and Large 2	619	169.00	1,046	68
Medium and Large 1-2	756	168.14	1,272	76

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $41 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 sale837 hd

177.23

—

TX average4 barns · 1,995 hd

186.56

−9.33

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	—	Low	2,295	86.50	1,985	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	93.02	1,290	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	87.43	1,078	20

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)	1,455	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,010	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	87.49/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,227	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	93.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,291	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	87.43/cwt	85.00–88.75	1,078	20
Bulls	—	—	2,295	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	167.65/cwt	167.50–169.00	1,277	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	895	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	242.68/cwt	240.00–244.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,507	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,390	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	170.45/cwt	169.75–172.50	1,416	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	177.77/cwt	174.60–181.75	1,287	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	201.73/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,091	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	230.56/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,307	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	189.32/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,373	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,635	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	788	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,333	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	178.86/cwt	178.00–179.50	1,095	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	177.97/cwt	176.50–182.50	1,474	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,233	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,084	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,678	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,235	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,046	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,334	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,415	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	702	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,186	7

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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