Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.85/cwt on 700 head.

Average price

$180.85

700 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$15.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	187.02	1,221	388
Medium and Large 1-2	676	178.45	1,207	76
Medium and Large 2	446	171.46	764	236

One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $457 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 sale700 hd

180.85

—

TX average4 barns · 2,115 hd

181.30

−0.45

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	2,043	106.25	2,170	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	91.25	1,381	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	89.12	1,097	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	88.70	834	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,510	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$1,231	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$1,192	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,128	16

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	928	172.74/cwt	170.50–173.60	1,603	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	178.39/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,488	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	187.76/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,365	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	181.60/cwt	179.50–184.00	1,315	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	235.21/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,145	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	219.41/cwt	202.00–236.00	1,069	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,163	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	199.92/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,046	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	191.97/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,098	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	208.67/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,292	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,364	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,112	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,441	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,526	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	673	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	175.31/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,178	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	174.30/cwt	170.00–175.75	1,337	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,382	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,017	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,435	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	185.00/cwt	184.50–185.50	1,162	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,230.84/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,231	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,191.94/head	1,175.00–1,235.00	1,192	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,128.12/head	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,128	16
Bulls	—	—	2,020	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	2,091	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	93.61/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,318	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	91.41/cwt	89.00–92.00	859	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	88.74/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,091	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	93.91/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,154	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	83.76/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,036	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	89.90/cwt	87.50–91.50	1,414	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,280	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	877	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,160	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	227.02/cwt	219.00–228.50	1,319	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	252.20/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,092	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	750	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	216.59/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,007	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	255.12/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,000	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,082	3

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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