Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.06/cwt on 752 head.

Average price

$173.06

752 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$6.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.23

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	720	175.34	1,262	479
Medium and Large 1-2	728	169.05	1,231	273

One grade step is worth $6.28/cwt here — about $30 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 sale752 hd

173.06

—

TX average4 barns · 2,474 hd

179.29

−6.23

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	1,610	87.99	1,417	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,379	77.92	1,074	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	73.50	665	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,335	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1Full	—	672	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	175.22/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,258	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	76.47/cwt	76.00–79.50	1,076	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	82.62/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,062	4
Bulls	—	—	1,478	84.23/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,791	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	200.54/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,051	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	170.75/cwt	170.00–171.50	1,223	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	180.38/cwt	173.00–184.50	929	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	170.82/cwt	170.25–174.50	1,351	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	165.73/cwt	162.00–169.10	1,364	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,373	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,058	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	648	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,370	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,349	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	236.18/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	181.82/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,351	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,213	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	208.79/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,224	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,521	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	190.42/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,302	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,273	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,125	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,447	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	836	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,304	10

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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