Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and calves not well tested. Demand moderate to good. Heavier weight feeder cattle sold to the best demand. Slaughter cows and bulls not well tested. Few replacement cows sold to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.94/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$174.94

297 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	176.99	1,308	234
Medium and Large 1-2	691	170.99	1,181	42
Medium and Large 2	727	159.93	1,162	21

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $146 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 sale297 hd

174.94

—

TX average3 barns · 1,969 hd

177.36

−2.42

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	1,384	97.26	1,346	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	95.37	1,264	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,068	82.75	883	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	69.50	601	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,063	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,024	$1,037	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,014	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,281	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	765	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	179.95/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	229.55/cwt	224.00–230.50	1,088	20
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	379	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	188.14/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,289	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	882	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,359	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	179.95/cwt	178.00–180.50	1,247	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	175.63/cwt	172.50–177.00	1,254	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,655	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	176.24/cwt	175.25–186.00	1,489	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,312	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	207.47/cwt	202.00–211.00	952	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,392	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	871	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,524	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,221	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	700	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,358.34/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,358	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	904	961.20/head	935.00–975.00	961	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,076.13/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,076	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,013.53/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,068	97.02/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	601	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	93.55/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,238	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,317	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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