Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with instances as much as 12.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.08/cwt on 505 head.

Average price

$181.08

505 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	710	181.42	1,288	244
Medium and Large 1	734	181.20	1,330	252
Medium 2	523	171.00	894	6thin
Medium and Large 2	603	163.00	983	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $305 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 sale505 hd

181.08

—

TX average4 barns · 1,845 hd

188.31

−7.24

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,110	105.00	2,216	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	93.50	1,356	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	89.71	1,099	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	76.69	831	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,093	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	809	170.81/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	175.50/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,372	157
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	83.41/cwt	79.50–86.00	962	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,092.65/head	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,093	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	188.54/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,073	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	169.67/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,415	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	204.62/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,154	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	814	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,465	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	863	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	523	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,422	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	179.06/cwt	174.50–181.00	1,271	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,556	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,402	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,018	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,560	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	195.10/cwt	191.00–196.50	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	806	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	266.14/cwt	263.00–272.00	995	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,089	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,476	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,137	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,337	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	171.36/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,335	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	174.85/cwt	174.85–174.85	1,262	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	886	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,185	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	76.69/cwt	74.50–80.00	831	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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