Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $192.33/cwt on 490 head.

Average price

$192.33

490 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$24.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.11

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	202.18	1,516	217
Medium and Large 1-2	809	185.79	1,502	229
Medium and Large 2	778	177.77	1,383	44

One grade step is worth $24.41/cwt here — about $133 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 sale490 hd

192.33

—

TX average4 barns · 2,217 hd

205.45

−13.11

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	1,345	94.00	1,264	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	92.63	1,171	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	90.83	1,349	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	81.48	845	64

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)	1,175	$1,102	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$993	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,225	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	952	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,477	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	191.11/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,573	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	249.01/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	173.22/cwt	173.00–173.25	1,491	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	689	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,275	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,310	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	193.80/cwt	193.50–196.00	1,490	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,211	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	222.25/cwt	221.00–224.00	985	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,194	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,139	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	691	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,187	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,552	120
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,294	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,659	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,338	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	176.43/cwt	176.00–176.50	1,385	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,587	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	210.76/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,138	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	200.48/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,159	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,378	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	177.69/cwt	177.50–178.00	1,301	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	284.34/cwt	280.00–286.00	748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,253	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,242	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,102.02/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,102	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	992.65/head	900.00–1,075.00	993	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	961	80.95/cwt	78.50–82.50	778	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	69.18/cwt	66.50–71.00	664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,017	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	80.05/cwt	73.50–81.50	827	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	90.70/cwt	87.50–92.50	1,153	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	81.49/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,309	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,361	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	84.59/cwt	83.50–87.00	920	25

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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