Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.21/cwt on 1,323 head.

Average price

$193.21

1,323 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$18.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	194.40	1,325	716
Medium and Large 1-2	627	192.23	1,205	591
Medium and Large 2-3	578	176.38	1,019	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.03/cwt here — about $306 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 sale1,323 hd

193.21

—

TX average4 barns · 3,090 hd

192.59

+0.63

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	1,465	102.00	1,494	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	91.35	1,095	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	88.84	1,493	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	77.13	777	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	95.90/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,175	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	82.50/cwt	81.00–84.00	827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	832	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,722	89.32/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,538	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,571	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	82.63/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	177.30/cwt	174.50–178.50	1,275	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	171.34/cwt	167.50–173.50	1,360	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	196.87/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,317	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	210.31/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,009	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	191.68/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,194	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	604	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,078	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	211.30/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,221	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	231.84/cwt	224.00–236.00	995	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,144	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	203.47/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,070	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,158	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,228	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	183.39/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,253	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,332	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	189.61/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,655	95
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	844	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,515	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,406	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,516	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,294	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	856	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,656	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,315	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,537	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	195.15/cwt	192.00–201.50	1,411	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	499	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,408	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	230.30/cwt	220.00–234.00	951	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	218.67/cwt	203.00–220.00	1,185	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	179.91/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,391	82
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	89.74/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,068	13

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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