Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher. Trade activity was moderate to good on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.77/cwt on 548 head.

Average price

$190.77

548 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$87.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.61

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	208.70	1,257	149
Medium and Large 1-2	691	190.51	1,317	362
Medium 2-3	769	121.11	932	37

One grade step is worth $87.59/cwt here — about $326 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 sale548 hd

190.77

—

TX average4 barns · 1,707 hd

198.38

−7.61

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	1,709	105.00	1,795	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	88.93	1,084	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	86.71	1,260	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	75.33	719	19

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)	1,435	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,491	$1,343	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,380	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2	—	801	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,398	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	196.99/cwt	196.00–197.25	1,290	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,476	9
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	801	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	929	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	225.91/cwt	214.00–236.50	1,139	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	86.09/cwt	84.50–88.00	897	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	78.30/cwt	77.00–79.50	817	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	85.98/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,242	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	91.63/cwt	91.50–92.00	1,379	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	84.32/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,018	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	90.60/cwt	89.50–95.00	1,117	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	874	68.76/cwt	66.00–73.50	601	10
Bulls	—	—	1,610	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,417	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	112.00/cwt	111.50–112.50	2,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,491	1,342.76/head	1,235.00–1,375.00	1,343	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	211.20/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,206	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	184.28/cwt	176.00–185.35	1,316	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	238.84/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,003	30
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,436	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	1,603	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	184.35/cwt	184.35–184.35	1,525	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	262.83/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,130	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	239.71/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,261	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	223.82/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,265	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	642	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,316	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,369	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	687	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,298	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	183.75/cwt	183.75–183.75	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	208.29/cwt	203.00–208.50	1,243	74

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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