Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Calves weighing under 600 sold with a higher undertone after the area has had a chance for pastures to turn green. Trade activity and demand were moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.73/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$193.73

467 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.83

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	814	202.51	1,648	204
Medium and Large 1-2	810	186.91	1,514	263

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $134 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 sale467 hd

193.73

—

TX average3 barns · 1,644 hd

203.55

−9.83

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	1,642	97.69	1,604	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	91.00	1,297	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	85.61	1,087	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,144	82.82	948	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,169	$1,155	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,365	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$900	1thin

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	—	748	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,505	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	226.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,232	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,241	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	188.66/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	211.13/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,444	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,294	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	183.82/cwt	183.25–184.00	1,529	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	202.63/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,489	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,027	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,831	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	269.00/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,516	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	208.33/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,327	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,378	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	81.38/cwt	80.50–82.00	927	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,297	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	83.60/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,063	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	90.03/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,140	5
Bulls	—	—	1,642	97.69/cwt	96.50–99.00	1,604	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,365.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,155.41/head	885.00–1,275.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	198.26/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,243	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	254.14/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	809	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,383	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	280.91/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,379	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,281	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,689	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	177.93/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,269	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	603	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,387	4

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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