Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2023-07-11

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 11
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
925 head
313 vs last sale 612 1,300 vs year ago 2,225 · 58.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
30 vs last sale 5 210 vs year ago 245 · 85.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
9 vs last sale 19 142 vs year ago 170 · 83.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 8.00 to 11.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested two weeks ago for a trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Quality was attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of large packages of feeders off the grass. Several bunches of high quality replacements were on offer as well. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Higher than average temperatures have returned to the trading region, but scattered showers have kept pastures and rangelands in very good condition.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $226.50/cwt on 419 head.
Average price
$226.50
419 head · 793 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1793233.561,852191
Medium and Large 1-2794221.271,758222
Medium and Large 2750195.001,4636thin
One grade step is worth $38.56/cwt here — about $389 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 sale419 hd
226.50
TX average1 barns · 419 hd
226.50
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,05894.881,0036thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,250103.331,2923thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99683.7283418

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,261$1,3114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,043$1,79215
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,6905
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,6251thin

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2767216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6577
HeifersMedium and Large 1274271.55/cwt270.00–273.007444
HeifersMedium and Large 1505248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,2523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1616
SteersMedium and Large 2750195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4636
SteersMedium and Large 1743239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7763
SteersMedium and Large 1457291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,3303
SteersMedium and Large 1831226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,88227
SteersMedium and Large 1891220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,96022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865215.93/cwt214.00–223.501,86887
SteersMedium and Large 1-2843219.25/cwt219.25–219.251,84860
SteersMedium and Large 1-2488255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,2475
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768218.25/cwt218.25–218.251,67635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624232.66/cwt227.00–237.001,45216
SteersMedium and Large 1278307.55/cwt300.00–312.008555
SteersMedium and Large 1682235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6035
SteersMedium and Large 1923218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,01261
SteersMedium and Large 1640245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,56819
SteersMedium and Large 1520286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4879
SteersMedium and Large 1-2657229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,50513
SteersMedium and Large 1753238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,79637
HeifersMedium and Large 1779214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,66712
HeifersMedium and Large 1447255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633215.91/cwt215.00–222.001,36778
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy732191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,4026
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy652197.56/cwt187.00–216.001,28811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,220107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,3122
CowsLean 85-90%1,01482.09/cwt78.00–84.508326
CowsLean 85-90%1,10291.31/cwt90.00–99.501,0068
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight61059.00/cwt59.00–59.003602
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight90083.00/cwt83.00–83.007472
Bulls1,240100.75/cwt99.00–102.001,2492
Bulls1,405116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6301
BullsLight Weight67070.00/cwt70.00–70.004691
BullsLight Weight89590.89/cwt87.00–95.008132
Bred HeifersMedium 18751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0551,843.32/head1,700.00–1,950.001,84314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2611,310.82/head1,235.00–1,335.001,3114
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19001,690.00/head1,450.00–1,800.001,6905
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1698220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2734209.25/cwt209.25–209.251,53633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,32812
HeifersMedium and Large 1852208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2664219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4544
HeifersMedium and Large 1473253.95/cwt252.00–256.001,2014
HeifersMedium and Large 1640229.82/cwt219.00–231.501,47150
HeifersMedium and Large 1592237.74/cwt235.00–239.001,40725
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2945179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6928

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.