Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2023-07-18

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 18
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
213 vs last sale 925 10 vs year ago 722 · 1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
7 vs last sale 35 28 vs year ago 70 · 40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
22 vs last sale 28 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted.

Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady, with the exception of lean cows which traded 4.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate buyer demand. Extreme heat has returned to the area accompanied by high winds.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.02/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$233.02
354 head · 682 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$349
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$59.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.43
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461279.481,28877
Medium and Large 1-2743220.111,636277
One grade step is worth $59.37/cwt here — about −$349 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 sale354 hd
233.02
TX average4 barns · 1,906 hd
227.59
+5.43
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
BullsLow1,21989.801,0956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,283102.251,3112thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,264100.611,27221
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09993.371,0269thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)867$1,3903thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17091.17/cwt80.00–99.001,0676
CowsLean 85-90%1,16195.40/cwt94.50–96.001,1087
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270109.04/cwt108.00–110.001,3852
CowsBoner 80-85%1,307103.67/cwt100.00–107.001,35513
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight78579.50/cwt79.50–79.506241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5301
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,13597.50/cwt97.50–97.501,1071
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97593.00/cwt93.00–93.009071
Bulls1,21989.80/cwt84.00–94.001,0956
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,200166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9921
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,070161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 28671,390.38/head1,300.00–1,475.001,3903
SteersMedium and Large 1615241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2743223.61/cwt221.75–225.501,661145
HeifersMedium and Large 1748222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6642
HeifersMedium and Large 1263305.00/cwt305.00–305.008024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,2843
HeifersMedium and Large 1384300.16/cwt283.00–303.001,15351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765218.24/cwt217.00–225.001,67040
HeifersMedium and Large 1654225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4729
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6342
HeifersMedium and Large 1543241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3094
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2766216.82/cwt214.00–219.251,661105
SteersMedium and Large 1812229.70/cwt222.00–231.101,86571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2739226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,67011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2671229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,53710
SteersMedium and Large 1421332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,39841
SteersMedium and Large 1367320.41/cwt312.00–326.001,17627
SteersMedium and Large 1918201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,8452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2634208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3198
SteersMedium and Large 21,045183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,9128
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,43714
HeifersMedium and Large 1756222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6827
BullsMedium and Large 2495259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2822
BullsMedium and Large 1235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007292
BullsMedium and Large 1281338.00/cwt338.00–338.009505
BullsMedium and Large 1755196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4804

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.