Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2023-08-29

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 29
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
457 head
227 vs last sale 684 814 vs year ago 1,271 · 64.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
18 vs last sale 35 3 vs year ago 20 · 15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
5 vs last sale 11 27 vs year ago 33 · 81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on all classes for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $243.70/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$243.70
185 head · 763 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,860
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$356
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.56
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2607257.231,56225
Medium and Large 2508249.601,2685thin
Medium and Large 1804241.471,942151
Medium and Large 2-3511236.001,2064thin
One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $356 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 sale185 hd
243.70
TX average4 barns · 1,144 hd
250.26
−6.56
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
BullsAverage1,861123.462,2987thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14398.081,1212thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91884.837793thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,15584.509761thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$1,0251thin

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 1532251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3353
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3402200.00/cwt200.00–200.008043
HeifersMedium and Large 2503229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1523
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned438245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0737
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2635231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4673
HeifersMedium and Large 2732205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,50112
HeifersMedium and Large 11,058190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,01020
HeifersMedium and Large 2368234.00/cwt234.00–234.008612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3458210.50/cwt210.50–210.509643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,54210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,2523
SteersMedium and Large 2435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0442
SteersMedium and Large 1782249.36/cwt244.00–249.851,95075
SteersMedium and Large 2557256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4263
SteersMedium and Large 2-3511236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2064
SteersMedium and Large 1823235.72/cwt235.60–237.501,94064
SteersMedium and Large 11,050195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0486
SteersMedium and Large 1616249.51/cwt246.00–253.001,5374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2753240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8072
SteersMedium and Large 1675253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658243.77/cwt241.00–245.001,60410
BullsMedium and Large 1357280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0003
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned435249.40/cwt245.00–254.001,0854
BullsMedium and Large 1675216.77/cwt210.00–220.001,4636
BullsMedium and Large 1348295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0273
BullsMedium and Large 1750208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5602
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy595236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4042
CowsLean 85-90%1,15578.50/cwt78.50–78.509071
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15584.50/cwt84.50–84.509761
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14398.08/cwt97.00–99.001,1212
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight70576.00/cwt76.00–76.005361
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
Bulls1,918123.64/cwt120.50–128.502,3715
Bulls1,285112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4391
Bulls2,155134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,8881
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1914167.45/cwt160.00–171.001,5303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29951,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1701,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2915181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6562
BullsMedium and Large 1511237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2114
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2593
BullsMedium and Large 1825191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5763
BullsMedium and Large 1912195.65/cwt189.00–197.001,7846
BullsMedium and Large 2-3448240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0752
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned601230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3824
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned479243.95/cwt240.00–248.001,1694
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned368257.00/cwt257.00–257.009463
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned538241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy701204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4304
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy863207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2751224.64/cwt220.50–225.001,68776
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2741225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,67111

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.