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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to weak, with flesh condition being the largest determinant on price. Steer and heifer calves traded 3.00 to 10.00 higher on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Quality was very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of yearlings or weaned calves straight off the grass. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.25/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$247.25

803 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$33.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.27

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	719	252.98	1,820	649
Medium and Large 1-2	788	223.29	1,760	145
Medium and Large 2	700	219.78	1,539	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.21/cwt here — about $281 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 sale803 hd

247.25

—

TX average4 barns · 1,963 hd

243.98

+3.27

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	1,853	119.47	2,213	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	108.06	1,637	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	104.88	1,336	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	84.90	853	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,660	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	101.38/cwt	98.50–104.50	1,637	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	109.47/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,635	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	109.75/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,542	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	106.04/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,314	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	821	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	505	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	75.26/cwt	75.00–75.50	710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,867	116.08/cwt	112.00–124.00	2,167	3
Bulls	—	—	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	2,210	134.28/cwt	132.50–136.00	2,968	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	188.81/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,680	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,528	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,879	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	601	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,304	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	258.94/cwt	255.00–260.50	1,507	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	761	215.61/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,938	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,673	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	263.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,072	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,155	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	258.81/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,232	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	256.58/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,383	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	242.06/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,370	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,137	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	307.30/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,312	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	269.10/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,531	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,392	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	773	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	509	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,280	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	249.59/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,758	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	288.76/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,519	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	901	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,937	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,225	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	2,040	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	246.35/cwt	246.35–246.35	1,867	203
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	886	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	280.36/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,340	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	677	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,142	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	847	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	918	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,043	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	771	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	1,833	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	230.10/cwt	230.10–230.10	1,717	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	273.59/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,100	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,139	3

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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