Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 10.00 higher on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows or bulls for a market trend. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with some favorable flesh condition and weigh-ups on the cattle. Some much needed rain accompanied by cooler temperatures has moved across the Southern and Western portions of the Panhandle with chances of rain all the way through Friday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.28/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$238.28

546 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$945

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

$37.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	243.15	1,674	377
Medium and Large 1-2	601	228.07	1,370	164
Medium and Large 2	354	206.00	729	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.15/cwt here — about $945 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 sale546 hd

238.28

—

TX average4 barns · 1,632 hd

231.68

+6.60

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	—	Low	1,482	119.33	1,768	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	97.24	1,371	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	96.00	1,077	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	904	81.10	733	5thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	226.48/cwt	221.00–233.50	1,096	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	221.47/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,592	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	300.27/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,432	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	894	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,865	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,866	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	265.46/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,426	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,512	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,226	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	241.06/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,463	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	866	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	1,698	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,576	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	603	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,299	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,052	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,790	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	236.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,270	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,483	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	368	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	698	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	642	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,329	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	140.57/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,230	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	92.00/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,041	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	97.24/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	78.75/cwt	77.50–80.00	728	2

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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