Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2023-09-26

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 26
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,081 head
15 vs last sale 1,096 172 vs year ago 1,253 · 13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
115 vs last sale 15 63 vs year ago 67 · +94.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
267 head
156 vs last sale 111 244 vs year ago 23 · +1,060.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 lower on limited comparable sales from the previous week. Steer calves traded 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher on increased buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Bred cows and cow-calf pairs traded sharply higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Higher than average temperatures are forecasted through the week, but buyers are still putting a heavy emphasis on vaccination programs and long weaning as we move into October.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $255.61/cwt on 464 head.
Average price
$255.61
464 head · 661 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,690
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$13
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.95/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 1-2590265.231,56588
Medium and Large 1681256.721,747311
Medium and Large 2665237.281,57965
One grade step is worth $27.95/cwt here — about −$13 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 sale464 hd
255.61
TX average4 barns · 2,462 hd
255.61
+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
BullsLow1,550106.991,65913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43695.941,37815
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21293.431,13235
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05985.4490456

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,80056
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,710$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,36450
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,133$1,20012
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,134$1,17017
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$1,70013
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,086$1,55025
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$2,37119
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$2,22917
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)963$2,13116
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$1,92821
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,7002thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1552261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,44139
HeifersMedium and Large 2456233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,06221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2697226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5755
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2778226.18/cwt218.00–227.001,76076
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1331,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,20012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29472,132.92/head1,975.00–2,250.002,13315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0082,371.29/head2,350.00–2,400.002,37119
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0251,939.63/head1,850.00–2,025.001,9402
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,70013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0671,364.19/head1,200.00–1,475.001,36450
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1976133.44/cwt123.00–136.001,3026
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,7101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1341,170.48/head1,000.00–1,225.001,17017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1868185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6063
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0111,914.01/head1,825.00–1,975.001,91418
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0861,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,55025
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0182,252.99/head2,050.00–2,325.002,25315
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1621,800.23/head1,425.00–2,000.001,80056
Bulls1,39599.97/cwt92.00–106.001,3958
Bulls1,799118.21/cwt112.50–124.002,1275
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight98189.71/cwt88.00–91.0088010
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight93478.74/cwt77.25–84.0073523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25397.08/cwt92.00–103.501,21620
CowsLean 85-90%1,27886.86/cwt81.00–91.001,1104
CowsLean 85-90%1,22592.74/cwt92.00–97.501,13615
CowsBoner 80-85%1,325112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4841
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14586.90/cwt82.00–90.5099514
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43496.32/cwt93.50–101.501,38113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0701
CowsLean 85-90%1,12584.50/cwt84.50–84.509514
BullsMedium and Large 1526257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,35210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2637226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,44032
HeifersMedium and Large 1496283.58/cwt282.00–295.001,40724
HeifersMedium and Large 1836217.33/cwt217.00–217.501,81739
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy773220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7016
HeifersMedium and Large 1543261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,41720
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned704235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,65410
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned543261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,41722
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned621254.08/cwt244.00–261.001,57894
SteersMedium and Large 1-2738241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7796
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned659219.55/cwt214.00–228.001,44710
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned662237.82/cwt237.00–240.001,57411
SteersMedium and Large 2411260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0697
SteersMedium and Large 1-2497298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,48131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2552263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4525
SteersMedium and Large 1768252.42/cwt252.35–253.001,939139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2666247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,64811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned632227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4353
SteersMedium and Large 1430295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2694
SteersMedium and Large 1956217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0757
SteersMedium and Large 1493311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,53324
SteersMedium and Large 2628241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,51333
SteersMedium and Large 2786226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,77625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2615261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,60522
HeifersMedium and Large 1604258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,55832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2731228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6674
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned484270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3078
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned414285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1807
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned543253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,37414
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned593233.63/cwt225.00–236.001,38514
HeifersMedium and Large 2534221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,18017

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.