Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers too lightly tested for a market trend. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. The bulk of the cows were breds and pairs, as a result slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Portions of the Panhandle received some much needed moisture last night with rain ranging from a few tenths to over an inch. As we move into October buyers are still putting heavy emphasis on weaning and vaccination programs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.71/cwt on 584 head.

Average price

$251.71

584 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$59.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	259.32	1,735	281
Medium and Large 1-2	697	256.71	1,789	132
Medium and Large 2	708	237.31	1,680	162
Large 1	920	199.89	1,839	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.43/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale584 hd

251.71

—

TX average4 barns · 2,421 hd

253.11

−1.40

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	1,845	100.00	1,845	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	90.00	1,080	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	945	70.22	664	31

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)	1,136	$1,775	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	852	$1,656	48
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$1,539	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$1,167	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,014	$950	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,429	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,319	4thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	816	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,746	66
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	1,166.67/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,167	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	1,655.84/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,656	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	1,539.01/head	1,110.00–1,600.00	1,539	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,505.19/head	1,200.00–1,710.00	1,505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,526	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	960	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,486	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	599	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,467	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,398	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	657	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,498	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,416	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,001	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	224.40/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,905	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,559	41
Steers	Large 1	—	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	2
Steers	Large 1	—	815	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,620	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,562	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	256.80/cwt	253.50–257.75	1,849	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	276.16/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,571	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	268.97/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,807	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	807	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,738	57
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	154.08/cwt	140.00–160.00	977	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	112.66/cwt	103.00–127.00	1,273	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	924	69.87/cwt	67.00–70.00	646	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	69.45/cwt	67.00–72.00	766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	80.21/cwt	78.00–85.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	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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