Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves that were long time weaned with at least two rounds of shots traded mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Calves that weren't weaned or short weaned traded sharply lower undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.78/cwt on 526 head.

Average price

$243.78

526 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$43.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.21

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	249.77	1,578	426
Medium and Large 1-2	556	219.02	1,219	94
Medium and Large 2	593	206.00	1,222	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.77/cwt here — about $357 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 sale526 hd

243.78

—

TX average4 barns · 1,816 hd

237.57

+6.21

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	1,680	100.96	1,696	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	91.43	1,401	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,364	89.91	1,227	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	80.78	848	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,316	$1,511	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,483	$1,419	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$1,898	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	804	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	278	276.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	905	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	393	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,022	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	207.71/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,539	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,471	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	857	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,693	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,130	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	404	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	873	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	579	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,193	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,204	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,415	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	330.22/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,034	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	248.17/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,417	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	335.68/cwt	317.00–339.00	1,202	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	246	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	308.38/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,267	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	438	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	580	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,221	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,453	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	238.20/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,463	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	456	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,049	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,052	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	291.76/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,229	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,169	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	90.34/cwt	89.50–93.00	1,228	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	86.68/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,082	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	91.43/cwt	89.50–93.50	1,401	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	897	75.33/cwt	73.00–79.00	676	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	94.12/cwt	84.00–102.00	1,605	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	107.80/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,784	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	117.55/cwt	100.00–149.00	1,362	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,768	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,429	1,639.91/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,640	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	1,419.35/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,419	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,898.36/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	767	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,344	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,273	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	223.66/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,288	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	210.63/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	969	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	222.22/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,358	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	590	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,292	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	621	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,310	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	228.04/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,221	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	238.41/cwt	228.00–250.00	997	12

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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