Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2023-11-28

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,051 head
117 vs last sale 1,168 352 vs year ago 1,403 · 25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
33 vs last sale 44 81 vs year ago 92 · 88.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
963 head
928 vs last sale 35 937 vs year ago 26 · +3,603.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher with most advances on calves over 500 pounds. Quality was more attractive this week as the majority of the calf supply consisting of calves that were weaned for 60 plus days. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady on a light test. 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 $227.16/cwt on 589 head.
Average price
$227.16
589 head · 710 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$49.75/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 1653241.781,578416
Medium and Large 1-2849192.021,631173
One grade step is worth $49.75/cwt here — about −$53 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 sale589 hd
227.16
TX average1 barns · 589 hd
227.16
+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
BullsLow1,15592.501,0681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31087.951,1526thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97071.506944thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,169$2,294101
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$1,73414
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,67670
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,266$1,36242
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,3184thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,239$1,2757
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,2352thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,194$1,23312
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,047$2,203112
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)976$1,92529
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)976$1,2256
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,7426
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,37349
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,2004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$2,18950
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,9753thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
SteersMedium and Large 1759219.18/cwt216.50–224.001,664106
HeifersMedium and Large 1391256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0014
HeifersMedium and Large 1332287.00/cwt287.00–287.009533
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned600206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2365
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned672218.59/cwt214.00–220.001,46917
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0272,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,05013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
SteersMedium and Large 1550278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5294
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0602,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 29501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9506
HeifersMedium and Large 1640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,34438
HeifersMedium and Large 1415252.05/cwt245.00–255.001,04633
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned539223.56/cwt221.00–228.001,2058
HeifersMedium and Large 1775177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,37210
HeifersMedium and Large 1485238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1543
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2818164.09/cwt163.00–165.001,34229
SteersMedium and Large 1745216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,60930
SteersMedium and Large 1883207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8288
SteersMedium and Large 1-2878185.82/cwt185.00–186.001,631156
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned666192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2797
HeifersMedium and Large 1570238.95/cwt237.00–240.501,36256
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,2517
SteersMedium and Large 1457285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3029
SteersMedium and Large 1426305.78/cwt299.00–315.001,30332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2693219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,52110
SteersMedium and Large 1675234.87/cwt228.00–238.001,58593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3434
SteersMedium and Large 1525268.24/cwt265.00–282.001,40846
SteersMedium and Large 1610251.41/cwt250.00–252.501,53471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,16517
HeifersMedium and Large 1877173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,51726
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned583217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2656
HeifersMedium and Large 1707189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,33640
BullsMedium and Large 1634186.65/cwt181.00–198.001,1836
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy758166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2587
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22584.75/cwt83.50–87.501,0383
CowsLean 85-90%1,00571.50/cwt71.50–71.507191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39591.15/cwt89.00–94.501,2723
CowsLean 85-90%1,11075.00/cwt75.00–75.008331
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94564.00/cwt64.00–64.006051
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82075.50/cwt75.50–75.506191
BullsLight Weight1,15592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,235.00/head1,235.00–1,235.001,2352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0431,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2021,199.13/head1,000.00–1,250.001,19911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1541,713.89/head1,450.00–2,000.001,71420
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0712,451.39/head2,425.00–2,600.002,45113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0502,179.37/head2,000.00–2,200.002,17918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2391,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1621,460.73/head1,400.00–1,650.001,46119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1331,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1941,756.83/head1,700.00–2,125.001,75751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1192,065.36/head2,000.00–2,125.002,06524
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 28141,886.84/head1,875.00–1,900.001,8877
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0512,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,70014
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29761,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2256
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 27741,879.24/head1,850.00–1,975.001,87910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2941,408.82/head1,350.00–1,525.001,40935
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1732,437.32/head2,250.00–2,700.002,43781
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29241,554.86/head1,375.00–1,800.001,55543
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1822,729.83/head2,500.00–2,800.002,73059
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 28821,032.67/head950.00–1,100.001,03313
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1231,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1257
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1671,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6506
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1921,797.45/head1,775.00–1,875.001,7978
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2142,971.40/head2,900.00–3,000.002,97118

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.