Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The Texas Angus all natural feeder steers and heifers traded sharply higher. Non program feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers, but a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 4.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with quite a few nice sets of long weaned, home raised cattle and several nice consignments of all natural program Angus cattle on offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.00/cwt on 470 head.

Average price

$217.00

470 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	222.46	1,423	288
Medium and Large 1-2	567	208.36	1,181	182

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $242 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 sale470 hd

217.00

—

TX average4 barns · 1,517 hd

218.69

−1.69

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	1,630	103.25	1,683	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	91.24	1,199	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,637	83.54	1,368	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	77.11	758	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$1,458	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$1,389	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,650	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	165.57/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	271.53/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,426	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	697	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,502	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	805	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	565	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,379	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	216.97/cwt	214.50–231.00	1,321	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	226.86/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,413	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	308.83/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,124	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,670	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	829	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	242.34/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,536	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	663	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,677	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	283.98/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,170	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	247.47/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,453	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	483	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	526	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	568	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	215.25/cwt	215.25–215.25	1,722	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	230.67/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,513	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	785	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	717	234.55/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,682	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	909	206.87/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	699	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	861	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,205	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	730	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,372	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	83.54/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,368	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	87.69/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,018	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	80.69/cwt	73.50–85.00	852	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	718	53.12/cwt	51.00–55.00	381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	69.25/cwt	62.00–79.00	584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	936	81.52/cwt	77.50–90.00	763	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	91.00/cwt	88.50–94.50	1,195	18
Bulls	—	—	1,570	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,817	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	1,389.34/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,389	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	1,458.47/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,458	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,537	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	187.53/cwt	181.00–213.00	1,056	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	246.07/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,068	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	266.71/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,459	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	243.66/cwt	230.00–247.00	782	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	232.39/cwt	228.00–238.00	962	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	189.53/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,528	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	806	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	244.40/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,146	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	231.85/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,333	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	221.09/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,466	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	599	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	430	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	636	233.71/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,486	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	203.94/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,566	16

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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