Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2023-12-19

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 19
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
690 head
25 vs last sale 715 1,349 vs year ago 2,039 · 66.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
21 vs last sale 65 12 vs year ago 56 · 21.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
15 vs last sale 47 73 vs year ago 135 · 54.1%
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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 were too lightly tested the previous week for a market trend but a much higher undertone was noted. Quality on the calves was very attractive this week with the majority of the supply consisting of larger strings of long weaned calves with strong vaccination programs. Yearling cattle were mostly plain to average with moderate to heavy flesh conditions. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower 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 $256.79/cwt on 388 head.
Average price
$256.79
388 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$121
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$39.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.87
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547280.161,532159
Medium and Large 1-2687240.561,654229
One grade step is worth $39.60/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale388 hd
256.79
TX average3 barns · 729 hd
245.92
+10.87
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28487.421,1228thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56084.251,3142thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,12584.2594834

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$1,4006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$1,1001thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,30066.00/cwt66.00–66.008581
CowsLean 85-90%1,13485.39/cwt84.50–89.5096831
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,2241
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89875.68/cwt75.00–76.506802
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28588.34/cwt87.00–90.001,1357
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,023107.56/cwt100.50–118.001,10025
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2838116.00/cwt116.00–116.009727
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,018170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7315
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1351,434.48/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4345
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482240.68/cwt240.00–243.001,1609
HeifersMedium and Large 1474249.65/cwt246.00–252.001,18327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2588225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2711192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3656
HeifersMedium and Large 2301232.00/cwt232.00–232.006988
HeifersMedium and Large 2233242.00/cwt242.00–242.005642
SteersMedium and Large 1897202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,81215
SteersMedium and Large 1459315.50/cwt315.50–315.501,4488
SteersMedium and Large 1721220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5866
HeifersMedium and Large 1434256.74/cwt256.00–261.001,11444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full759190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,44217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy915195.60/cwt195.60–195.601,79063
SteersMedium and Large 1-2448298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,33527
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295307.00/cwt307.00–307.009062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365263.18/cwt260.00–265.0096135
HeifersMedium and Large 1295285.00/cwt285.00–285.008412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2381316.82/cwt310.00–325.001,20732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2819206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,68764
SteersMedium and Large 1557268.80/cwt266.00–271.001,49716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480290.49/cwt289.00–291.001,39416
SteersMedium and Large 1525284.71/cwt281.00–285.001,49589
SteersMedium and Large 1411316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,29917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2644237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5267
SteersMedium and Large 1-2581243.59/cwt241.00–245.001,41513
SteersMedium and Large 1359332.50/cwt332.00–333.001,1948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2668203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy614221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3574
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy498271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,3502
BullsMedium and Large 1483292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,41010
BullsMedium and Large 1376329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,2374
BullsMedium and Large 1635218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,38422

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.