Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded weak to 1.00 lower on a light test. Increased buyer demand and trading activity was noted on yearling cattle and weaned calves with at least two rounds of vaccinations. Quality was very attractive with several large strings of yearlings on offer. A winter storm moved into the trading area yesterday bringing high winds and snow. The blizzard like conditions closed several major roads and interstates in area making travel difficult.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.62/cwt on 584 head.

Average price

$228.62

584 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.26

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	234.17	1,700	369
Medium and Large 1-2	705	219.09	1,544	215

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $156 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

228.62

—

TX average5 barns · 1,965 hd

244.88

−16.26

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	—	Average	1,577	105.74	1,667	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	84.83	1,063	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	82.32	882	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$2,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,102	$1,125	15
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	988	$2,650	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,447	37

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	249.21/cwt	248.00–250.50	1,224	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,568	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	219.65/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,619	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,894	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	204.65/cwt	202.50–213.50	1,455	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,769	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	714	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,314	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	269.46/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,439	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,451	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	315.64/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,256	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	319.91/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,693	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	280.81/cwt	259.00–285.00	1,233	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	277.99/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,282	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	210.48/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,766	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,425	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	214.88/cwt	214.50–215.00	1,850	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	188.44/cwt	188.00–188.50	1,557	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	977	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	796	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,536	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,592	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	245.90/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	229.48/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,317	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	206.36/cwt	182.50–219.50	1,323	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	743	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,046	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	215.13/cwt	213.00–215.50	1,465	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,043	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	211.49/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,510	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,588	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,476	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,447.46/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,447	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,102	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	15
Bulls	—	—	1,666	109.13/cwt	105.00–113.50	1,818	5
Bulls	—	—	1,353	97.27/cwt	97.00–97.50	1,316	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	87.07/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,094	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	82.03/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,025	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	84.41/cwt	82.00–86.50	937	7

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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