Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week for a market trend but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher compared to last weeks light test. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Increased buyer demand was noted on 400 to 500 pound calves suitable for grazing. Quality was once again very attractive with the majority of the sale consisting of large load lots of yearlings and long weaned calves with two rounds of shots. Temperatures have returned to seasonal averages this week with some much needed rain in the forecast for today and tomorrow.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.80/cwt on 914 head.

Average price

$241.80

914 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$10.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	621	252.29	1,567	42
Medium and Large 1	745	241.30	1,799	872

One grade step is worth $10.99/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale914 hd

241.80

—

TX average5 barns · 2,516 hd

250.72

−8.92

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	1,561	95.49	1,490	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	96.05	1,312	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	93.19	1,174	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	84.53	839	13

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)	1,190	$1,411	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,235	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$1,150	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,036	$2,370	38
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,021	$2,149	73
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	524	304.28/cwt	286.00–306.50	1,594	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	273.38/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,186	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	248.58/cwt	241.00–251.00	950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	227.23/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,409	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	224.21/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,845	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	261.75/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	217.79/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,464	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	334.67/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	233.93/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,715	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	259.03/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,207	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	220.06/cwt	219.00–220.75	1,882	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	229.34/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,738	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,461	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,558	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	309.51/cwt	299.00–324.00	1,328	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,975	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	245.48/cwt	243.00–256.00	1,628	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	256.17/cwt	250.00–259.75	1,573	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	227.32/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,496	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	270.64/cwt	264.00–282.00	1,451	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	301.83/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,370	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	96.28/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,197	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	907	84.88/cwt	80.00–90.00	770	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,127	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	89.84/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,004	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	99.73/cwt	96.50–104.50	1,309	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	70.18/cwt	67.00–73.00	660	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	85.29/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,316	4
Bulls	—	—	1,596	115.89/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,850	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	982	154.18/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,514	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,214	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	2,370.26/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,370	38
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	2,149.02/head	2,100.00–2,175.00	2,149	73
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,410.92/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,411	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,234.51/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,235	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	693	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,358	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,225	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	198.25/cwt	198.25–198.25	1,602	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	204.35/cwt	200.00–204.50	1,676	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	215.98/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,527	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	228.37/cwt	220.00–237.00	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	220.25/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,271	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,430	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	233.85/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,370	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	243.41/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,307	25

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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