Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2024-02-27

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 27
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,350 head
91 vs last sale 1,259 264 vs year ago 1,614 · 16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
15 vs last sale 8 78 vs year ago 101 · 77.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
1 vs last sale 11 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 6.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Record breaking heat accompanied by extreme high winds have moved across the trading region. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph accompanied by 65 mph gusts have resulted in fast moving wildfires in the Northern and Eastern portions of the Panhandle that have already burned over 230,000 acres.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.91/cwt on 654 head.
Average price
$238.91
654 head · 689 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$111
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.80
vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2650243.711,585300
Medium and Large 1722234.841,696354
One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale654 hd
238.91
TX average5 barns · 2,662 hd
245.71
−6.80
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
BullsAverage1,358116.291,57919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,403106.001,4871thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25797.111,2213thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,018$1,6694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,0251thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2538288.52/cwt287.00–295.001,55215
HeifersMedium and Large 1715231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,65210
HeifersMedium and Large 1381330.46/cwt327.00–332.001,25913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490282.53/cwt276.00–291.001,3849
HeifersMedium and Large 1695236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,64056
HeifersMedium and Large 1833217.01/cwt216.00–218.001,808112
HeifersMedium and Large 1631249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,57176
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy848229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,94667
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613282.61/cwt277.00–290.001,73280
SteersMedium and Large 2749225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2767240.17/cwt226.00–244.251,84258
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715248.58/cwt245.00–250.001,7777
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2709225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,59536
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376319.14/cwt312.00–337.001,20010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2417342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,42613
SteersMedium and Large 1943227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,14152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2505315.54/cwt262.00–321.001,59335
SteersMedium and Large 1816240.68/cwt238.00–243.501,96451
HeifersMedium and Large 1494287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,41817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2781218.85/cwt215.00–220.251,709107
SteersMedium and Large 1786249.20/cwt249.00–249.501,959125
SteersMedium and Large 1478330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,58617
SteersMedium and Large 1698256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,78716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2573254.56/cwt250.00–259.001,45927
BullsMedium and Large 1629245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2407315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,28211
HeifersMedium and Large 1786217.19/cwt216.00–220.001,70770
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2649238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,54838
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2536265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,42362
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2201,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0181,668.64/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6694
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,330147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,9551
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,078181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,9512
Bulls1,476116.44/cwt113.50–119.501,7199
BullsLight Weight1,255112.03/cwt105.00–115.501,4065
BullsLight Weight1,125142.43/cwt135.00–151.001,6022
BullsLight Weight1,20595.50/cwt95.50–95.501,1512
Bulls1,585125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,9891
CowsBoner 80-85%1,31595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2491
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,403106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22898.17/cwt96.50–100.001,2062

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.