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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

645 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.22/cwt +4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 772 lb · 182 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.25/cwt +5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 605 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.00/cwt ≈ $1,128/hd at 641 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 645 1,620 1,614
Feeder cattle 609 1,562 1,582
Slaughter cattle 25 25 16
Replacement cattle 11 33 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Receipts were lighter today as the majority of the trading region received some much need moisture in the form of 1 to 3 inches of snow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 unweaned 399 4 180.00 $180.00 $718 —
425 425 4 204.00 $204.00 $867 —
441 unweaned 441 15 164.00 $164.00 $723 —
511 511 7 195.00 $195.00 $996 —
558 unweaned 558 10 171.00 $171.00 $954 —
641 641 71 176.00 $176.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,104 +3.64
738 738 22 175.00 $175.00 $1,292 -5.81
758–788 764 32 170.00–175.00 $174.03 $1,330 -4.22
823 823 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,391 -6.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 5 168.00 $168.00 $852 -10.32
770–774 771 175 168.25–169.75 $169.49 $1,307 +3.49
784 784 7 162.50 $162.50 $1,274 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 unweaned 276 4 127.00 $127.00 $351 —
325 325 2 187.00 $187.00 $608 —
406 unweaned 406 11 140.00 $140.00 $568 —
403–425 416 5 171.00–176.00 $172.94 $719 +1.94
506 unweaned 506 4 131.00 $131.00 $663 —
524–539 531 11 164.00–169.00 $166.69 $885 —
591 591 17 159.00 $159.00 $940 —
605 605 76 170.25 $170.25 $1,030 +5.42

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1540 1540 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1213 1150 80-85% 7 73.50–81.50 $77.27 $889 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–935 916 85-90% 3 50.00–52.00 $50.68 $464 -12.82
1005–1025 1015 85-90% 2 66.50–69.50 $68.01 $690 +7.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1575 1514 75-80% 4 77.00–79.50 $78.78 $1,193 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 57.50 $57.50 $604 —
1225–1435 1330 2 80.50–84.50 $82.34 $1,095 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–850 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 700.00 $700.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.