Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 28, 2023

1,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.45/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,416/hd at 831 lb · 210 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.42/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,283/hd at 723 lb · 175 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.00/cwt -3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 813 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,720 1,750 850
Feeder cattle 1,614 1,730 831
Slaughter cattle 101 1 3
Replacement cattle 5 19 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were not well tested in previous sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 262.00 $262.00 $938 —
421 421 25 257.50 $257.50 $1,084 +7.50
542 542 16 227.50 $227.50 $1,233 +6.50
566–581 567 95 210.00–232.50 $230.56 $1,307 +40.56
623 623 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,209 —
722–741 725 58 189.00–191.00 $189.32 $1,373 +3.82
775 775 12 172.00 $172.00 $1,333 -17.57
803–837 828 83 176.50–182.50 $177.97 $1,474 —
898 898 12 174.00 $174.00 $1,563 —
924 924 56 177.00 $177.00 $1,635 —
1008 1008 22 166.50 $166.50 $1,678 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
788 788 6 176.00 $176.00 $1,387 -3.50
813 813 117 171.00 $171.00 $1,390 -3.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–319 317 6 240.00–244.00 $242.68 $769 —
384 384 19 233.00 $233.00 $895 +21.29
497 497 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,034 —
517–542 541 86 194.00–202.00 $201.73 $1,091 —
580 580 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,085 —
612 612 14 178.00–179.50 $178.86 $1,095 -0.64
650 unweaned 650 15 172.00 $172.00 $1,118 —
681–691 686 15 180.00 $180.00 $1,235 —
702 702 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,186 -2.83
712–741 724 168 174.60–181.75 $177.77 $1,287 +5.94
762 762 88 175.00 $175.00 $1,334 +8.84
800–841 831 210 169.75–172.50 $170.45 $1,416 -2.30
863 863 32 164.00 $164.00 $1,415 -6.25
951 951 25 158.50 $158.50 $1,507 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,112 +2.00
760–784 762 73 167.50–169.00 $167.65 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 68 169.00 $169.00 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1314–1586 1386 75-80% 78 90.00–94.00 $93.16 $1,291 —
1395–1410 1403 75-80% 2 86.50–88.50 $87.49 $1,227 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1223–1243 1233 80-85% 20 85.00–88.75 $87.43 $1,078 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2295 2295 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,985 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
1455 1455 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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.