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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

1,575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $170.75/cwt ≈ $1,223/hd at 716 lb · 191 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.73/cwt ≈ $1,364/hd at 823 lb · 161 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.22/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 718 lb · 142 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,575 1,926 471
Feeder cattle 1,550 1,852 381
Slaughter cattle 21 40 84
Replacement cattle 4 34 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Trade was fairly active on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 272.00 $272.00 $884 —
414 414 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,047 +0.80
468–493 487 8 232.00–237.50 $236.18 $1,150 +0.97
510 510 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,117 -19.00
584–588 586 15 204.00–212.00 $208.79 $1,224 -18.23
621 621 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,273 -3.67
678–689 684 23 188.00–193.00 $190.42 $1,302 -6.08
727 727 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,345 -2.76
750 750 12 183.00 $183.00 $1,372 —
805 805 84 179.75 $179.75 $1,447 +1.36
874 874 24 174.00 $174.00 $1,521 —
920 920 10 171.00 $171.00 $1,573 -1.74
984 984 4 160.50 $160.50 $1,579 —
1037 1037 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 13 191.00 $191.00 $1,125 -14.00
619 619 46 196.00 $196.00 $1,213 +6.00
685 685 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,247 —
720–744 743 66 176.00–182.00 $181.82 $1,351 -2.68
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 624 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,117 —
670 670 6 172.50 $172.50 $1,156 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 213.00 $213.00 $816 -12.00
431 431 7 223.00 $223.00 $961 -9.00
455 455 10 219.00 $219.00 $996 +2.41
520–525 524 22 200.00–203.00 $200.54 $1,051 +0.62
573–579 578 74 183.00 $183.00 $1,058 -8.97
618 618 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,112 -5.00
648 unweaned 648 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,140 —
672 672 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,129 -16.00
702–743 718 142 175.00–178.00 $175.22 $1,258 -6.38
765–795 791 36 170.25–174.50 $170.82 $1,351 -3.48
809–835 823 161 162.00–169.10 $165.73 $1,364 —
851 851 14 161.00 $161.00 $1,370 -4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–541 515 22 173.00–184.50 $180.38 $929 —
705–731 716 191 170.00–171.50 $170.75 $1,223 —
846 846 60 159.50 $159.50 $1,349 -3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,127 —
715 715 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,230 —
836 836 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,304 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1365 1286 80-85% 4 80.00–86.00 $82.62 $1,062 —
1055–1461 1407 80-85% 13 76.00–79.50 $76.47 $1,076 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 73.50 $73.50 $665 -17.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1665 1478 2 80.00–87.50 $84.23 $1,245 —
1875 1875 1 95.50 $95.50 $1,791 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,335.00 $1,335.00 —

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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.