Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 23, 2023

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $188.50/cwt ≈ $1,578/hd at 837 lb · 120 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.20/cwt +26.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 757 lb · 73 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $171.00/cwt ≈ $1,312/hd at 767 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	765	790	805
Feeder cattle	712	774	738
Slaughter cattle	41	11	56
Replacement cattle	12	5	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales of feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trade was light to moderate on good demand. Rain throughout the area made for muddy conditions, but benefitted local pastures. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	8	264.00	$264.00	$1,262	—
630 unweaned	630	11	209.00	$209.00	$1,317	—
837	837	120	188.50	$188.50	$1,578	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	8	315.00	$315.00	$1,036	—
437	437	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,245	+17.00
467	467	6	281.50	$281.50	$1,315	—
500–534	526	13	251.00–260.50	$258.42	$1,359	—
653–676	669	10	227.00–237.50	$230.07	$1,539	+21.07
712–717	714	9	208.00–212.00	$209.34	$1,495	—
789	789	12	199.00	$199.00	$1,570	—
835	835	11	196.50	$196.50	$1,641	-3.12

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	8	298.00	$298.00	$960	—
390	390	7	270.00	$270.00	$1,053	+25.00
443	443	4	252.00	$252.00	$1,116	+8.00
470	470	17	252.00	$252.00	$1,184	—
510	510	2	228.00	$228.00	$1,163	—
568–576	574	10	214.00	$214.00	$1,228	—
615	615	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,347	—
652–680	665	21	196.00–205.00	$200.62	$1,334	+5.12
704–744	729	24	194.00–196.00	$195.28	$1,424	—
752–794	757	73	190.50–194.75	$194.20	$1,470	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	5	246.00	$246.00	$967	—
428	428	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,049	—
453–495	471	12	217.00–229.00	$223.74	$1,054	—
542	542	6	208.00	$208.00	$1,127	—
622	622	8	198.00	$198.00	$1,232	-5.00
767	767	45	171.00	$171.00	$1,312	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
852–936	911	85-90%	10	65.00–68.50	$67.52	$615	-5.48
900–1040	932	85-90%	12	91.00–97.00	$93.00	$867	+20.00
885–1200	989	85-90%	7	80.00–86.50	$82.94	$820	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1235	1137	80-85%	7	95.00–98.00	$97.42	$1,108	—
1355	1355	80-85%	1	105.50	$105.50	$1,430	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470	1470	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,396	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1995	1685	2	116.50–117.50	$116.91	$1,970	—
1880	1880	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,406	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1183–1236	1218	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	109.00–113.00	$111.71	$1,361

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,085.00	$1,085.00	—

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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.