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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 30, 2023

583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $199.50/cwt ≈ $1,309/hd at 656 lb · 69 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $205.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 779 lb · 65 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.00/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,519/hd at 821 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 583 765 693
Feeder cattle 517 712 602
Slaughter cattle 9 41 77
Replacement cattle 57 12 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 3 273.00 $273.00 $1,248 -8.50
659 659 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,437 -12.07
704–738 723 18 211.00–213.00 $212.13 $1,534 +2.79
779 779 65 205.00 $205.00 $1,597 +6.00
895 895 11 194.25 $194.25 $1,739 —
997 997 16 178.50 $178.50 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
821 821 60 185.00 $185.00 $1,519 -3.50
868 868 15 187.00 $187.00 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 9 190.50 $190.50 $1,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 23 205.00 $205.00 $1,318 +7.00
656 656 69 199.50 $199.50 $1,309 —
747 747 22 192.00 $192.00 $1,434 —
796 796 5 188.50 $188.50 $1,500 +17.50
805 805 57 180.00 $180.00 $1,449 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 17 214.00 $214.00 $1,254 ±0.00
618–624 623 14 208.00–217.00 $209.28 $1,304 -9.72
735 735 47 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 -0.28

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–985 857 85-90% 5 70.00–77.00 $71.61 $614 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 75-80% 1 100.50 $100.50 $1,754 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1935 1935 1 123.50 $123.50 $2,390 —
1920–2140 2030 2 112.50–113.50 $113.03 $2,295 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1007–1287 1144 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 56 1,275.00–1,425.00 $1,388.14

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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
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.