Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.00/cwt ≈ $1,890/hd at 859 lb · 130 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $237.85/cwt ≈ $2,019/hd at 849 lb · 106 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $233.75/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 791 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	642	411	1,524
Feeder cattle	608	355	1,427
Slaughter cattle	20	48	21
Replacement cattle	14	8	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Supply was very attractive with several load lots of nice yearlings straight off the grass on offer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–627	612	9	248.00–254.00	$251.95	$1,542	—
693	693	12	248.50	$248.50	$1,722	—
849	849	106	237.85	$237.85	$2,019	—
861	861	16	237.75	$237.75	$2,047	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	8	267.00	$267.00	$1,292	—
791	791	60	233.75	$233.75	$1,849	+8.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,019	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437–445	441	6	252.00–260.00	$255.96	$1,129	—
482	482	22	253.00	$253.00	$1,219	+8.00
533	533	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,332	-7.00
628–629	628	18	237.00–240.00	$239.00	$1,501	-1.00
671	671	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,577	—
839	839	10	224.00	$224.00	$1,879	—
859	859	130	220.00	$220.00	$1,890	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 unweaned	325	18	250.00	$250.00	$812	—
462	462	3	232.00	$232.00	$1,072	—
715–728	722	4	219.00–225.00	$221.97	$1,603	-3.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	327.00	$327.00	$958	—
690–693	692	11	198.50–204.00	$199.50	$1,381	—
713	713	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,455	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344 unweaned	344	15	285.00	$285.00	$980	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	80-85%	2	105.00	$105.00	$788	—
1040	1040	80-85%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,071	—
1110–1296	1259	80-85%	5	91.00–99.50	$98.00	$1,234	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1478	1478	75-80%	2	97.50	$97.50	$1,441	—
1620	1620	75-80%	1	103.50	$103.50	$1,677	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1310	1295	85-90%	2	86.50–87.50	$87.01	$1,127	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1415	1348	2	125.00–125.50	$125.26	$1,689	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1173	1173	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,724

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Bred Cows

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–785	782	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–700.00	$666.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1350	1317	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,750.00–1,900.00	$1,856.65	—
1400	1400	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1050	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00–1,710.00	$1,691.15	—

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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.