Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.25/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 822 lb · 125 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $235.87/cwt +12.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 789 lb · 64 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.99/cwt ≈ $1,300/hd at 487 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 730 578 930
Feeder cattle 684 545 834
Slaughter cattle 35 17 12
Replacement cattle 11 16 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for feeder steers or heifers but a much higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly weak to 2.00 lower. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive, with several nice load lots of yearlings and several smaller packages of calves 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 unweaned 405 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,183 —
435 435 15 306.00 $306.00 $1,331 +14.00
468 468 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,357 —
503 503 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,363 —
521–538 525 29 286.00–287.00 $286.21 $1,503 —
559 unweaned 559 17 266.00 $266.00 $1,487 —
567 567 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,531 ±0.00
575 575 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,449 -18.00
644 unweaned 644 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,610 —
671 671 22 250.50 $250.50 $1,681 —
773 773 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,801 -6.00
956 956 7 224.00 $224.00 $2,141 —
1185 1185 2 183.00 $183.00 $2,169 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,195 —
625 625 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,481 —
789–796 789 64 234.00–236.00 $235.87 $1,861 +12.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,109 —
440 440 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,153 +2.00
483 unweaned 483 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,280 —
488 488 31 267.50 $267.50 $1,305 —
519 519 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,246 -11.00
590 unweaned 590 13 238.00 $238.00 $1,404 —
607 607 26 251.00 $251.00 $1,524 —
757 757 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,514 -19.50
822 822 125 221.25 $221.25 $1,819 +2.25
963 963 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,859 +18.00
1102 1102 33 188.50 $188.50 $2,077 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 4 254.00–265.00 $259.27 $1,110 —
485–486 486 7 254.00–257.00 $254.86 $1,239 +1.86
598 598 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,417 —
602–619 615 8 226.00–233.00 $230.02 $1,415 +10.02
668 668 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,416 —
730 730 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
667 667 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,434 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–950 948 85-90% 2 90.00–92.50 $91.25 $865 —
1095–1220 1167 85-90% 5 83.00–94.00 $89.41 $1,043 —
1090–1267 1223 85-90% 4 102.00–105.00 $104.33 $1,276 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1133 1133 80-85% 3 81.50 $81.50 $923 —
1115–1305 1196 80-85% 6 104.50–110.50 $107.76 $1,289 -0.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,224 —
1395–1785 1590 75-80% 2 105.00–106.00 $105.44 $1,676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,376 —
2060 2060 1 119.50 $119.50 $2,462 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115 1115 (<2 yrs)Open 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,851

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00
980–1180 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,300.00 $1,175.23

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045 1045 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,745
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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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.