Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 19, 2023

1,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.25/cwt +48.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 641 lb · 76 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.75/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 745 lb · 70 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.85/cwt ≈ $1,674/hd at 654 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,222	1,188	1,528
Feeder cattle	1,096	1,171	1,429
Slaughter cattle	15	15	63
Replacement cattle	111	2	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows or bulls for a market trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344–348	347	14	325.00–327.00	$325.71	$1,130	—
374–380	376	26	302.00–345.00	$331.77	$1,247	+10.77
435–440	437	42	304.00–310.00	$308.45	$1,348	—
506–547	532	46	299.00–311.00	$306.78	$1,632	—
584	584	17	282.00	$282.00	$1,647	+12.00
610 unweaned	610	12	261.00	$261.00	$1,592	+19.94
1109	1109	7	185.00	$185.00	$2,052	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,221	—
503–533	508	17	269.00–275.00	$273.89	$1,391	+8.43
562	562	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,467	—
635 unweaned	635	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,399	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–319	313	16	281.00–282.00	$281.30	$880	—
355–368	362	10	275.00–287.00	$280.89	$1,017	—
406	406	35	249.00	$249.00	$1,011	—
523–545	529	43	240.00–255.00	$252.97	$1,338	—
539	539	17	226.00	$226.00	$1,218	—
551–564	558	39	241.00–257.50	$247.16	$1,379	-2.84
653	653	64	257.25	$257.25	$1,680	—
678 unweaned	678	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,532	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	9	236.00	$236.00	$1,163	+9.52
525–527	526	37	238.00–260.00	$252.25	$1,327	+15.75
641	641	76	255.25	$255.25	$1,636	+48.25
745	745	70	230.75	$230.75	$1,719	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–432	425	19	220.00–234.00	$229.74	$976	—
525	525	12	203.00	$203.00	$1,066	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	8	224.00	$224.00	$849	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	20	240.00	$240.00	$1,087	—
558	558	17	233.00	$233.00	$1,300	—
660	660	17	215.00	$215.00	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	7	302.00	$302.00	$1,377	—
523	523	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,543	+73.00
648	648	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,400	—
683	683	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,448	—
899	899	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,708	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
953–965	957	80-85%	3	88.50–97.00	$91.36	$874	—
1000–1198	1132	80-85%	3	102.00–106.00	$104.82	$1,187	+12.82
1210–1465	1380	80-85%	3	90.00–98.00	$92.34	$1,274	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$600	—
1060–1070	1065	85-90%	2	74.00–75.50	$74.75	$796	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,078	—
1140	1140	85-90%	1	85.50	$85.50	$975	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	80.00	$80.00	$972	-40.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
918	918	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	220.00	$220.00	$2,020
1090–1105	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	113.00–120.00	$115.31	$1,268

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
902	902	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,575.00	$1,575.00
987	987	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,775.00	$1,775.00

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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
800–900	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	1,850.00–2,100.00	$1,990.53	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	2,125.00	$2,125.00	—
900–950	917	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,475.00–1,500.00	$1,483.64	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.