Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 31, 2023

956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.50/cwt ≈ $1,602/hd at 730 lb · 68 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $222.08/cwt ≈ $1,836/hd at 827 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $280.17/cwt -17.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 482 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 956 1,243 2,035
Feeder cattle 792 1,206 1,897
Slaughter cattle 46 22 71
Replacement cattle 118 15 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 4.00 higher on a light test. Trading activity was moderate on limited demand. The majority of the supply consisted of bred cows and unweaned calves. A cold front moved across the region over the weekend dropping temperatures over 40 degrees from earlier in the week. As a result, numbers were lighter than the week before.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 unweaned 365 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,066 +27.00
370–383 377 4 312.00–320.00 $316.07 $1,192 —
408 unweaned 408 2 279.00 $279.00 $1,138 —
407–446 420 15 295.00–302.00 $297.48 $1,249 -6.52
461–490 481 46 275.00–288.00 $281.26 $1,353 -20.85
493 unweaned 493 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,257 +3.00
501 501 14 284.00 $284.00 $1,423 +5.67
547 unweaned 547 9 240.50 $240.50 $1,316 -9.09
578–579 578 18 245.00–251.00 $249.00 $1,439 -11.00
614–641 unweaned 632 43 213.00–236.00 $220.35 $1,393 -1.90
651 651 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,530 —
695–699 unweaned 697 31 211.00–214.00 $212.75 $1,483 -1.25
801 unweaned 801 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,522 —
829 829 60 224.75 $224.75 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 5 262.00 $262.00 $825 -44.99
388 388 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,032 -34.00
400 400 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,084 -5.00
645 unweaned 645 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,406 —
801 unweaned 801 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,522 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–338 326 13 270.00–282.00 $273.17 $891 +13.17
387 387 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,026 ±0.00
403–443 433 16 256.00–270.00 $259.26 $1,123 -0.74
413–439 unweaned 436 19 242.00–251.00 $250.10 $1,090 +18.79
478 unweaned 478 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,076 —
473–492 488 22 245.00–251.00 $245.98 $1,200 —
503–541 523 13 228.00–234.00 $230.66 $1,206 +4.66
530–541 unweaned 533 14 216.00–218.00 $217.42 $1,159 -3.91
564 564 22 252.00 $252.00 $1,421 —
580–581 unweaned 581 24 204.00–209.00 $208.17 $1,209 +2.17
606 unweaned 606 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,273 ±0.00
731–737 unweaned 735 13 175.50–185.00 $178.41 $1,311 —
735 735 10 191.00 $191.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 242.00 $242.00 $939 —
608 unweaned 608 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,246 +31.00
730 730 68 219.50 $219.50 $1,602 —
919 919 18 163.00 $163.00 $1,498 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 unweaned 315 4 217.00 $217.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 315.00 $315.00 $882 —
447 unweaned 447 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,332 —
571 unweaned 571 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,022 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1235 1077 85-90% 9 78.50–89.00 $84.28 $908 +11.91
1125–1195 1167 85-90% 10 90.50–97.00 $91.59 $1,069 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1032–1300 1172 80-85% 7 94.00–95.50 $94.54 $1,108 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,170 -1.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1450 1366 75-80% 5 92.00–96.50 $93.68 $1,280 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1660 1571 4 87.50–93.00 $90.67 $1,424 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 165.00 $165.00 $2,046

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1233 1197 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1130–1295 1213 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,376.70
1065–1360 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 63 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,271.62
1340 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,375.00 $1,375.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1016–1092 1041 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,150.00–1,275.00 $1,231.31

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 5 200.00 $200.00 $646 —
388 388 10 230.00 $230.00 $892 —

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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.