Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to the light test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.89/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −127.88 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$318.89

23 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.07

vs TX average

+8.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	319.74	1,707	10thin
Medium and Large 1	547	318.23	1,742	13thin

One grade step is worth $1.51/cwt here — about −$34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $393.85, median $446.77 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

318.89

—

TX average4 barns · 92 hd

299.82

+19.07

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+8.13

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−127.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,389	160.48	2,228	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	133.92	1,974	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,048	132.70	1,391	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	126.79	1,354	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,645	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$2,470	5

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,737	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	153.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	3,214	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,101	164.79/cwt	138.00–173.00	1,814	6
Bulls	—	—	1,730	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,543	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	131.52/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,865	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	2,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	319.74/cwt	311.00–323.00	1,707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	892	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	791	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,614	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	257.79/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,369	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,571	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	362.96/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,553	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	285.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,028	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,035	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,830	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	293.19/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	329.20/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,660	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	953	188.57/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,797	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	953	181.94/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,777	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	886	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,883	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	267.37/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,255	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	122.58/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,444	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	132.70/cwt	131.50–134.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,883	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	696	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	261.21/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,473	17

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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