Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive with several load lots yearlings straight off the wheat on offer. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.87/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −145.89 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$300.87

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.80

vs TX average

−3.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	305.88	1,658	29
Medium and Large 1-2	500	290.00	1,450	2thin
Medium and Large 2	583	270.00	1,574	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale35 hd

300.87

—

TX average4 barns · 213 hd

291.07

+9.80

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−3.52

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−145.89

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	1,631	133.53	2,177	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	123.96	1,826	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,372	123.10	1,689	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	115.97	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$2,359	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	600–650	631	245.69/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,550	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	127.20/cwt	123.50–129.00	1,939	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,754	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	116.89/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,701	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	108.33/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,580	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	212.11/cwt	212.00–212.75	1,971	100
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	234.40/cwt	228.00–236.50	1,549	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,597	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	254.23/cwt	248.00–254.50	1,983	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	270.97/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,580	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	2,358.98/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,359	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	206.60/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,696	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	261.20/cwt	260.50–262.75	1,875	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	281.55/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,340	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,518	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,435	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	194.71/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,626	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	876	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,910	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	273.30/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	296.37/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	744	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,533	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,362	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	203.25/cwt	203.25–203.25	1,654	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	312.59/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,625	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	267.22/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,782	18
Bulls	—	—	1,718	143.09/cwt	140.00–146.50	2,458	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	123.97/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	123.87/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,220	8

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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