Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers traded mostly 6.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher compared to last weeks light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Trading activity was active. Buyer demand was good, especially for light weight calves with favorable flesh conditions suitable for grass. Quality was mostly plain to attractive with several load lots of yearling straight off the week and lighter weight grass calves on offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.87/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −141.71 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$261.87

23 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.63

vs TX average

−6.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	261.87	1,399	23

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $346.29, median $403.58 across 30 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

261.87

—

TX average5 barns · 173 hd

252.24

+9.63

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−6.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−141.71

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	1,898	144.83	2,748	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	131.50	2,019	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	129.17	1,701	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	116.46	1,287	13

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)	1,130	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,418	$1,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$2,066	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	800–850	807	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,743	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	119.82/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	141.16/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	129.57/cwt	124.50–133.00	1,678	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	113.06/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,308	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,543	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	139.65/cwt	134.50–144.50	2,597	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	2,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	122.42/cwt	119.50–129.50	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,569	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	213.75/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,644	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,745	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	172.87/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,639	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,025	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	988	2,286.71/head	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	354.02/cwt	342.00–358.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,675	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,619	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	218.95/cwt	218.85–219.00	2,012	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	236	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,079	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,638	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,394	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,302	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,913	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	892	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,786	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,350	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	532	331.83/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,765	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	229.52/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,816	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	786	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,682	29

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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