Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly 3.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with several nice load lots of yearling off the wheat on offer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.66/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −164.11 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$282.66

29 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

vs TX average

−27.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	301.00	1,662	10thin
Medium and Large 2	587	273.00	1,603	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $59 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 sale29 hd

282.66

—

TX average4 barns · 167 hd

287.75

−5.09

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−27.05

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−164.11

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	—	Low	1,658	128.00	2,122	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	124.80	1,725	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	122.36	1,436	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,290	118.00	1,522	1thin

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)	1,278	$2,013	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,825	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,160	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,383	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,226	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	700–750	702	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,355	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,554	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,603	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,428	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	2,013.31/head	1,750.00–2,200.00	2,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	864	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,827	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,031	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,664	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,891	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	211.25/cwt	211.25–211.25	1,787	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	236.93/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,571	80
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	886	191.97/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,701	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	296.26/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,662	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	2,408.78/head	2,375.00–2,575.00	2,409	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,226.19/head	2,125.00–2,300.00	2,226	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	159.96/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	263.25/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,799	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,608	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,522	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	124.80/cwt	123.50–126.00	1,725	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,531	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	124.14/cwt	121.50–128.50	1,508	3

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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