Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested last week for a market trend. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of yearlings and weaned calves off the short wheat and grass.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.75/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −135.02 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$311.75

36 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

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

$105.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.94

vs TX average

+0.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	330.00	1,705	27
Medium and Large 1-2	589	273.00	1,608	6thin
Medium and Large 2	523	225.00	1,177	3thin

One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $528 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 sale36 hd

311.75

—

TX average5 barns · 180 hd

279.81

+31.94

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+0.98

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−135.02

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	1,979	161.98	3,206	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	132.00	1,670	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	123.00	1,722	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	868	98.25	852	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,875	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,775	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,392	$2,707	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,175	6

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	379.81/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,424	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	872	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	220.20/cwt	215.50–220.50	2,065	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,637	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,722	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	155.73/cwt	150.00–158.50	2,889	4
Bulls	—	—	2,180	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	3,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,088	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	2,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	219.77/cwt	213.00–220.25	1,850	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,544	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,608	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,911	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	849	222.91/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,893	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	213.43/cwt	212.00–218.50	1,671	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	198	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	115	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,591	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	2,706.83/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	526	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	257	930.37/head	900.00–1,000.00	930	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	269	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,154	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	1000–1050	1,028	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,087	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	174	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,086	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	390.60/cwt	390.00–401.00	1,531	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	334	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,099	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	302.53/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,383	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	322.20/cwt	310.50–333.50	1,340	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,413	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	1,812	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	1,738	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,729	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,929	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,678	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	850–900	869	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,046	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	363.69/cwt	329.00–377.00	1,702	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	128	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	238.01/cwt	235.00–238.50	1,821	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	245.35/cwt	238.50–248.50	1,403	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,774	8
Bulls	—	—	2,016	166.79/cwt	159.50–171.50	3,362	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	226.81/cwt	226.50–232.00	1,765	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,414	3

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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