Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm to 1.00 higher on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady compared to last weeks light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was plain to attractive, but there was a couple really nice consignments of bred cows and cow calf pairs on offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.43/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −162.15 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$241.43

80 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$41.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs TX average

−35.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	265.50	1,420	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	248.82	1,433	36
Medium and Large 2	589	224.10	1,320	32

One grade step is worth $41.40/cwt here — about $100 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

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 sale80 hd

241.43

—

TX average5 barns · 301 hd

247.72

−6.28

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−35.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−162.15

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	1,733	159.43	2,763	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	130.03	1,607	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	126.99	1,728	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	119.05	1,221	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,358	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$1,962	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,216	94
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$2,990	34

Every lot, as filed

66 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	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	224.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,320	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,230	164.80/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,027	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	160.83/cwt	157.50–166.00	2,959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	139.55/cwt	138.00–140.50	1,696	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	126.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,728	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	121.54/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,311	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	120.92/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,583	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	215.86/cwt	215.25–216.50	2,010	52
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,527	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,685	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	248.82/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,433	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,565	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,953	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,816	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	966	3,023.79/head	3,000.00–3,035.00	3,024	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	2,357.79/head	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,358	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	1,961.65/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	811	199.80/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	819	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,638	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	228.50/cwt	226.50–230.50	1,618	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	285.13/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,340	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	3,242.08/head	3,050.00–3,375.00	3,242	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,420	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	224.58/cwt	224.50–225.00	1,732	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	305.57/cwt	282.00–319.00	1,711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	381.01/cwt	350.00–412.00	1,033	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	250.30/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,755	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	264.27/cwt	264.00–264.50	1,739	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	239.91/cwt	239.60–240.50	1,967	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	436.56/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,835	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	436.08/cwt	436.00–437.00	1,474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	2,066	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,787	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	921	199.19/cwt	195.00–200.50	1,835	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,093	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	416.99/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,522	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,822	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,183	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,265	1
Bulls	—	—	2,420	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	3,497	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	128.73/cwt	124.00–134.50	1,595	22

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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