Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 7.00 higher, with instances of up to 10.00 higher on cattle under 700 pounds. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. The trend followed the big jumps noted in both the CME Feeder and Fat Cattle futures today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly weak. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Some much needed rain is in the forecast beginning today and out through the remainder of the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −157.70 against this barn's trailing median of $400.70.

Average price

$243.00

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.20

vs TX average

−24.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	243.00	1,329	9thin

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 $341.20, median $400.70 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 sale9 hd

243.00

—

TX average4 barns · 296 hd

248.20

−5.20

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−24.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

400.70

−157.70

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	1,513	127.53	1,929	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	123.53	1,702	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	123.33	1,686	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	120.88	1,379	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)	1,205	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,664	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	782	$2,329	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,755	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,764	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,147	104.51/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,199	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	124.41/cwt	123.75–125.50	1,767	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	122.18/cwt	120.00–123.50	1,603	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	125.32/cwt	124.75–130.00	1,747	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	122.34/cwt	118.00–123.75	1,656	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	217.48/cwt	216.00–219.00	2,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	331.79/cwt	326.00–338.00	1,549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	263.35/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,746	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	216.95/cwt	216.50–217.00	1,794	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,614	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,546	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,658.43/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	276.27/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,318	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	232.59/cwt	227.50–239.50	1,924	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,532	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	276.49/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	241.57/cwt	238.00–242.10	2,010	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	221.01/cwt	219.00–224.00	1,726	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	250.63/cwt	245.00–253.75	1,935	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,125	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,397	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	242.88/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,513	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	365.87/cwt	327.00–367.00	1,262	108
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	137.31/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,370	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	114.53/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	122.07/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,569	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	238.00/cwt	237.50–238.50	1,878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,329	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,128	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,937.50/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	1,813.41/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,327	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,852	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	842	214.25/cwt	214.25–214.25	1,804	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1

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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