Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2024-06-04

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 4
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,058 head
106 vs last sale 1,164 457 vs year ago 601 · +76.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
24 vs last sale 81 23 vs year ago 34 · +67.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
10 vs last sale 41 33 vs year ago 18 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand, especially on calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Some much needed rain has moved across the trading region over the past week, with more rain in the forecast for the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $311.08/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits 135.68 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.
Average price
$311.08
66 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+30.88
vs TX average
+1.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556311.741,73364
Medium and Large 1-2528290.001,5312thin
One grade step is worth $21.74/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
531480430380median 446.7712/1602/2404/1406/1608/18
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 sale66 hd
311.08
TX average5 barns · 432 hd
280.20
+30.88
National average164 barns · 13,053 hd
309.16
+1.92
This barn, trailing median28 sales
446.77
−135.68
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,619159.672,5844thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,217137.221,66925
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,438136.381,9615thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,202130.881,57419

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$1,8484thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,8009
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,019$2,0855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)917$2,71215
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,8752thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800751249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,87032
SteersMedium and Large 1200–2502441,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1504
BullsLight Weight1,065145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191136.45/cwt133.00–140.001,62516
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,100200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,20018
SteersMedium and Large 11050–11001,057202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,1405
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400398315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2549
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464375.67/cwt357.50–382.501,74388
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750728252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,83813
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,7438
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455292.54/cwt292.00–293.001,33122
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900857215.75/cwt215.75–215.751,84945
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350344432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,48619
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5642
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732233.15/cwt232.75–233.501,70789
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,73912
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850841232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9519
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850807222.28/cwt218.00–222.751,79451
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,18021
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700689265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8264
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650606253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5334
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3451,960.00/head1,960.00–1,960.001,9601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19172,711.64/head2,700.00–2,725.002,71215
SteersMedium and Large 1150–200171875.00/head875.00–875.008759
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29832,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1504
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250244925.00/head925.00–925.009254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750747228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,70320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450421397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,67113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250225480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0805
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350321460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,47720
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4233
HeifersMedium and Large 1150–200159725.00/head725.00–725.007254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700693219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700699244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,7066
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550546296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,61645
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850836210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7567
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850831214.92/cwt211.00–215.101,78668
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2281,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8064
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2981,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472349.50/cwt324.00–358.001,6509
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5312
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850801222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750736231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,70417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3893
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,630128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,0861
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,425141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,0162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160148.91/cwt141.00–151.001,7275
CowsLean 85-90%1,015118.55/cwt115.00–122.001,2032
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700691213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4726
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight975136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,355135.44/cwt132.00–140.001,8352
Bulls1,803164.56/cwt161.50–168.002,9673
CowsBoner 80-85%1,390125.68/cwt118.50–130.001,7474
CowsLean 85-90%1,240132.10/cwt131.00–134.001,63816
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565305.91/cwt290.00–309.001,72852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0001,875.00/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0051,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4698
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250221452.00/cwt452.00–452.009996
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450409345.52/cwt322.00–390.001,41312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1952191.76/cwt188.00–193.001,82612
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1651,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2671,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9005
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,112172.18/cwt165.00–179.001,9154
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450444380.16/cwt364.00–385.001,68861
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750724225.50/cwt225.50–225.501,63326

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.