Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend. Increased buyer demand was noted on calves weighing under 400 pounds, resulting in a sharply higher undertone. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was more attractive on slaughter cows and bulls this week, and as a result they traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.31/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −122.45 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$324.31

114 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.09

vs TX average

+23.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	325.20	1,715	110
Medium and Large 1-2	546	300.00	1,638	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $77 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 sale114 hd

324.31

—

TX average4 barns · 256 hd

296.23

+28.09

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+23.65

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−122.45

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	—	High	1,614	167.28	2,699	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	131.06	1,641	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	130.01	1,470	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	127.83	1,823	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,425	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$2,839	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,568	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	243.19/cwt	239.50–245.00	1,605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	376.22/cwt	368.00–382.00	1,095	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	304.66/cwt	303.00–306.00	1,301	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	999	203.03/cwt	176.00–210.00	2,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	549	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,156	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	154.73/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,417	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	326.84/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,115	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,637.03/head	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,637	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	1,027.19/head	925.00–1,050.00	1,027	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,839.08/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	721	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,212	2,132.12/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	215.87/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,679	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	837	130.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,091	5
Bulls	—	—	1,830	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	129.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,561	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,071	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,269	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,105	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	675	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	131.06/cwt	127.50–135.50	1,641	126
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	122.49/cwt	120.00–123.25	1,841	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	129.61/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,815	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,495	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	170.05/cwt	167.50–172.50	2,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	976	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	241.05/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	247.13/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,900	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	708	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	384.91/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,289	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	264.67/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	327.54/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,713	97
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,281	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	327.30/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,512	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,380	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	225.47/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,720	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	307.73/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,841	10

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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