Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Not comparable sales on steer or heifer calves but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows traded mostly 6.00 to 8.00 on very good buyer demand. Temperatures in the upper 90's and triple digits have moved across the trading region.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.22/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.36 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$266.22

60 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$3.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

vs TX average

−3.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	267.27	1,462	42
Medium and Large 1-2	501	263.78	1,322	18thin

One grade step is worth $3.49/cwt here — about $141 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

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 sale60 hd

266.22

—

TX average5 barns · 506 hd

263.06

+3.16

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−3.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−137.36

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	—	Low	1,546	156.71	2,423	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	140.13	1,689	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	139.29	1,603	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	138.49	2,111	11

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
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,675	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	500–550	501	263.78/cwt	249.00–268.00	1,322	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	355.98/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	265.36/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,789	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	312.85/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,633	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	203.99/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,675	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	318.32/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,725	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,831	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,468	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,038	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,567	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	139.54/cwt	134.50–141.00	2,131	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,521	152.92/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,326	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,280	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,804	164.06/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,587	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	139.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,660	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	145.45/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,905	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	144.40/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,671	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	135.40/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,613	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	214.46/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,469	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,746	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,145	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,527	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,299	170.64/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	313.14/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,321	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,614	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	273.78/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,457	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	435.71/cwt	417.00–462.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	722	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	252.99/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,743	70

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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