Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, despite the CME board trading in the red all day. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 lower on like kinds. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −143.77 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$303.00

3 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+31.22

vs TX average

+0.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	303.00	1,645	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale3 hd

303.00

—

TX average2 barns · 111 hd

271.78

+31.22

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

+0.09

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−143.77

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	1,325	139.02	1,842	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	134.33	2,015	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	131.78	1,175	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	129.00	1,546	10

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$2,183	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—Light Weight	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	146.12/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,622	159.10/cwt	158.00–161.50	2,581	3
Bulls	—	—	1,258	118.83/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,495	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	115.11/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,315	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	135.88/cwt	133.00–142.00	2,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	2,040	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,714	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	283.73/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,322	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	359.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,805	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,218	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	266.14/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,554	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	238.35/cwt	238.35–238.35	1,907	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,473	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,569	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,683	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	749	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	955	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	993	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	293.18/cwt	283.00–311.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	553	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,088	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,714	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,494	19
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	497	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,337	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	130.18/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,556	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	141.33/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,781	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,881	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	892	131.78/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,175	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	600	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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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