Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers mostly steady on a light test. Not enough feeder steers for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher on a light test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $276.91/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −169.86 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$276.91

16 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.29

vs TX average

−20.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	276.91	1,617	16thin

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 sale16 hd

276.91

—

TX average5 barns · 237 hd

273.62

+3.29

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−20.91

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−169.86

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	1,465	167.50	2,454	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	139.38	1,788	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	137.07	1,871	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	873	115.69	1,009	8thin

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)	985	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$2,279	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	241.94/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	234.20/cwt	233.00–234.25	1,967	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	963	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,278	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	967	2,279.31/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,655	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	241.16/cwt	240.00–241.50	1,734	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,706	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	140.11/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,693	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	139.38/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,212	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,043	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,763	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	272.73/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	261.57/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,360	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	137.25/cwt	137.00–137.50	981	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,286	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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