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Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 17
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
▼ 858 vs last sale 1,562▼ 942 vs year ago 1,646 · −57.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 231▼ 44 vs year ago 196 · −22.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers weighing over 800 pounds sold 5.00 higher, with their steer counterparts trading mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers weighing between 600 and 700 pounds traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower following last weeks big gains. Steer and heifer calves traded 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Increased buyer demand was noted on heifers. Trading activity was moderate to active. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Another big run of bred cattle were on offer again today, with the majority of those consignments returning to the country again. High winds returned to the region over the weekend accompanied by a cold front. However, warmer temperatures are back in the forecast for the remainder of the week with no chance of precipitation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.24/cwt on 58 head, up $38.62 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +22.52 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.
Average price
$424.24
▲ 38.62 vs prior sale
58 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,348
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+19.77
vs TX average
+8.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554424.242,34858
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
459415371327median 401.7202/0303/2405/1907/2109/22
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $401.72 across 29 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 sale58 hd
424.24
—
TX average5 barns · 186 hd
404.48
+19.77
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
+8.12
This barn, trailing median29 sales
401.72
+22.52
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
Bulls—Low1,424182.772,6036thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190179.002,1301thin
CowsLean 85-90%High862160.861,3877thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,069$3,8458
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,62413
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$3,12135
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,203$3,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$2,69118
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,127$3,50110
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,575$4,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,221$3,82316
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$3,5003thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
BullsMedium and Large 1150–200188550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,0343
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465479.52/cwt475.00–490.002,2307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700693330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2876
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,53412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300284512.00/cwt512.00–512.001,45414
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600556419.52/cwt419.00–422.002,33329
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750717333.95/cwt330.00–337.002,39414
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900877333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,92027
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700661365.15/cwt343.50–387.002,41474
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,45614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700688333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,29111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,53463
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,58512
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800766355.41/cwt347.50–358.502,72228
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950916324.47/cwt319.00–326.502,97219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy400–450418485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,02712
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600571432.56/cwt412.00–439.002,47025
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850803347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,7908
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550548489.00/cwt489.00–489.002,6808
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600556479.78/cwt445.00–486.002,66814
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650634434.58/cwt422.00–440.002,75517
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705389.20/cwt389.00–390.002,74415
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850823277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2802
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800778318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,4745
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy400–450418505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1114
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550540400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1602
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2504
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600576399.57/cwt380.00–420.002,3026
CowsLean 85-90%—1,075176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8921
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,190179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,1301
Bulls——2,370175.00/cwt175.00–175.004,1481
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—800151.13/cwt145.00–157.001,2094
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—880172.74/cwt171.00–175.001,5202
Bulls——1,480212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,1381
Bulls—Light Weight—1,070150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6051
Bulls—Light Weight—1,165195.31/cwt190.00–199.002,2752
Bulls—Light Weight—1,295169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,1891
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—962252.53/cwt220.00–277.002,4299
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,213185.48/cwt184.00–187.002,2502
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1—1,068208.45/cwt207.00–210.002,2262
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,2213,823.24/head3,800.00–4,000.003,82316
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9953,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5003
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,1273,501.13/head3,050.00–3,650.003,50110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0712,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2192,802.35/head2,600.00–2,975.002,80214
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0102,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2093,780.96/head3,550.00–4,000.003,78110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2123,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0693,845.05/head3,500.00–3,900.003,8458
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2033,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2813,181.90/head3,000.00–3,350.003,18231
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,5754,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350312525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,63814
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600571392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,23815
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400397515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0455
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850844328.14/cwt314.00–330.002,77070
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500456485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2124

How this sale compares

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