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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 12

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,354 head

▲ 433 vs last sale 921▼ 196 vs year ago 1,550 · −12.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 46▼ 1 vs year ago 21 · −4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 101▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 8.00 higher on a limited test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.48/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −88.99 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$297.48

127 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$25.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.59

vs TX average

+21.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	305.50	1,644	87
Medium and Large 1	568	280.04	1,589	40

One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about $54 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale127 hd

297.48

—

TX average5 barns · 480 hd

270.88

+26.59

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

+21.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−88.99

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $386.46 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,979	138.99	2,750	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	126.00	1,859	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	119.21	1,472	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	99.14	999	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,475	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,420	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

42 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,423	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,559	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,625	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	319.23/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,673	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	596	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,693	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	272.67/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,830	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	253.10/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,792	51
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,854	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,765	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	239.01/cwt	238.00–239.50	1,984	144
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,884	46
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	222.95/cwt	218.00–223.50	1,946	133
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,015	52
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	224.76/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,068	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,124	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,142	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,304	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	327.40/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,339	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	312.37/cwt	292.00–321.00	1,465	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	538	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,644	87
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	293.91/cwt	274.00–305.00	1,593	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	275.41/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,586	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,544	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,554	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	226.77/cwt	225.00–227.25	1,635	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	221.75/cwt	221.75–221.75	1,674	56
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	224.78/cwt	224.50–227.00	1,758	35
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,748	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	222.64/cwt	215.75–224.75	1,843	259
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,832	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,967	1
Bulls	—	—	2,223	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	3,167	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	87.35/cwt	85.50–89.00	786	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,156	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	117.44/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,356	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,859	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	124.50/cwt	123.50–125.50	1,836	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3

This sale against other markets

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Mar 12, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,354Last week 921Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 46Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 101Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade was fairly active on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00 to 8.00 higher on a limited test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,223	141.00–144.00	142.48
1	—	1,490	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	123.50–125.50	124.50
6	—	1,155	117.00–120.00	117.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	85.50–89.00	87.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	363	392.00	392.00
2	400–450	443	352.00	352.00
4	450–500	450	361.00	361.00
17	500–550	524	307.00–327.00	319.23
11	550–600	596	284.00	284.00
29	650–700	671	263.00–285.00	272.67
51	700–750	708	251.00–256.00	253.10
3	750–800	760	244.00	244.00
144	800–850	830	238.00–239.50	239.01
52	850–900	880	229.00	229.00
16	900–950	920	222.00–227.00	224.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	788	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	800–850	832	226.50	226.50
133	850–900	873	218.00–223.50	222.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	365.00	365.00
9	350–400	394	331.00	331.00
5	400–450	409	325.00–329.00	327.40
7	450–500	469	292.00–321.00	312.37
10	500–550	542	274.00–305.00	293.91
30	550–600	576	264.00–280.00	275.41
8	600–650	625	247.00	247.00
14	700–750	721	225.00–227.25	226.77
35	750–800	782	224.50–227.00	224.78
259	800–850	828	215.75–224.75	222.64
11	850–900	860	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	500–550	538	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	642	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	331.00	331.00
56	750–800	755	221.75	221.75
28	800–850	810	215.75	215.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,475	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,025.00	2,025.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.