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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 26

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

494 head

▼ 504 vs last sale 998▼ 273 vs year ago 767 · −35.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 28▼ 23 vs year ago 26 · −88.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 34 vs year ago 43 · −79.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on a limited test. Trade activity was light to moderate on moderate demand. Feeder cattle and live cattle CME board closed sharply lower for the day.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.17/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −117.83 against this barn's trailing median of $430.00.

Average price

$312.17

41 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.52

vs TX average

+1.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	312.17	1,805	41

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

312.17

—

TX average5 barns · 195 hd

302.64

+9.52

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+1.91

This barn, trailing median29 sales

430.00

−117.83

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $430.00 across 29 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	—	Average	1,580	138.00	2,180	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	91.00	846	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,167	$1,781	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,228	3thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,413	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	364.90/cwt	349.00–375.00	1,518	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	344.16/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,655	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,759	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	307.91/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,811	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,925	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,695	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	283.29/cwt	279.75–294.50	1,935	39
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,771	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	1,768	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,757	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,944	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,987	21
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	2,028	51
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,007	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,354	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	288.49/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,532	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,518	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	248.60/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,541	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,404	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,597	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,593	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	214.17/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,658	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,671	71
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,923	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,594	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,180	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	822	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,227.59/head	1,220.00–1,240.00	1,228	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,781.21/head	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,781	5

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 998Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 28Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	87.00	87.00
1	—	915	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	336.00	336.00
15	500–550	531	284.00–294.00	288.49
22	600–650	620	247.00–265.00	248.60
9	650–700	671	238.00	238.00
8	700–750	711	224.00	224.00
24	750–800	774	213.00–220.00	214.17
7	950–1000	976	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	279.00	279.00
71	800–850	811	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	624	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	369.00	369.00
8	650–700	662	256.00	256.00
19	700–750	736	240.25	240.25
5	750–800	754	233.00	233.00
21	850–900	865	229.75	229.75
9	950–1000	965	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	416	349.00–375.00	364.90
11	450–500	481	337.00–360.00	344.16
6	500–550	522	337.00	337.00
35	550–600	588	304.00–311.00	307.91
4	600–650	629	306.00	306.00
39	650–700	683	279.75–294.50	283.29
6	700–750	723	245.00	245.00
19	800–850	817	238.00	238.00
51	950–1000	950	213.50	213.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,167	1,525.00–1,850.00	1,781.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	1,220.00–1,240.00	1,227.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.