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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 2

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

437 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 494▼ 500 vs year ago 937 · −53.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 3▼ 37 vs year ago 58 · −63.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 9▲ 22 vs year ago 5 · +440.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to the light test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was plain to average.

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 $318.89/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −105.18 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$318.89

23 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$1.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.07

vs TX average

+8.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	319.74	1,707	10thin
Medium and Large 1	547	318.23	1,742	13thin

One grade step is worth $1.51/cwt here — about −$34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

318.89

—

TX average4 barns · 92 hd

299.82

+19.07

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+8.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−105.18

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 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	1,389	160.48	2,228	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	133.92	1,974	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,048	132.70	1,391	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	126.79	1,354	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,645	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$2,470	5

Every lot

44 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	362.96/cwt	361.00–365.00	1,553	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,465	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,571	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,660	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	319.74/cwt	311.00–323.00	1,707	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,775	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	285.88/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,787	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,777	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,737	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,830	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,791	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,652	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,883	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	886	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,883	56
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,028	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,035	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	329.20/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,346	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	293.19/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,355	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	257.79/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,369	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,461	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	261.21/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,473	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	267.37/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,545	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	791	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,614	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,596	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	892	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,713	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,462	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	696	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	786	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,101	164.79/cwt	138.00–173.00	1,814	6
Bulls	—	—	1,730	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,543	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	153.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	3,214	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,255	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	132.70/cwt	131.50–134.00	1,391	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	122.58/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,444	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	131.52/cwt	128.00–133.50	1,865	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	2,440	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	953	188.57/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,797	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	953	181.94/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,734	12

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 494Year ago 937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 3Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 9Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to the light test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was plain to average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	488	322.00	322.00
10	500–550	534	311.00–323.00	319.74
16	600–650	628	283.00	283.00
7	650–700	663	262.00	262.00
3	850–900	860	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	428	361.00–365.00	362.96
4	500–550	503	330.00	330.00
9	550–600	567	313.00	313.00
5	600–650	625	280.00–295.00	285.88
13	650–700	688	266.00	266.00
2	700–750	743	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,028	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	750–800	765	216.00	216.00
56	850–900	886	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	791	204.00	204.00
10	850–900	892	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	531	257.00–263.00	257.79
17	550–600	564	256.00–265.00	261.21
4	800–850	810	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	409	325.00–332.00	329.20
5	450–500	462	280.00–302.00	293.19
2	500–550	535	273.00	273.00
5	550–600	578	265.00–271.00	267.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	696	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	150.00–157.00	153.79
1	—	1,990	161.50	161.50
1	—	1,730	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,101	138.00–173.00	164.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	128.00–133.50	131.52
1	—	1,700	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	117.00–127.00	122.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	131.50–134.00	132.70

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,237	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	2,800.00	2,800.00

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	2	—	800	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	187.00–190.00	188.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	953	171.00–183.00	181.94

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.