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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 9

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

862 head

▲ 425 vs last sale 437▼ 232 vs year ago 1,094 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 21▲ 19 vs year ago 10 · +190.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 27▲ 154 vs year ago 5 · +3,080.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks light test. Quality was plain to attractive, with several nice bunches of reputation calves ready to turn out on offer. Slaughter cows traded mostly weak to 2.00 lower on a light test. The cattle futures traded back in the green today after closing sharply lower at the end of last week and yesterday. A slow and steady rain blanketed the majority of the trading region all day today.

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 $332.06/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −92.01 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$332.06

56 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$11.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.26

vs TX average

+26.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	333.50	1,741	49
Medium and Large 1	516	322.00	1,662	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.50/cwt here — about $79 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 sale56 hd

332.06

—

TX average5 barns · 280 hd

300.80

+31.26

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

+26.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−92.01

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	—	Low	1,510	146.90	2,219	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	130.00	1,697	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	128.07	1,600	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	120.31	1,240	14

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)	1,148	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,802	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,147	$1,715	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,614	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,460	17
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	907	$2,725	17
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,150	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,796	35

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,458	40
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,258	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,673	151
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,662	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	1,741	49
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,711	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,740	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,812	119
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,891	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	314.08/cwt	313.75–315.00	1,225	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,281	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,216	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	270.35/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,281	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	260.87/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,357	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	246.96/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,553	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,451	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,549	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,593	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,575	67
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,643	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,554	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,642	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	887	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,694	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,860	61
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,444	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	351.33/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,440	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,536	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,529	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,517	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,205	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	152.60/cwt	144.50–158.00	2,538	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	117.12/cwt	111.00–120.50	1,240	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	126.61/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,400	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	128.07/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,600	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	1,708.73/head	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,709	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	1,801.63/head	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,802	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,550	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	839	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,561	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	963	141.66/cwt	129.00–154.00	1,364	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	2,796.41/head	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,796	35

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 437Year ago 1,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 27Year ago 5

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,350.00	2,350.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,550	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,148	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,191	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,287	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,801.63

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,107	1,650.00–1,825.00	1,708.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,253	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	963	129.00–154.00	141.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	839	186.00	186.00

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)	17	—	907	2,725.00	2,725.00

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	35	—	1,198	2,725.00–3,000.00	2,796.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	900	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,650.00	1,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	326.00	326.00
2	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	473	257.00	257.00
9	600–650	629	245.00–251.00	246.96
23	700–750	705	226.00	226.00
11	750–800	786	209.00	209.00
61	850–900	890	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	390	313.75–315.00	314.08
20	450–500	474	270.00–271.00	270.35
16	500–550	520	260.00–261.00	260.87
4	550–600	583	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	642	226.00	226.00
5	700–750	701	221.00	221.00
67	750–800	776	203.00	203.00
4	800–850	818	190.00	190.00
4	850–900	864	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	887	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	350–400	361	404.00	404.00
151	450–500	470	356.00	356.00
49	500–550	522	333.50	333.50
3	750–800	763	228.00	228.00
119	800–850	843	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	516	322.00	322.00
13	700–750	710	241.00	241.00
22	900–950	905	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	361.00	361.00
2	550–600	595	257.00	257.00
1	950–1000	985	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	410	350.00–352.00	351.33
9	450–500	494	311.00	311.00
5	600–650	602	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	125.00–128.00	126.61
8	—	1,059	111.00–120.50	117.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	131.00	131.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	125.00–133.00	128.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	144.50–158.00	152.60

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.