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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 16

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

944 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 862▼ 274 vs year ago 1,218 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 29▼ 79 vs year ago 102 · −77.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 159▲ 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%

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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 last weeks light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive with several load lots yearlings straight off the wheat on offer. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

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 $300.87/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −123.20 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$300.87

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.80

vs TX average

−3.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	305.88	1,658	29
Medium and Large 1-2	500	290.00	1,450	2thin
Medium and Large 2	583	270.00	1,574	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $84 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 sale35 hd

300.87

—

TX average4 barns · 213 hd

291.07

+9.80

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−3.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−123.20

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	1,631	133.53	2,177	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	123.96	1,826	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,372	123.10	1,689	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	115.97	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$2,359	3thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,580	50
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,580	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	312.59/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,625	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	296.37/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,698	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,738	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	273.30/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,716	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	245.69/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,550	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	267.22/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,782	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	261.20/cwt	260.50–262.75	1,875	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	254.23/cwt	248.00–254.50	1,983	214
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,888	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,905	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	876	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,910	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	212.11/cwt	212.00–212.75	1,971	100
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,220	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	281.55/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,340	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	270.97/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,379	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,435	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,362	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,518	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	234.40/cwt	228.00–236.50	1,549	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,597	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Full	744	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,533	46
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,680	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	203.25/cwt	203.25–203.25	1,654	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	206.60/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,696	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	194.71/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,626	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	123.97/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,913	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	143.09/cwt	140.00–146.50	2,458	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	108.33/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,130	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,754	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,293	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,598	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	123.87/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,676	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,740	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	116.89/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,701	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	127.20/cwt	123.50–129.00	1,939	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,077	2,358.98/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,359	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 944Last week 862Year ago 1,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 29Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 159Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	583	270.00	270.00
18	600–650	631	243.00–253.00	245.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	400–450	449	352.00	352.00
4	450–500	450	351.00	351.00
17	500–550	520	310.00–315.00	312.59
12	550–600	573	287.00–316.00	296.37
7	600–650	628	272.00–275.00	273.30
18	650–700	667	267.00–269.00	267.22
38	700–750	718	260.50–262.75	261.20
214	750–800	780	248.00–254.50	254.23
13	800–850	800	236.00	236.00
11	850–900	858	222.00	222.00
100	900–950	929	212.00–212.75	212.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
8	600–650	625	278.00	278.00
17	750–800	755	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	876	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	277.00–286.00	281.55
8	500–550	509	266.00–274.00	270.97
14	550–600	565	254.00	254.00
13	600–650	642	236.50	236.50
16	650–700	661	228.00–236.50	234.40
22	700–750	726	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	778	216.00	216.00
15	800–850	821	206.00–207.00	206.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	835	194.00–199.00	194.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
46	700–750	744	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	582	234.00	234.00
69	800–850	814	203.25	203.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	471	259.00	259.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,524	123.50–129.00	127.20
1	—	1,290	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,455	113.00–119.00	116.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	120.00–127.00	123.60
2	—	1,043	100.00–116.00	108.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,353	122.00–127.00	123.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	140.00–146.50	143.09
2	—	1,543	123.50–124.50	123.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,358.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00

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.