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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 23

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

536 head

▼ 408 vs last sale 944▼ 1,573 vs year ago 2,109 · −74.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 23▼ 23 vs year ago 41 · −56.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 11▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough cattle to establish a trend but a lower undertone was noted. Quality mostly plain. Replacement heifer quality attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls not enough to set a trend. Demand moderate.

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 $256.81/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.66 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$256.81

28 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$17.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.22

vs TX average

−13.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	257.43	1,359	27
Medium and Large 1-2	560	240.00	1,344	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about $15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale28 hd

256.81

—

TX average5 barns · 354 hd

246.59

+10.22

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−13.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−129.66

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	—	Average	1,950	152.13	2,967	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	124.69	1,627	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	119.69	1,347	3thin

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)	910	$1,616	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	986	$2,771	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,249	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,419	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,455	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	325.68/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,599	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,696	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,581	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,587	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,788	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,842	122
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,866	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	847	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,804	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,045	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	290.58/cwt	289.50–298.00	1,258	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,242	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,366	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	258.90/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,357	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	245.66/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,376	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	231.14/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,472	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,600	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	222.21/cwt	221.00–224.50	1,640	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	747	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,701	129
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,528	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	836	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,793	63
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	336.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,379	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	305.41/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,408	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,950	152.13/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,967	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	122.78/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,317	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,396	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	124.69/cwt	123.50–127.00	1,627	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,523.60/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,524	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,911	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	850	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 944Year ago 2,109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	410	330.00–345.00	336.26
5	450–500	461	300.00–309.00	305.41
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	327.00–330.00	328.51
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
17	400–450	433	289.50–298.00	290.58
1	450–500	495	276.00	276.00
24	500–550	524	255.00–262.00	258.90
3	550–600	560	245.00–246.00	245.66
6	600–650	637	229.00–237.00	231.14
7	650–700	681	235.00	235.00
26	700–750	738	221.00–224.50	222.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
129	700–750	747	227.75	227.75
63	800–850	836	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	297.00	297.00
2	600–650	608	260.00	260.00
17	750–800	756	236.50	236.50
2	800–850	833	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	333.00	333.00
12	450–500	491	325.00–326.00	325.68
7	500–550	547	310.00	310.00
122	800–850	801	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	640	248.00	248.00
16	800–850	847	213.00	213.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	6	—	1,000	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,523.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,158	165.00	165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	149.00–155.00	152.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	123.50–127.00	124.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	120.00–125.50	122.78
1	—	1,230	113.50	113.50

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.