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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 30

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,135 head

▲ 599 vs last sale 536▲ 13 vs year ago 1,122 · +1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 18▼ 37 vs year ago 70 · −52.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 7 vs year ago 27 · −25.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers traded mostly 6.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 9.00 higher compared to last weeks light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Trading activity was active. Buyer demand was good, especially for light weight calves with favorable flesh conditions suitable for grass. Quality was mostly plain to attractive with several load lots of yearling straight off the week and lighter weight grass calves on offer.

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 $261.87/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −124.60 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$261.87

23 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,399

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.63

vs TX average

−6.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	261.87	1,399	23

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 sale23 hd

261.87

—

TX average5 barns · 173 hd

252.24

+9.63

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−6.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−124.60

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	1,898	144.83	2,748	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	131.50	2,019	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	129.17	1,701	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	116.46	1,287	13

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)	1,130	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,418	$1,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$2,066	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

54 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	236	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,079	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,350	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,607	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,619	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	532	331.83/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,765	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,792	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,820	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,859	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,745	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	229.52/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,786	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,743	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,913	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,816	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,920	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	218.95/cwt	218.85–219.00	2,012	247
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,040	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,112	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	354.02/cwt	342.00–358.00	1,257	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,302	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,348	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,394	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,404	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,569	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,628	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,675	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,638	106
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	213.75/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,644	140
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	786	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,682	29
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,779	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	892	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,786	58
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,659	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	139.65/cwt	134.50–144.50	2,597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,903	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	787	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	122.42/cwt	119.50–129.50	1,344	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	113.06/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,308	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,543	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	129.57/cwt	124.50–133.00	1,678	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	119.82/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,603	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	141.16/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,969	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	2,019	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,418	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	948	172.87/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,639	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,025	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	988	2,286.71/head	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 536Year ago 1,122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 18Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	283.00	283.00
70	700–750	738	236.50	236.50
9	750–800	778	228.00–235.00	229.52
17	800–850	807	216.00	216.00
13	850–900	867	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	438	367.00	367.00
20	450–500	460	352.00	352.00
8	600–650	620	289.00	289.00
2	650–700	650	286.00	286.00
13	800–850	839	228.00	228.00
8	850–900	889	216.00	216.00
247	900–950	919	218.85–219.00	218.95
4	1000–1050	1,010	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	236	457.00	457.00
11	300–350	320	422.00	422.00
24	500–550	532	328.00–340.00	331.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	600–650	643	244.00	244.00
8	650–700	666	244.50	244.50
140	750–800	769	212.50–215.00	213.75
2	850–900	868	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	340.00	340.00
8	350–400	355	342.00–358.00	354.02
22	400–450	434	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	457	295.00	295.00
16	500–550	521	267.50	267.50
7	550–600	564	249.00	249.00
27	650–700	678	247.00	247.00
106	700–750	712	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	750	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	750–800	786	214.00	214.00
58	850–900	892	200.25	200.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	887	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	118.00–122.00	119.82
2	—	1,395	140.50–142.00	141.16
10	—	1,295	124.50–133.00	129.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,157	107.00–117.50	113.06
1	—	1,160	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,098	119.50–129.50	122.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	127.00	127.00
1	—	915	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,860	134.50–144.50	139.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	171.00–177.00	172.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,060	191.00	191.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	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	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	2,225.00–2,350.00	2,286.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,625.00	1,625.00

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.