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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 14

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,410 head

▲ 705 vs last sale 705▲ 636 vs year ago 774 · +82.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 11 · +54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 64▲ 26 vs year ago 5 · +520.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested last week for a market trend. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of yearlings and weaned calves off the short wheat and grass.

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 $311.75/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −112.32 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$311.75

36 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

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

$105.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.94

vs TX average

+0.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	330.00	1,705	27
Medium and Large 1-2	589	273.00	1,608	6thin
Medium and Large 2	523	225.00	1,177	3thin

One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $528 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 sale36 hd

311.75

—

TX average5 barns · 180 hd

279.81

+31.94

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+0.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−112.32

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	1,979	161.98	3,206	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	132.00	1,670	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	123.00	1,722	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	868	98.25	852	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,176	$1,875	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,775	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,392	$2,707	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,175	6

Every lot

67 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	269	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,154	35
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,391	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,413	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	390.60/cwt	390.00–401.00	1,531	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,481	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	363.69/cwt	329.00–377.00	1,702	65
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	1,738	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,636	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,608	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,691	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,774	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,637	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	238.01/cwt	235.00–238.50	1,821	82
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	226.81/cwt	226.50–232.00	1,765	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	219.77/cwt	213.00–220.25	1,850	130
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,944	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1NHTC	869	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,046	56
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,929	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	220.20/cwt	215.50–220.50	2,065	81
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1NHTC	1,028	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,087	16
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,129	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	2,160	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	128	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	5
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	198	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	21
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	257	930.37/head	900.00–1,000.00	930	24
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	334	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,099	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	322.20/cwt	310.50–333.50	1,340	69
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	302.53/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,383	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,372	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,340	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	245.35/cwt	238.50–248.50	1,403	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,472	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,591	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,414	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,544	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,678	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	213.43/cwt	212.00–218.50	1,671	102
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,729	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	1,812	117
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	849	222.91/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,893	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	872	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,822	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	886	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,710	9
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,086	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,009	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	115	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	3
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	174	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	10
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	233	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	379.81/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,424	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,357	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,855	155.73/cwt	150.00–158.50	2,889	4
Bulls	—	—	2,016	166.79/cwt	159.50–171.50	3,362	8
Bulls	—	—	2,180	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	3,237	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	730	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	548	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,221	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,670	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,722	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,392	2,706.83/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,707	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,911	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2

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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,410Last week 705Year ago 774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 14Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 64Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
17	350–400	375	377.00–400.00	379.81
2	450–500	490	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	100–150	115	785.00	785.00
10	150–200	174	1,000.00	1,000.00
5	200–250	233	1,085.00	1,085.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	872	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	568	236.00	236.00
5	650–700	675	218.00	218.00
6	700–750	718	215.00	215.00
102	750–800	783	212.00–218.50	213.43
23	800–850	849	213.00–232.00	222.91
9	850–900	886	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
5	100–150	128	950.00	950.00
21	150–200	198	900.00	900.00
24	250–300	257	900.00–1,000.00	930.37
12	300–350	334	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
69	400–450	416	310.50–333.50	322.20
26	450–500	457	296.00–310.00	302.53
4	500–550	513	267.50	267.50
23	550–600	572	238.50–248.50	245.35
14	650–700	677	235.00	235.00
75	700–750	736	228.00	228.00
17	750–800	795	217.50	217.50
117	800–850	819	221.25	221.25
4	1050–1100	1,086	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	707	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	432.00	432.00
37	350–400	392	390.00–401.00	390.60
3	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
65	450–500	468	329.00–377.00	363.69
18	500–550	512	339.50	339.50
8	600–650	627	283.00	283.00
82	750–800	765	235.00–238.50	238.01
10	850–900	897	215.00	215.00
81	900–950	938	215.50–220.50	220.20
2	1050–1100	1,075	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
7	700–750	721	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	322.00	322.00
6	550–600	589	273.00	273.00
35	750–800	778	226.50–232.00	226.81
130	800–850	842	213.00–220.25	219.77
7	850–900	860	226.00	226.00
7	1050–1100	1,088	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	250–300	269	429.00	429.00
10	350–400	367	385.00	385.00
9	500–550	526	311.00	311.00
4	600–650	624	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
56	850–900	869	235.50	235.50
16	1000–1050	1,028	203.00	203.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	150.00–158.50	155.73
1	—	2,180	148.50	148.50
8	—	2,016	159.50–171.50	166.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,176	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	—	1,187	161.00	161.00

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	6	—	1,100	2,175.00	2,175.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,392	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,706.83

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.