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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 21

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,415 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1,410▲ 703 vs year ago 712 · +98.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 17▲ 50 vs year ago 41 · +122.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 31▲ 160 vs year ago 12 · +1,333.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm to 1.00 higher on comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady compared to last weeks light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was plain to attractive, but there was a couple really nice consignments of bred cows and cow calf pairs 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 $241.43/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −145.03 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$241.43

80 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$41.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs TX average

−35.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	265.50	1,420	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	248.82	1,433	36
Medium and Large 2	589	224.10	1,320	32

One grade step is worth $41.40/cwt here — about $100 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 sale80 hd

241.43

—

TX average5 barns · 301 hd

247.72

−6.28

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−35.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−145.03

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	1,733	159.43	2,763	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	130.03	1,607	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,361	126.99	1,728	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	119.05	1,221	20

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)	1,133	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,358	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,475	$1,962	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,216	94
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$2,990	34

Every lot

66 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	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,477	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	305.57/cwt	282.00–319.00	1,711	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,565	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	264.27/cwt	264.00–264.50	1,739	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	250.30/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,755	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,739	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,835	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,816	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,953	68
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	819	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,638	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	239.91/cwt	239.60–240.50	1,967	91
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,984	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	931	215.86/cwt	215.25–216.50	2,010	52
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	2,066	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	381.01/cwt	350.00–412.00	1,033	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	285.13/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,340	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,213	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,420	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	248.82/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,433	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	224.10/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,320	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,516	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,583	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,490	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	228.50/cwt	226.50–230.50	1,618	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	224.58/cwt	224.50–225.00	1,732	224
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,650	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,685	33
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	811	199.80/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,620	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,762	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	921	199.19/cwt	195.00–200.50	1,835	25
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,093	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,011	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	436.56/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,131	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	436.08/cwt	436.00–437.00	1,474	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	416.99/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,522	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,787	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,230	164.80/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,027	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	160.83/cwt	157.50–166.00	2,959	3
Bulls	—	—	2,420	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	3,497	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	644	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	913	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,183	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	120.92/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,125	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	941	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	121.54/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,311	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,265	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	139.55/cwt	138.00–140.50	1,696	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	128.73/cwt	124.00–134.50	1,595	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	126.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,728	40
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	800	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	966	3,023.79/head	3,000.00–3,035.00	3,024	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	3,242.08/head	3,050.00–3,375.00	3,242	88
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,475	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	898	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,527	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,822	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	2,357.79/head	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,358	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	1,961.65/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,962	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,415Last week 1,410Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 17Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 31Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	745	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	275.00	275.00
9	600–650	602	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	737	236.00	236.00
10	750–800	786	231.00	231.00
68	800–850	819	238.50	238.50
52	900–950	931	215.25–216.50	215.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	819	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	365.00	365.00
13	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
25	550–600	560	282.00–319.00	305.57
33	650–700	658	264.00–264.50	264.27
20	700–750	701	245.00–252.00	250.30
8	750–800	771	238.00	238.00
91	800–850	820	239.60–240.50	239.91
2	850–900	870	228.00	228.00
22	900–950	934	221.25	221.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	256.00	256.00
32	550–600	589	220.00–235.00	224.10
5	750–800	782	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	550–600	576	244.00–255.00	248.82
16	650–700	696	227.50	227.50
7	700–750	703	212.00	212.00
33	800–850	806	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	811	190.00–208.00	199.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	271	350.00–412.00	381.01
4	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
10	450–500	470	273.00–294.00	285.13
12	500–550	535	265.50	265.50
3	600–650	637	238.00	238.00
22	700–750	708	226.50–230.50	228.50
224	750–800	771	224.50–225.00	224.58
9	800–850	843	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	900–950	921	195.00–200.50	199.19
7	1050–1100	1,093	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
4	250–300	259	425.00–445.00	436.56
12	300–350	338	436.00–437.00	436.08
2	350–400	365	405.00–430.00	416.99
1	400–450	430	395.00	395.00
19	850–900	898	199.00	199.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	4	—	1,250	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	966	3,000.00–3,035.00	3,023.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	88	—	1,303	3,050.00–3,375.00	3,242.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	898	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	838	176.00	176.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	197.00	197.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,188	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,357.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,475	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,961.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	162.00–168.00	164.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	157.50–166.00	160.83
1	—	2,420	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	138.00–140.50	139.55
22	—	1,239	124.00–134.50	128.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,361	124.00–132.00	126.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,079	119.00–128.00	121.54
1	—	1,100	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	118.00–124.00	120.92
2	—	913	129.00–130.00	129.53
1	—	960	98.00	98.00
1	—	740	87.00	87.00

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.