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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 4

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,058 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 1,164▲ 457 vs year ago 601 · +76.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 81▲ 23 vs year ago 34 · +67.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 41▲ 33 vs year ago 18 · +183.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand, especially on calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Some much needed rain has moved across the trading region over the past week, with more rain in the forecast for the weekend.

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 $311.08/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −112.99 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$311.08

66 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$21.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.88

vs TX average

+1.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	311.74	1,733	64
Medium and Large 1-2	528	290.00	1,531	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.74/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale66 hd

311.08

—

TX average5 barns · 432 hd

280.20

+30.88

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+1.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−112.99

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	—	Low	1,619	159.67	2,584	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	137.22	1,669	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	136.38	1,961	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	130.88	1,574	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,848	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,800	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,019	$2,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$2,712	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,875	2thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	171	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	9
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	221	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	999	6
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	244	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,486	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,564	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	345.52/cwt	322.00–390.00	1,413	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	380.16/cwt	364.00–385.00	1,688	61
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	375.67/cwt	357.50–382.50	1,743	88
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	349.50/cwt	324.00–358.00	1,650	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,739	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,531	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	305.91/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,728	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,743	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,826	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	699	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,706	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,838	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,870	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,756	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,951	9
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,057	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,140	5
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,200	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	159	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	244	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,180	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,254	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	292.54/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,331	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,423	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,533	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,518	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	724	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,633	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	233.15/cwt	232.75–233.50	1,707	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,704	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	222.28/cwt	218.00–222.75	1,794	51
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	214.92/cwt	211.00–215.10	1,786	68
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,849	45
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,477	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,671	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,616	45
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,469	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,703	20
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	801	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,778	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	691	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,472	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,065	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	164.56/cwt	161.50–168.00	2,967	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,326	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	118.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,203	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	148.91/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,727	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	136.45/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,625	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	132.10/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,638	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	135.44/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,835	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	125.68/cwt	118.50–130.00	1,747	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	2,016	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	917	2,711.64/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,712	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	952	191.76/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,826	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,112	172.18/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,915	4

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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,058Last week 1,164Year ago 601

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 81Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 41Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	150–200	171	875.00	875.00
4	200–250	244	1,150.00	1,150.00
19	300–350	344	432.00	432.00
2	350–400	368	425.00	425.00
61	400–450	444	364.00–385.00	380.16
88	450–500	464	357.50–382.50	375.67
12	500–550	516	337.00	337.00
52	550–600	565	290.00–309.00	305.91
8	600–650	616	283.00	283.00
4	650–700	689	265.00	265.00
13	700–750	728	252.50	252.50
32	750–800	751	249.00	249.00
9	800–850	841	232.00	232.00
5	1050–1100	1,057	202.50	202.50
18	1100–1150	1,100	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	221	452.00	452.00
12	400–450	409	322.00–390.00	345.52
9	450–500	472	324.00–358.00	349.50
2	500–550	528	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	699	244.00	244.00
7	800–850	836	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	159	725.00	725.00
4	200–250	244	925.00	925.00
21	300–350	326	362.00	362.00
9	350–400	398	315.00	315.00
22	450–500	455	292.00–293.00	292.54
4	600–650	606	253.00	253.00
89	700–750	732	232.75–233.50	233.15
51	800–850	807	218.00–222.75	222.28
45	850–900	857	215.75	215.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	588	242.00	242.00
3	650–700	693	219.00	219.00
17	700–750	736	231.50	231.50
68	800–850	831	211.00–215.10	214.92
4	850–900	860	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	724	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
20	300–350	321	460.00	460.00
13	400–450	421	397.00	397.00
45	500–550	546	296.00	296.00
20	700–750	747	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	576	255.00	255.00
4	800–850	801	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	691	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,803	161.50–168.00	164.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,191	133.00–140.00	136.45
5	—	1,160	141.00–151.00	148.91
4	—	1,390	118.50–130.00	125.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,425	141.50	141.50
2	—	1,355	132.00–140.00	135.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	115.00–122.00	118.55
16	—	1,240	131.00–134.00	132.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	136.00	136.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,960.00	1,960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,267	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	1,810.00	1,810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	15	—	917	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,711.64

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	2	—	1,000	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	983	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	1,165	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	952	188.00–193.00	191.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,112	165.00–179.00	172.18

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.