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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 18

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

671 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 893▲ 242 vs year ago 429 · +56.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

206 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 104▲ 203 vs year ago 3 · +6,766.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 87▲ 61 vs year ago 6 · +1,016.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend. Increased buyer demand was noted on calves weighing under 400 pounds, resulting in a sharply higher undertone. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was more attractive on slaughter cows and bulls this week, and as a result they traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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 $324.31/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −99.76 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$324.31

114 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.09

vs TX average

+23.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	325.20	1,715	110
Medium and Large 1-2	546	300.00	1,638	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $77 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 sale114 hd

324.31

—

TX average4 barns · 256 hd

296.23

+28.09

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+23.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−99.76

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	—	High	1,614	167.28	2,699	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	131.06	1,641	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	130.01	1,470	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	127.83	1,823	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,425	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$2,839	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,568	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$2,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,150	2thin

Every lot

61 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	150–200	Medium and Large 1	185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,156	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	384.91/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,289	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,380	45
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,454	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	327.30/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,512	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	327.54/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,713	97
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,638	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	307.73/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,723	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,605	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	264.67/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,802	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,841	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	721	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,860	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	247.13/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,900	32
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,057	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	976	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	1,027.19/head	925.00–1,050.00	1,027	26
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	376.22/cwt	368.00–382.00	1,095	21
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	326.84/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,115	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,208	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	304.66/cwt	303.00–306.00	1,301	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,281	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,292	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	549	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,373	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	241.05/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,468	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,496	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	243.19/cwt	239.50–245.00	1,605	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,522	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,706	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	225.47/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,720	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	215.87/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,679	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,775	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	23
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,317	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	937	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,105	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	170.05/cwt	167.50–172.50	2,993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,221	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	837	130.32/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,091	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	878	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,071	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,269	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,495	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	129.29/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,561	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	131.06/cwt	127.50–135.50	1,641	126
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	129.61/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,815	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	122.49/cwt	120.00–123.25	1,841	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,839.08/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,839	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	825	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,345	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	154.73/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,417	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	999	203.03/cwt	176.00–210.00	2,028	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	675	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,212	2,132.12/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,132	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,637.03/head	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,637	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Jun 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 893Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 104Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 87Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	227	430.00	430.00
21	250–300	291	368.00–382.00	376.22
26	250–300	270	925.00–1,050.00	1,027.19
5	300–350	341	322.00–328.00	326.84
5	350–400	380	318.00	318.00
9	400–450	427	303.00–306.00	304.66
9	450–500	478	268.00	268.00
2	600–650	613	244.00	244.00
18	650–700	660	239.50–245.00	243.19
6	700–750	726	235.00	235.00
22	750–800	763	222.00–229.00	225.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	549	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	261.00	261.00
9	600–650	609	233.00–245.00	241.05
14	750–800	778	213.00–218.00	215.87
4	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	708	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	253	1,110.00	1,110.00
4	300–350	336	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
23	200–250	215	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	1,100.00	1,100.00
11	200–250	236	490.00	490.00
20	300–350	335	380.00–405.00	384.91
45	350–400	371	372.00	372.00
5	400–450	434	335.00	335.00
13	450–500	462	325.00–330.00	327.30
97	500–550	523	320.00–332.00	327.54
13	550–600	560	305.00–311.00	307.73
11	650–700	681	263.00–266.00	264.67
10	700–750	700	263.00	263.00
32	750–800	769	246.00–252.00	247.13
9	900–950	902	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	546	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	715	242.00	242.00
13	850–900	875	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	721	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	615	261.00	261.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	999	176.00–210.00	203.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	163.00	163.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	916	150.00–162.00	154.73

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	1	—	1,060	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,215	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,637.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	3	—	1,212	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,132.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,105	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,839.08

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	—	1,080	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	837	127.00–134.00	130.32
2	—	878	121.00–123.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,207	125.00–132.00	129.29
1	—	1,075	118.00	118.00
8	—	1,099	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,252	127.50–135.50	131.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,503	120.00–123.25	122.49
15	—	1,400	127.00–133.00	129.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,760	167.50–172.50	170.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	153.00	153.00

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.