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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 16

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

712 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 687▲ 0 vs year ago 712 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 38▼ 38 vs year ago 42 · −90.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Quality was plain to attractive. There were several large strings of nice feeding type cattle with favorable weigh-ups on offer. Slaughter cows too lightly tested for a market trend. Temperatures have been above average, reaching over 100 degrees for the past few days. However, some relief is in sight with temperatures dropping down to the 90's and rain chances for the remainder of the week and into the weekend.

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 $269.55/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.39 against this barn's trailing median of $387.94.

Average price

$269.55

20 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$7.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.20

vs TX average

+11.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	272.00	1,463	13thin
Medium and Large 1	571	265.00	1,513	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.00/cwt here — about −$50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale20 hd

269.55

—

TX average5 barns · 299 hd

248.35

+21.20

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+11.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.94

−118.39

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $387.94 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	132.50	1,802	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	132.50	1,988	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	110.00	1,128	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$1,975	4thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,252	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,334	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,676	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,673	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,756	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	699	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,852	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,723	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	231.47/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,805	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	249.97/cwt	248.75–251.25	2,065	113
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,068	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,060	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	339.39/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,062	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	306.25/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,326	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	283.41/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,369	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,463	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,513	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,686	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,749	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,780	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,937	41
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,877	102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,373	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,493	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,626	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,360	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,543	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,417	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,802	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,988	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	1,975.37/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,975	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	883	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,762	7

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 Jul 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 687Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 38Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	132.50	132.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	366	375.00	375.00
15	450–500	451	331.00	331.00
5	500–550	508	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	257.00	257.00
13	550–600	598	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	408	327.00	327.00
2	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
6	550–600	589	284.00	284.00
15	650–700	699	265.00	265.00
8	700–750	749	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	907	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	750–800	780	226.00–232.50	231.47
62	900–950	945	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	342.00	342.00
4	600–650	616	285.00	285.00
113	800–850	826	248.75–251.25	249.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
13	500–550	538	272.00	272.00
2	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
10	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
7	750–800	769	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	313	325.00–367.00	339.39
35	400–450	433	300.00–310.00	306.25
12	450–500	483	280.00–288.00	283.41
7	550–600	571	265.00	265.00
10	650–700	694	243.00	243.00
6	700–750	749	233.50	233.50
41	800–850	835	232.00	232.00
102	850–900	863	217.50	217.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	908	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,975.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	883	199.50	199.50

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.