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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 30

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

348 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 341▼ 7 vs year ago 355 · −2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 17▼ 33 vs year ago 48 · −68.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 5▲ 13 vs year ago 8 · +162.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and calves were steady to higher on a light test with heavier weight steers bringing up to 10.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeders were lightly tested as well but sold higher on all classes. Slaughter cows were steady to slightly lower while higher yielding slaughter bulls sold steady to higher. Trading was active and the overall market remained strong.

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 $293.94/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −130.13 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$293.94

9 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.61

vs TX average

+6.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	293.94	1,675	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

293.94

—

TX average5 barns · 215 hd

280.33

+13.61

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+6.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−130.13

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	1,348	165.42	2,229	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,431	120.29	1,721	5thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,091	$2,215	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	743	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

43 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	387	314.08/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,215	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	323.02/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,547	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,403	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	293.94/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,675	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	263.78/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,736	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,885	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,940	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,879	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,768	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	939	232.69/cwt	226.00–233.00	2,185	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,095	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	293.42/cwt	291.00–308.00	1,282	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	267.81/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,403	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,475	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,430	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	248.38/cwt	240.50–258.00	1,535	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	239.67/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,635	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,634	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,217	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	249	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	996	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,244	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,436	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,391	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,570	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,582	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,598	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	883	185.94/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	150.34/cwt	143.50–156.00	1,902	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	166.81/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,902	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	117.11/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,629	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,115	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,931	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	743	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	930	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,091	2,215.07/head	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,215	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 341Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 5Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	159.00–171.00	166.81
3	—	1,265	143.50–156.00	150.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	185.00–187.00	185.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,391	114.00–121.50	117.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	249	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	323	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	373	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	547	287.00	287.00
2	600–650	643	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	670	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	780	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	519	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	322	340.00	340.00
9	400–450	437	291.00–308.00	293.42
19	500–550	524	257.50–275.00	267.81
1	550–600	565	261.00	261.00
23	600–650	618	240.50–258.00	248.38
9	650–700	682	239.00–241.00	239.67
3	700–750	723	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
11	950–1000	983	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	611	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	786	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	800	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	310.00–330.00	314.08
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	479	320.00–337.00	323.02
9	550–600	570	290.00–296.00	293.94
4	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
13	650–700	658	250.00–268.00	263.78
16	700–750	745	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	284.00	284.00
4	750–800	776	250.00	250.00
22	900–950	939	226.00–233.00	232.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	915	211.00	211.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	743	3,200.00	3,200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	930	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,091	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,215.07

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.