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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 9, 2024

1,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $356.00/cwt +34.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 470 lb · 151 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.00/cwt ≈ $1,812/hd at 843 lb · 119 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.46/cwt ≈ $1,837/hd at 890 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,050 485 1,109
Feeder cattle 862 437 1,094
Slaughter cattle 29 21 10
Replacement cattle 159 27 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks light test. Quality was plain to attractive, with several nice bunches of reputation calves ready to turn out on offer. Slaughter cows traded mostly weak to 2.00 lower on a light test. The cattle futures traded back in the green today after closing sharply lower at the end of last week and yesterday. A slow and steady rain blanketed the majority of the trading region all day today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 40 404.00 $404.00 $1,458 —
470 470 151 356.00 $356.00 $1,673 +34.00
522 522 49 333.50 $333.50 $1,741 +13.76
763 763 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,740 —
843 843 119 215.00 $215.00 $1,812 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 7 322.00 $322.00 $1,662 -8.00
710 710 13 241.00 $241.00 $1,711 ±0.00
905 905 22 209.00 $209.00 $1,891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 6 279.00 $279.00 $1,258 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–396 390 11 313.75–315.00 $314.08 $1,225 —
473–475 474 20 270.00–271.00 $270.35 $1,281 —
519–523 520 16 260.00–261.00 $260.87 $1,357 +3.08
583 583 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,458 -11.21
642 642 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,451 —
701 701 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,549 —
776 776 67 203.00 $203.00 $1,575 -1.00
818 818 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,554 -7.00
864 864 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,642 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,281 —
400 400 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,280 -9.20
473 473 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,216 -36.19
618–635 629 9 245.00–251.00 $246.96 $1,553 —
705 705 23 226.00 $226.00 $1,593 —
786 786 11 209.00 $209.00 $1,643 —
887 887 10 191.00 $191.00 $1,694 —
890 890 61 209.00 $209.00 $1,860 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–415 410 9 350.00–352.00 $351.33 $1,440 —
494 494 9 311.00 $311.00 $1,536 —
602 602 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,517 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 361.00 $361.00 $1,444 +25.00
595 595 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,529 —
985 985 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1115 1115 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
785 785 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,028 —
1000–1095 1059 85-90% 8 111.00–120.50 $117.12 $1,240 —
1030–1180 1106 85-90% 4 125.00–128.00 $126.61 $1,400 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1420 1249 80-85% 7 125.00–133.00 $128.07 $1,600 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1460 1305 75-80% 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,696 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 135.50 $135.50 $1,633 —
1330–1995 1663 2 144.50–158.00 $152.60 $2,538 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
839 839 (<2 yrs)Open 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,561
880–1000 963 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 129.00–154.00 $141.66 $1,364

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1148 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1191 1191 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 15 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1200–1430 1287 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 1,625.00–2,050.00 $1,801.63
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,775.00 $1,775.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1061–1131 1107 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 1,650.00–1,825.00 $1,708.73
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1253 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,625.00 $1,625.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
907 907 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 2,725.00 $2,725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 3,150.00 $3,150.00 +350.00
1100–1400 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 35 2,725.00–3,000.00 $2,796.41 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.