Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 25, 2024

787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.50/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,743/hd at 787 lb · 70 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 898 lb · 65 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.00/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 664 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 787 944 636
Feeder cattle 710 671 612
Slaughter cattle 67 206 5
Replacement cattle 10 67 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Not comparable sales on steer or heifer calves but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows traded mostly 6.00 to 8.00 on very good buyer demand. Temperatures in the upper 90's and triple digits have moved across the trading region.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,212 —
446 446 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,414 —
451 451 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,466 —
509–525 522 20 304.00–315.00 $312.85 $1,633 +12.85
592 592 5 279.00 $279.00 $1,652 —
601 601 6 264.00 $264.00 $1,587 —
663–666 664 11 247.00–258.00 $252.99 $1,680 —
709 709 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,815 +14.00
775 775 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,821 —
810 810 15 226.00 $226.00 $1,831 —
898 898 65 227.00 $227.00 $2,038 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 9 361.00 $361.00 $1,527 +26.00
513–548 542 41 318.00–320.00 $318.32 $1,725 -9.22
659–677 674 39 260.00–270.00 $265.36 $1,789 +0.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 5 432.00 $432.00 $1,145 +55.78
353–355 354 6 350.00–362.00 $355.98 $1,260 +37.98
415–423 422 11 300.00–316.00 $313.14 $1,321 +8.48
521–534 532 30 259.00–276.00 $273.78 $1,457 —
585 585 12 251.00 $251.00 $1,468 —
664 664 44 243.00 $243.00 $1,614 -0.19
722 722 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,624 -10.00
759 759 26 230.00 $230.00 $1,746 +4.53
790 790 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,620 -20.47
851 851 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,855 —
919–923 921 8 200.00–208.00 $203.99 $1,879 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,316 +25.00
501 501 18 249.00–268.00 $263.78 $1,322 —
602 602 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,397 -9.05
667 667 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,567 —
733 733 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,657 —
787 787 70 221.50 $221.50 $1,743 +5.63
801 801 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683–687 685 11 214.00–215.00 $214.46 $1,469 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,035 —
278–293 287 7 417.00–462.00 $435.71 $1,250 —
676 676 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,535 —
993 993 9 200.50 $200.50 $1,991 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1675 1675 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–945 930 85-90% 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,125 —
1060–1203 1157 85-90% 14 141.00–145.00 $144.40 $1,671 —
1000–1355 1191 85-90% 9 132.00–139.50 $135.40 $1,613 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1430 1191 80-85% 15 135.00–142.00 $139.42 $1,660 —
1180–1440 1310 80-85% 2 145.00–146.00 $145.45 $1,905 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,914 —
1320–1820 1527 75-80% 10 134.50–141.00 $139.54 $2,131 +17.05

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 —
1280 1280 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,086 —
1285–2170 1521 5 148.00–157.00 $152.92 $2,326 —
1335–2320 1804 4 159.00–167.00 $164.06 $2,960 -11.94

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1145–1338 1299 (<2 yrs)Open 5 168.00–183.00 $170.64 $2,217
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,336

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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.