Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Comparable sales were limited once again. The majority of this weeks supply consisted of weaned calves and yearlings, whereas last weeks supply mainly consisted of unweaned calves. Quality was mixed with the yearlings showing a tick more ear than the calves. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Temperatures have climbed back over 100 degrees after a brief cool down accompanied by some much needed rain over the weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.81/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.77 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$253.81

60 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

vs TX average

+1.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	260.04	1,414	27
Medium and Large 1-2	551	249.50	1,373	30
Medium and Large 2	513	241.00	1,236	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $346.29, median $403.58 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

253.81

—

TX average5 barns · 284 hd

248.46

+5.36

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

+1.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−149.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,522	140.75	2,142	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,709	128.66	2,199	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	127.25	1,285	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$2,422	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$1,848	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	253.54/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,329	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,546	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	273.28/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,276	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	241.19/cwt	239.50–241.50	1,611	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	382.31/cwt	381.00–385.00	1,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	284.23/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,566	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	966	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	165.32/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	313.91/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,183	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,369	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	290.06/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	326.96/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,494	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	251.25/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,450	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,923	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,736	125.83/cwt	121.50–130.00	2,184	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,493	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	151.12/cwt	146.00–155.50	2,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,698	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	246	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	241.69/cwt	235.00–242.75	1,639	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,945	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	207.25/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,737	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	270.41/cwt	257.00–276.50	1,252	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	228.29/cwt	227.50–229.00	1,696	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,439	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	228.87/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,673	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,169	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	239.48/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,308	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,179	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,236	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	245.45/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,416	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	216.20/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,000	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	783	1,847.87/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,848	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,466.67/head	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	338.23/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	278.81/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,518	3

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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