Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to weak on a light test. Yearling cattle were too lightly tested for a market trend. The largest determinate factor on price today was lot size. The majority of the supply consisted of smaller packages of calves, which made it difficult for buyers to get orders started or completed. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly firm to 1.00 higher. Quality was mixed, with several really nice consignments of replacement cattle on offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.67/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −157.92 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$245.67

30 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs TX average

+1.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	250.00	1,308	6thin
Medium and Large 1	560	244.58	1,370	24

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about −$62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale30 hd

245.67

—

TX average5 barns · 360 hd

236.38

+9.28

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+1.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−157.92

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	—	Average	1,880	160.00	3,008	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	136.29	1,740	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,325	127.42	1,688	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	126.25	1,328	76

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,500	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,489	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	943	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,691	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,597	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	9

Every lot, as filed

63 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	600–650	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,487	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	894	187.82/cwt	180.00–190.50	1,679	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,680	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,022	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,013	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,470	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	2,691.28/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,691	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	1,488.66/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,489	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	870	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	225.27/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,418	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,450	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	959	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,252	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,199	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	123.75/cwt	123.50–124.00	1,285	20
Bulls	—	—	1,880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,008	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,047	2,499.63/head	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,500	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	803	103.56/cwt	100.00–111.00	832	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	127.42/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,688	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	135.38/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	663	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	254.13/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,469	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	283.69/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,610	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	235.45/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,351	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	382	295.44/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,391	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	418	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,272	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	2,725.98/head	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	550	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,071	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,572	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,924	11

How this sale compares

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.

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