Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Quality was mixed. Higher than average temperatures continue to plague the trading region with daily temperatures hovering around 100 degrees. However, some much needed relief in the form of rain chances and temperatures in the 80's are in the forecast through the weekend and into next week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.94/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −147.82 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$298.94

36 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$38.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+40.14

vs TX average

+30.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	306.38	1,575	29
Medium and Large 1-2	543	268.14	1,456	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.24/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $393.85, median $446.77 across 28 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 sale36 hd

298.94

—

TX average5 barns · 322 hd

258.80

+40.14

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

+30.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−147.82

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	1,396	128.60	1,795	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	122.77	1,392	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	118.64	1,680	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	108.01	984	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$1,822	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,714	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	118.64/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,680	9
Bulls	—	—	1,050	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,575	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,257	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,384	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,197	118.23/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,415	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	127.62/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,510	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	93.90/cwt	70.00–102.00	807	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	127.79/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,067	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	138.75/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,557	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,338	1,526.67/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,527	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,489	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	253.97/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	604	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,564	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,514	1,937.38/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	237.25/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,461	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	228.82/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,728	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	222.31/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,605	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,580	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	647	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	722	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,486	1,896.92/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	248.22/cwt	246.00–254.00	1,325	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,315	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	279.50/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	496	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,587	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,557	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,879	12

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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