Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

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 on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady on a light test. Cooler temperatures and some much needed rain blanketed the trading area over the weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.13/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.46 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$256.13

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.55

vs TX average

+15.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	256.13	1,388	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

256.13

—

TX average5 barns · 311 hd

236.57

+19.55

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

+15.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−147.46

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	1,715	152.50	2,615	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	127.75	1,621	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	118.16	1,313	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$2,217	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	—	—	1,715	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	903	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,129	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	116.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,037	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	586	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	237.51/cwt	231.50–245.00	1,708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,442	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	549	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	233.38/cwt	230.00–233.50	1,727	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	699	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	770	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	864	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,096	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,472	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	918	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	850–900	867	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,538	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	800	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	677	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,435	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1300–1350	1,318	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	808	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,713	2

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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