Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls due to last weeks light test, but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.05/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.53 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$238.05

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.42

vs TX average

−0.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	238.05	1,278	41

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 sale41 hd

238.05

—

TX average5 barns · 249 hd

232.63

+5.42

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−0.56

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−165.53

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	1,601	147.24	2,357	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	125.22	1,724	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,769	117.99	2,087	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	849	106.65	905	100

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)	748	$1,850	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$1,467	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,322	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,695	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	772	$1,157	19

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,404	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	582	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,283	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,013	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,517	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	229.25/cwt	229.25–229.25	1,900	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	313.90/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,198	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	420	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,301	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,429	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,165	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,694.74/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	268.30/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,138	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	748	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	419	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	939	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	227.12/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,697	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,780	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	225.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,614	4
Bulls	—	—	1,782	151.14/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,693	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,513	148.83/cwt	145.50–155.00	2,252	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	114.49/cwt	110.00–116.25	1,438	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	726	102.17/cwt	95.00–106.00	742	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,711	118.11/cwt	115.00–119.50	2,021	7
Bulls	—	—	1,508	141.75/cwt	140.00–144.50	2,138	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	799	112.22/cwt	110.00–116.00	897	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	680	85.74/cwt	82.00–90.00	583	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,265	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	125.22/cwt	124.50–126.00	1,724	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.50	2,135	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	119.58/cwt	117.50–124.50	1,397	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,101	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	544	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,257	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	699	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,363	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	786	1,205.42/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,205	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2-3	—	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	26
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,308	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	349.35/cwt	326.00–355.00	1,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	632	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,033	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	977	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	524	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,231	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	234.75/cwt	234.75–234.75	1,819	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	560	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	603	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,480	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	782	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	979	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,120	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,467.01/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,467	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	1,322.26/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,322	5

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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