Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher on comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week for a market trend but a sharply higher undertone was noted on all classes. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. A notable improvement in the quality of the offerings was observed today, with consistency of the cattle maintained throughout the majority of the sale. Improved prices were due in part to quality and larger bunches of cattle trading allowing buyers to fill loads more readily.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.17/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.41 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$243.17

163 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.03

vs TX average

+6.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	243.17	1,395	163

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 sale163 hd

243.17

—

TX average5 barns · 596 hd

230.14

+13.03

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

+6.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−160.41

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	—	High	1,248	143.99	1,796	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	115.73	1,398	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	113.25	1,586	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	108.56	1,142	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,674	$2,110	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	500–550	514	253.56/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,303	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	246.74/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,406	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,683	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	417	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	733	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	332.02/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	636	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	766	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	240.26/cwt	238.50–247.00	1,615	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	156.41/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,580	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,674	2,109.54/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,330	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	948	141.74/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,493	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	243.82/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,570	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	238.53/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,009	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,532	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,919	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,616	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	103.36/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,140	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	112.39/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,174	4
Bulls	—	—	985	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,468	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,003	154.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,546	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,220	130.70/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	139.64/cwt	139.00–140.50	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,557	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,577	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	116.83/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	256.70/cwt	253.50–267.00	1,589	88
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	971	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,095	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,759	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	895	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	712	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	800	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	239.70/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,426	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	235.09/cwt	231.00–236.50	1,925	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	338.82/cwt	337.00–341.00	1,443	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	230.56/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,323	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	283.24/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,187	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	823	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,489	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	312.90/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,471	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	304.56/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,568	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	999	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	433	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	241.16/cwt	229.00–243.50	1,502	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	271.41/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,284	41

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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