Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mixed. Calves weighing under 500 pounds were mostly 5.00 higher, but steer and heifer calves weighing between 500 to 600 pounds traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Larger discounts were noted on unweaned or short weaned calves carrying larger amounts of flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with several large strings of yearlings on offer and smaller packages of unweaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.33/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −150.25 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$253.33

61 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$0.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.80

vs TX average

+0.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	253.43	1,421	45
Medium and Large 1-2	538	253.06	1,361	16thin

One grade step is worth $0.37/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale61 hd

253.33

—

TX average4 barns · 350 hd

235.54

+17.80

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

+0.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−150.25

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	—	Low	1,290	132.23	1,705	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	117.92	1,873	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	117.87	1,445	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	110.83	1,173	37

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)	1,059	$2,215	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,140	45
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,241	$1,715	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$1,688	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$1,575	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	262.53/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,683	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	815	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	537	283.19/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	479	284.84/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	256.86/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,436	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	674	244.13/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,645	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,493	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	602	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,433	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,297	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	1,714.89/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,715	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	2,215.18/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	682	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,362	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,787.20/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	673	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,956	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,467	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,268.32/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,268	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	1,784.64/head	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	259.45/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,357	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	251.46/cwt	242.50–264.00	1,245	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	118.39/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,911	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	114.39/cwt	112.00–120.50	1,237	23
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,018	109.55/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,115	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,113	149.39/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	118.65/cwt	116.50–121.50	1,449	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	990	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	115.90/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	114.29/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,423	6
Bulls	—	—	2,060	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	3,142	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	271.59/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,410	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	85.23/cwt	80.00–90.00	946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	109.97/cwt	108.50–112.00	1,206	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	88.75/cwt	87.50–90.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	710	221.64/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,574	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,427	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	273.75/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,599	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	260.95/cwt	260.50–264.00	1,461	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,470	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,652	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	252.10/cwt	251.00–252.75	1,908	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	233.79/cwt	230.00–235.50	1,690	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,510	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	304.52/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,239	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,671	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,701	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,804	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	219.56/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,596	11

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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