Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Steers calves weighing between 400 and 550 pounds traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on all other classes of calves but a lower undertone was noted.

Larger discounts were noted on unweaned or short weaned calves carrying more flesh ahead of this weekends cool down and chance for rain. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly weak. Supply consisted of a few load lots of yearlings, several smaller packages of short weaned calves and quite a few replacement cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.35/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −176.42 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$270.35

83 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$43.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.01

vs TX average

−28.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	278.79	1,553	67
Medium and Large 2	560	235.00	1,316	16thin

One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale83 hd

270.35

—

TX average5 barns · 463 hd

258.34

+12.01

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−28.98

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−176.42

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	1,765	148.28	2,617	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	114.47	1,473	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	111.52	1,141	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	110.68	1,772	18

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,371	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,042	117
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,239	$1,900	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,702	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	906	$1,601	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	889	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,594	61
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,146	$1,478	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	868	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	466	268.05/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	289.48/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,534	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,504	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	1,478.35/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,478	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,610	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	687	228.61/cwt	227.00–229.50	1,571	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	1,593.51/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,594	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	838	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,584	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	906	1,600.80/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,601	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,702.01/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,702	51
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,768	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,674	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	657	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,485	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	2,539.28/head	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,108	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,490	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,112	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,037	236
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,112	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,027	1,317.38/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,531	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	95.64/cwt	90.00–101.00	835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	106.98/cwt	104.00–112.50	977	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	114.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,616	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	106.70/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,435	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	128.12/cwt	127.00–129.50	1,753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	155.44/cwt	154.00–156.50	2,868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,917	144.59/cwt	137.50–148.50	2,772	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,150	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	124.19/cwt	123.50–125.00	1,767	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,786	102.05/cwt	101.50–104.00	1,823	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	107.88/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	117.86/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	928	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,338	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	107.01/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,185	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	113.85/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,167	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	2,067.33/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,067	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	968	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	629	227.43/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,431	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	241.45/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,672	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	844	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	226.58/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,631	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	536	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	617	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	657	242.29/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,592	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	656	234.05/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,535	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	324.64/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	241.39/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	258.55/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,231	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	779	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	265.84/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,550	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	978	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	277.86/cwt	275.50–294.00	1,570	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	366	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,249	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	234.26/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,560	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	661	216.43/cwt	216.00–216.50	1,431	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	318.59/cwt	316.50–334.00	1,418	25

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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