Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Steer calves under 500 pounds traded 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on heifer calves for a marker trend. Breaking and Boning utility cows traded firm. Lean cows were mostly 3.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.65/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −177.11 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$269.65

62 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$6.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.90

vs TX average

−29.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	270.15	1,518	57
Medium and Large 1-2	558	264.00	1,473	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.15/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale62 hd

269.65

—

TX average5 barns · 405 hd

256.75

+12.90

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−29.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−177.11

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	1,549	142.49	2,208	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	119.17	1,468	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	114.31	1,622	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	109.56	1,118	59

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,875	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,820	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,772	156
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	834	$1,650	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,640	35
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$1,623	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,454	63
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$1,340	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	1000–1050	1,043	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,982	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	253.48/cwt	252.00–253.50	1,876	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	549	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,340	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	230.47/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	621	226.54/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,407	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	226.79/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	738	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	729	212.82/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	332.06/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,567	49
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,640.49/head	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,640	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	1,622.86/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,623	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,124	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	248.51/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,553	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	1,535.40/head	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,535	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,820.41/head	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	277.52/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,554	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	687	237.18/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,629	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,836	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,675.75/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,676	92
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	599	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,423	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	1,909.63/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,910	64
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,104	180.36/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	240.48/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,748	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,410	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,310.61/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,311	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,561	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	223.71/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,510	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	185.68/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,039	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	1,350	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,403.10/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,403	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	110.88/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,175	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,045	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	153.26/cwt	152.00–154.50	2,932	2
Bulls	—	—	1,459	138.48/cwt	124.00–143.50	2,020	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,136	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	108.30/cwt	108.00–111.00	980	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	111.34/cwt	107.50–114.50	1,620	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	118.77/cwt	118.00–119.50	1,621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	119.58/cwt	117.00–122.50	1,491	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	2,063	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	594	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,325	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,985	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	791	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	264.37/cwt	261.00–265.50	1,340	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	651	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	1,645	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	484	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,254	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	264.06/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	943	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	979	187.67/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,837	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,379	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	930	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,818	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	399	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,081	6

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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