Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Heifer calves between 600 to 700 pounds traded mostly 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer calves for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Discounts by as much as 5.00 to 10.00 were noted on short weaned or unweaned steer calves ahead of the weather change forecasted over the weekend. Hot and dry weather accompanied by high winds have been the story over the past week. However, some much needed rain and cooler temperatures are finally in the forecast over the weekend. Slaughter cows traded mostly weak to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $266.68/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −180.08 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$266.68

143 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$29.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.76

vs TX average

−34.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	271.45	1,504	102
Medium and Large 1-2	573	257.02	1,473	35
Medium and Large 2	563	242.00	1,362	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.45/cwt here — about $142 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

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 sale143 hd

266.68

—

TX average5 barns · 608 hd

262.92

+3.76

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−34.01

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−180.08

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	1,135	143.22	1,626	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	110.26	1,450	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,106	108.71	1,202	38

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$1,807	109
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,650	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,628	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,575	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	913	$1,427	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	314.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,046	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	226.68/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	596	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,448	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	276.17/cwt	269.00–278.50	1,342	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	953	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,297	1,844.54/head	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,845	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	779	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	568	233.79/cwt	226.00–236.75	1,328	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	706	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,518	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	813	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	222.05/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,599	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	273.77/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,172	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,709	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,683.47/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	587	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,327	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	263.72/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,537	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,164	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	249.38/cwt	248.00–249.75	1,938	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	249.30/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,416	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	591	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,383	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,808	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,482	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	109.12/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,474	21
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,135	143.22/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,626	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,078	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	108.30/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,209	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	110.46/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,200	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	116.26/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,328	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,123	1,323.61/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	622	242.92/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,511	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,616	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	1,426.58/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	804	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	636	244.70/cwt	240.00–249.50	1,556	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	980	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	254.57/cwt	252.50–262.00	1,451	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	886	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	803	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,807	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	663	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,631	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,979	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	232.49/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,432	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	314.78/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,448	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	2,093	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	789	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,927	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	692	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	285.35/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	739	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,663	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	246.18/cwt	246.00–247.50	1,561	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	424	274.92/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,166	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	295.38/cwt	281.00–312.00	1,554	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	369.82/cwt	340.00–374.00	1,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	723	194.20/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,404	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	334.15/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,236	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,418	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	446	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	257.45/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,323	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	538	245.48/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,321	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,747	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	13

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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