Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts were lighter this week due to the significant moisture received across the trading region over the weekend limiting livestock movement. As a result, there were not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.33/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.25 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$251.33

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.33

vs TX average

−7.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	253.00	1,383	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	247.00	1,346	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about $36 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale18 hd

251.33

—

TX average5 barns · 388 hd

230.00

+21.33

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−7.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−152.25

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	113.81	1,443	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	112.50	1,620	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	109.26	1,102	8thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,051	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$1,798	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,259	$1,775	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,306	$1,400	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$1,310	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,675	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,455	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,875	$2,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,250	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,150	6

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	443	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	798	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,709	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,421	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	729	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	2,112	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,068	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,109	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	233.02/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,927	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	772	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,009	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	950–1000	959	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,909	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	113.53/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,315	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,087	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	913	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,004	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	113.81/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,443	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,492	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,843	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	1,455.00/head	1,455.00–1,455.00	1,455	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,328	2,035.69/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	2,036	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,536.55/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,537	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	2,051.07/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,051	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,250.48/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,250	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,875	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	245.88/cwt	242.00–248.50	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,790	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,853	2

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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