Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady. Demand was moderate. The area received several more inches of rain causing muddy conditions to get cattle to market. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.00/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −164.77 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$282.00

16 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.69

vs TX average

−27.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	282.00	1,583	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale16 hd

282.00

—

TX average5 barns · 574 hd

274.31

+7.69

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−27.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−164.77

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	1,421	119.90	1,704	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	110.38	1,383	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	101.78	1,120	4thin

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)	1,074	$2,110	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,023	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,816	41
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,151	$1,485	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,082	$2,250	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,902	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2	500–550	508	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	104.47/cwt	98.50–109.00	1,246	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,128	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	130.57/cwt	128.00–132.50	2,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,139	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,485.15/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,485	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,444	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,186	115.63/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,371	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,226	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	113.33/cwt	111.50–115.00	1,454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	224.88/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,441	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	273.99/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,614	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,816.46/head	1,435.00–1,950.00	1,816	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,975	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	225.53/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	676	219.67/cwt	219.50–220.00	1,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	722	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	236.83/cwt	236.25–241.00	1,281	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	317.96/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,507	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	347.53/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	853	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,463	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,688	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	95.56/cwt	93.50–98.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,346	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,902.12/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,902	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,023.45/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,023	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	4

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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