Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of 20.00 higher on 550 to 600 pound steers. Yearlings too lightly tested for a market trend. Not enough comparable sales on Slaughter Cows and Bulls for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Quality was mixed, but their were several nice consignments of replacement quality heifers and a nice package of Akaushi steers were tagged value added.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.93/cwt on 222 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −117.83 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$328.93

222 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.61

vs TX average

+4.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	336.91	1,822	59
Medium and Large 2	524	326.04	1,707	163

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $115 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 sale222 hd

328.93

—

TX average5 barns · 736 hd

309.32

+19.61

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+4.58

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−117.83

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	1,760	131.00	2,306	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	109.00	1,231	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	106.61	1,319	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,637	104.02	1,702	3thin

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)	1,381	$2,226	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,311	$2,069	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$2,746	16

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	—	1,570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,994	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,782	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	2,069.04/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,069	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	2,746.11/head	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,746	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,381	2,226.24/head	2,075.00–2,475.00	2,226	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	857	189.36/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	355.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,488	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,572	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	231.27/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,550	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	305.73/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,464	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,582	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	282.91/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,596	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,301	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,626	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	286.02/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,813	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,290	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	827	224.26/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,855	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	266.94/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,671	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	748	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,818	14
Bulls	—	—	2,455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	3,044	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,263	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,187	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	107.22/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,293	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	103.88/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,431	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,534	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	247.56/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	880	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,214	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	381	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,467	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,190	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	319.21/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,839	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	351.33/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,823	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	274.99/cwt	269.00–278.00	1,804	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	409	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,472	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	510	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,698	136
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	592	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,723	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	250–300	279	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	232.23/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,930	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	298.86/cwt	297.50–315.00	938	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	473	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,194	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	762	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,882	29
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	822	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	387	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,113	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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