Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2024-12-17

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 17
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,308 head
55 vs last sale 1,253 618 vs year ago 690 · +89.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
9 vs last sale 31 4 vs year ago 44 · 9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
251 head
206 vs last sale 45 189 vs year ago 62 · +304.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower, with larger declines noted on 500 to 600 pound steers. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.35/cwt on 280 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 128.23 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.
Average price
$275.35
280 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.31
vs TX average
9.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550279.601,53884
Medium and Large 1-2543273.531,485196
One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
459417374332median 403.5812/1602/2404/2806/2308/18
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 sale280 hd
275.35
TX average5 barns · 933 hd
269.05
+6.31
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−9.60
This barn, trailing median30 sales
403.58
−128.23
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,469134.701,9794thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511107.501,6255thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,320106.271,4035thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04091.7195415

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,7002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,258$2,36112
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$2,15010
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,199$2,14235
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,201$1,90936
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)861$1,6256
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,116$2,4755
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)954$2,27529
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)897$2,0505
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)945$1,87517
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)765$1,63633

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,150102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1731
Bulls1,527127.94/cwt125.50–130.001,9543
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89394.59/cwt90.00–100.008452
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight94378.11/cwt75.00–82.007373
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight985109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0741
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,552109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,6993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7978
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,3355
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed300–350339340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1539
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423305.74/cwt296.00–317.001,29395
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515313.87/cwt312.00–314.001,61630
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500461337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,55459
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750707227.85/cwt227.00–229.001,61126
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy900–950910191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,73812
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350–400364347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,2638
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5182
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624293.41/cwt292.00–294.001,83117
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19542,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,27529
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950908200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8163
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400398380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5122
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400386357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,3786
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580297.98/cwt293.00–310.001,72865
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1753177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,33713
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850813238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,93910
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500481301.98/cwt292.00–306.001,45317
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650638247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5766
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800778236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,83612
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800764238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,81870
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5526
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700681267.26/cwt260.00–270.001,82037
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450403346.44/cwt324.00–348.001,39632
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,70513
BullsLight Weight1,295155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,465113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,6551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,435103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,4852
CowsBoner 80-85%1,133105.68/cwt104.00–107.001,1972
CowsLean 85-90%1,10792.64/cwt90.00–97.501,0268
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,450104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,5152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650626283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,77540
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28972,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550504280.57/cwt272.00–281.001,414114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,763.59/head1,725.00–1,875.001,7648
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28611,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6256
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500459280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2855
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600597263.75/cwt263.75–263.751,57582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,1802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2582,361.36/head2,275.00–2,600.002,36112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2092,149.51/head2,050.00–2,200.002,15010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700698226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5776
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700652231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,5099
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600591264.50/cwt264.50–264.501,56338
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27651,636.07/head1,500.00–1,800.001,63633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1992,141.87/head2,125.00–2,175.002,14235
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800761245.55/cwt244.00–247.001,86925
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,190183.93/cwt183.50–195.002,18922
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1162,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4755
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650638257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,64024
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1961,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95028
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700662253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,67561
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6104
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19451,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,87517
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned550–600587291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,7083
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,56935
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500474330.22/cwt326.00–332.001,56514
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516292.08/cwt289.00–296.501,50746

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.