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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 6

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

589 head

▲ 241 vs last sale 348▼ 19 vs year ago 608 · −3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 15▲ 78 vs year ago 20 · +390.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 21▲ 40 vs year ago 14 · +285.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend as the majority of the supply consisted of unweaned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested last week for a market trend. Supply was mostly plain to attractive. Trading activity was limited to moderate with buyers being somewhat hesitant to raise their hands on these unweaned calves with temperatures staying over 100 degrees for the past few weeks.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.31/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.15 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$245.31

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$2.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

vs TX average

+0.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	245.96	1,341	38
Medium and Large 1-2	542	243.78	1,320	16thin

One grade step is worth $2.18/cwt here — about $20 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

245.31

—

TX average5 barns · 241 hd

247.49

−2.17

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+0.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−141.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $386.46 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,210	154.00	1,863	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	135.87	1,834	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	127.00	1,740	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	732	104.47	765	87

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$2,500	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,134	$1,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$2,541	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	836	$1,651	18

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	264	390.54/cwt	365.00–394.00	1,031	25
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	368.96/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,247	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,137	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,328	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	1,491	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	331.67/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,443	40
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,424	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,446	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,389	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	272.07/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,472	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,542	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	261.00/cwt	258.00–261.50	1,529	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,621	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	672	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,572	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	863	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,942	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	927	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,002	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	206	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	618	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	339.60/cwt	326.00–352.00	767	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	340.67/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,097	45
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,177	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,192	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	455	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,247	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	273.27/cwt	259.00–279.00	1,257	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,300	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,314	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,323	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,304	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,346	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,398	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	231.56/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,433	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,589	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	221.78/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,836	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	229	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	687	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	347	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,204	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,304	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	498	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,379	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,355	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,532	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,497	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,115	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,723	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,003	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	650	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	351	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	715	103.05/cwt	97.00–107.50	737	79
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	837	119.25/cwt	115.00–126.00	998	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,249	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	133.72/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,384	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	135.87/cwt	131.50–140.00	1,834	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,740	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	720	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	890	2,523.46/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,523	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	2,694.64/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,695	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,005	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	10

This sale against other markets

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Aug 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 348Year ago 608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 15Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 21Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	837	115.00–126.00	119.25
79	—	715	97.00–107.50	103.05
1	—	925	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	132.50–136.00	133.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	131.50–140.00	135.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	127.00	127.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	272.00	272.00
9	500–550	533	246.50	246.50
4	550–600	556	242.00	242.00
15	600–650	619	226.00–234.00	231.56
15	650–700	676	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	206	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	455	274.00	274.00
3	500–550	548	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	300–350	322	330.00–347.00	340.67
10	350–400	376	313.00	313.00
35	400–450	414	288.00	288.00
11	450–500	460	259.00–279.00	273.27
23	500–550	538	246.00	246.00
9	550–600	555	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	226	326.00–352.00	339.60
6	550–600	557	251.00	251.00
5	800–850	828	220.00–223.00	221.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	332.00	332.00
3	650–700	672	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	325.00	325.00
9	450–500	452	320.00	320.00
20	550–600	586	258.00–261.50	261.00
6	650–700	667	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	250–300	264	365.00–394.00	390.54
9	300–350	338	365.00–370.00	368.96
40	400–450	435	328.00–338.00	331.67
4	450–500	484	287.00	287.00
42	500–550	541	272.00–275.00	272.07
14	550–600	567	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	863	225.00	225.00
3	900–950	927	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	343.50	343.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	347	347.00	347.00
7	350–400	394	331.00	331.00
4	450–500	498	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	258.00	258.00
3	600–650	633	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	690	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,138	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,694.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,523.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	720	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,134	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,114	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	143.00	143.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,197	2,500.00	2,500.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.