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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 13

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

868 head

▲ 279 vs last sale 589▲ 323 vs year ago 545 · +59.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 98▼ 7 vs year ago 17 · −41.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 54▲ 5 vs year ago 16 · +31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Comparable sales were limited once again. The majority of this weeks supply consisted of weaned calves and yearlings, whereas last weeks supply mainly consisted of unweaned calves. Quality was mixed with the yearlings showing a tick more ear than the calves. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Temperatures have climbed back over 100 degrees after a brief cool down accompanied by some much needed rain over the weekend.

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 $253.81/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −132.65 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$253.81

60 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

vs TX average

+1.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	260.04	1,414	27
Medium and Large 1-2	551	249.50	1,373	30
Medium and Large 2	513	241.00	1,236	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $178 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 sale60 hd

253.81

—

TX average5 barns · 284 hd

248.46

+5.36

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

+1.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−132.65

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	—	Low	1,522	140.75	2,142	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,709	128.66	2,199	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	127.25	1,285	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$2,422	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$1,848	3thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	999	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,032	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,169	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	382.31/cwt	381.00–385.00	1,376	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	338.23/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,437	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	326.96/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,494	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,439	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	290.06/cwt	285.00–294.00	1,540	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	284.23/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,566	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,481	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,571	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,683	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,664	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	228.87/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,673	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,808	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,945	73
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,563	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	216.20/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,000	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	246	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	701	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	966	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,146	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,179	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	313.91/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,183	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,282	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	270.41/cwt	257.00–276.50	1,252	58
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	273.28/cwt	266.00–279.00	1,276	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,369	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,236	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	253.54/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,329	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	251.25/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,450	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	245.45/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,416	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,504	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	241.19/cwt	239.50–241.50	1,611	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	241.69/cwt	235.00–242.75	1,639	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,670	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	228.29/cwt	227.50–229.00	1,696	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,698	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,743	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	207.25/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,737	20
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,923	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,228	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	278.81/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,441	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	239.48/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,308	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,518	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,339	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,546	10
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,507	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	989	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	151.12/cwt	146.00–155.50	2,642	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,075	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,493	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,240	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,736	125.83/cwt	121.50–130.00	2,184	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	165.32/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,959	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	783	1,847.87/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,848	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	2,466.67/head	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,467	5

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 868Last week 589Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 98Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 54Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	246	285.00	285.00
13	350–400	355	332.00	332.00
58	450–500	463	257.00–276.50	270.41
15	500–550	524	244.00–257.00	253.54
15	550–600	577	230.00–253.00	245.45
89	650–700	678	235.00–242.75	241.69
19	700–750	743	227.50–229.00	228.29
70	750–800	758	224.00	224.00
20	800–850	838	191.00–209.00	207.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	340	337.00	337.00
15	350–400	377	305.00–340.00	313.91
12	400–450	442	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	467	266.00–279.00	273.28
13	500–550	508	269.50	269.50
14	550–600	577	244.00–256.00	251.25
7	600–650	619	243.00	243.00
20	650–700	668	239.50–241.50	241.19
7	700–750	706	236.50	236.50
2	800–850	838	208.00	208.00
9	900–950	938	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	425.00	425.00
5	250–300	268	385.00	385.00
9	350–400	360	381.00–385.00	382.31
5	400–450	425	337.00–340.00	338.23
22	450–500	457	310.00–331.00	326.96
9	500–550	531	285.00–294.00	290.06
30	550–600	551	279.00–291.00	284.23
5	650–700	655	257.00	257.00
4	750–800	766	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	302	387.00	387.00
34	450–500	479	300.50	300.50
7	500–550	539	260.00	260.00
11	550–600	562	263.50	263.50
4	600–650	609	258.00	258.00
3	650–700	655	254.00	254.00
15	700–750	731	228.00–229.00	228.87
73	800–850	842	231.00	231.00
2	850–900	888	176.00	176.00
13	900–950	925	213.00–220.00	216.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	249.00	249.00
8	500–550	546	236.00–250.00	239.48
3	550–600	577	232.00	232.00
10	750–800	781	198.00	198.00
3	900–950	942	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	517	273.00–290.00	278.81
3	550–600	573	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	412	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,185	162.00–170.00	165.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,253	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,847.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,080	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,466.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	121.50–130.00	125.83
1	—	1,600	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	146.00–155.50	151.12

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.