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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 20

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

414 head

▼ 454 vs last sale 868▼ 270 vs year ago 684 · −39.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 10▲ 57 vs year ago 35 · +162.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 21▲ 63 vs year ago 11 · +572.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to weak on a light test. Yearling cattle were too lightly tested for a market trend. The largest determinate factor on price today was lot size. The majority of the supply consisted of smaller packages of calves, which made it difficult for buyers to get orders started or completed. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly firm to 1.00 higher. Quality was mixed, with several really nice consignments of replacement cattle on offer.

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 $245.67/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −140.80 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$245.67

30 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$62

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.28

vs TX average

+1.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	250.00	1,308	6thin
Medium and Large 1	560	244.58	1,370	24

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about −$62 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale30 hd

245.67

—

TX average5 barns · 360 hd

236.38

+9.28

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+1.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−140.80

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	1,880	160.00	3,008	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	136.29	1,740	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,325	127.42	1,688	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	126.25	1,328	76

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)	1,225	$2,500	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,489	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	943	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,691	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,597	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	9

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,307	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,391	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,317	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	283.69/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,362	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,272	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,418	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,326	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	254.13/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,469	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,572	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,479	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	618	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,514	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,680	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	225.27/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,748	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	781	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,539	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,924	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	846	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,071	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	382	295.44/cwt	292.00–307.00	1,129	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	418	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,012	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,097	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,463	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	235.45/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,351	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,470	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	663	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,545	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,610	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,487	13
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,022	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,013	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,248	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,368	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,584	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	803	103.56/cwt	100.00–111.00	832	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	959	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,252	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	123.75/cwt	123.50–124.00	1,285	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	128.69/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,450	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,569	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	135.38/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,717	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,811	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	127.42/cwt	125.00–128.50	1,688	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	870	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,462	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	894	187.82/cwt	180.00–190.50	1,679	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	800	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,047	2,499.63/head	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	2,691.28/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,691	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	2,725.98/head	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,726	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	865	1,488.66/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,489	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 868Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 10Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 21Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	257	329.00	329.00
14	300–350	338	317.00	317.00
12	400–450	422	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	542	270.00	270.00
10	550–600	550	247.00	247.00
7	600–650	605	243.00	243.00
20	700–750	706	228.00	228.00
13	1000–1050	1,022	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	250.00	250.00
13	600–650	623	236.00	236.00
13	700–750	715	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	242.00	242.00
3	650–700	663	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	382	292.00–307.00	295.44
11	550–600	574	235.00–236.00	235.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
18	400–450	409	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	458	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	607	259.00	259.00
12	700–750	703	239.00	239.00
11	800–850	805	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	396	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	429	307.00	307.00
7	450–500	480	278.00–286.00	283.69
6	500–550	539	263.00	263.00
11	550–600	578	252.00–256.00	254.13
4	600–650	611	242.00	242.00
9	750–800	776	220.00–228.00	225.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	781	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	550	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	515	247.00	247.00
4	600–650	618	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	608	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
12	750–800	758	209.00	209.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	894	180.00–190.50	187.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	168.00	168.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	943	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,128	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,691.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,148	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,725.98

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	—	800	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,047	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,499.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	865	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,488.66

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,225	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,127	125.00–132.50	128.69
1	—	1,180	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,100	109.00	109.00
20	—	1,038	123.50–124.00	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	959	129.00–132.00	130.53
4	—	803	100.00–111.00	103.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	125.00–128.50	127.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	139.00	139.00
6	—	1,268	131.00–138.00	135.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	160.00	160.00

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.