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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 3

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

290 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 495▼ 1,319 vs year ago 1,609 · −82.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 42▼ 34 vs year ago 49 · −69.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 29 vs year ago 34 · −85.3%

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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. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady on a light test. Cooler temperatures and some much needed rain blanketed the trading area 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 $256.13/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −130.34 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$256.13

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.55

vs TX average

+15.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	256.13	1,388	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

256.13

—

TX average5 barns · 311 hd

236.57

+19.55

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

+15.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−130.34

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	1,715	152.50	2,615	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	127.75	1,621	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	118.16	1,313	12

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,110	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$2,217	3thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,472	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,538	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	549	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,543	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,644	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	699	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,622	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	237.51/cwt	231.50–245.00	1,708	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,704	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	808	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,713	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	918	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,987	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	2
Steers	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,318	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,911	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,001	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,258	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,334	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,420	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,442	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	677	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,435	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,565	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	233.38/cwt	230.00–233.50	1,727	57
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	770	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,632	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	864	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,858	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	867	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,604	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,037	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,794	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,096	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,841	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,386	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,391	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,521	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	903	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,129	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	116.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,347	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,525	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,720	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	800	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 495Year ago 1,609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 42Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 20Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,318	130.50	130.50
1	—	1,220	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	124.00–126.00	125.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,153	110.00–120.00	116.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	864	215.00	215.00
3	1000–1050	1,037	173.00	173.00
18	1050–1100	1,096	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
5	450–500	480	262.00	262.00
3	500–550	517	258.00	258.00
5	550–600	557	255.00	255.00
57	700–750	740	230.00–233.50	233.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	668	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	728	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	611	236.00	236.00
3	850–900	867	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	677	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	586	280.50	280.50
7	650–700	699	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	453	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	536	287.00	287.00
9	700–750	719	231.50–245.00	237.51
2	950–1000	980	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	549	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	808	212.00	212.00
6	900–950	918	216.50	216.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	741	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1300–1350	1,318	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	259.00	259.00
3	650–700	685	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	825	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	218.00	218.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	2	—	800	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.