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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 17

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,134 head

▲ 396 vs last sale 738▲ 38 vs year ago 1,096 · +3.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 123▲ 12 vs year ago 15 · +80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 33▼ 95 vs year ago 111 · −85.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher on comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week for a market trend but a sharply higher undertone was noted on all classes. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. A notable improvement in the quality of the offerings was observed today, with consistency of the cattle maintained throughout the majority of the sale. Improved prices were due in part to quality and larger bunches of cattle trading allowing buyers to fill loads more readily.

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 $243.17/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.29 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$243.17

163 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.03

vs TX average

+6.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	243.17	1,395	163

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 sale163 hd

243.17

—

TX average5 barns · 596 hd

230.14

+13.03

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

+6.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−143.29

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	—	High	1,248	143.99	1,796	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	115.73	1,398	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	113.25	1,586	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	108.56	1,142	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,674	$2,110	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,050	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,043	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,232	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	338.82/cwt	337.00–341.00	1,443	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,377	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	312.90/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,471	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,330	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	480	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,541	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	304.56/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,568	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,532	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,489	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,471	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	256.70/cwt	253.50–267.00	1,589	88
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	636	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,654	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,597	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	240.26/cwt	238.50–247.00	1,615	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	712	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,687	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,664	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,772	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,811	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	766	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,685	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,632	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	235.09/cwt	231.00–236.50	1,925	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	823	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,852	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,919	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	895	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,933	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,952	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	999	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,058	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	332.02/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,119	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,105	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	283.24/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,187	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	238.53/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,009	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	271.41/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,284	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,095	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	253.56/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,303	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	246.74/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,406	57
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	239.70/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,426	75
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	605	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	1,493	85
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	241.16/cwt	229.00–243.50	1,502	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	243.82/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,570	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,516	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,616	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,532	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,683	46
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,610	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,557	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,759	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,230	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,235	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	230.56/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,323	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,418	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	985	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,468	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,003	154.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,546	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,220	130.70/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	139.64/cwt	139.00–140.50	2,476	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	112.39/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,174	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	103.36/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,140	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,231	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	116.83/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,423	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,577	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,586	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	948	141.74/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,344	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	156.41/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,580	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,295	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,674	2,109.54/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,110	3

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 738Year ago 1,096

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 123Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 33Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
5	300–350	337	330.00–335.00	332.02
16	400–450	419	276.00–288.00	283.24
41	450–500	473	265.00–274.00	271.41
14	500–550	514	251.00–255.00	253.56
57	550–600	570	243.00–253.00	246.74
43	600–650	623	229.00–243.50	241.16
4	650–700	671	226.00	226.00
46	700–750	727	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
18	400–450	423	236.00–247.00	238.53
10	450–500	478	229.00	229.00
66	600–650	644	232.00–245.00	243.82
8	650–700	676	239.00	239.00
17	700–750	735	219.00	219.00
70	750–800	755	233.00	233.00
4	800–850	815	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	605	246.75	246.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	684	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	745	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	540	238.00	238.00
75	550–600	595	237.50–241.00	239.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	318.00	318.00
7	550–600	579	254.00	254.00
10	650–700	672	238.50–247.00	240.26
3	700–750	733	227.00	227.00
8	750–800	766	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	480	321.00	321.00
9	600–650	636	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	283.00	283.00
17	500–550	549	279.00	279.00
7	600–650	649	246.00	246.00
7	750–800	754	235.00	235.00
18	800–850	829	231.50	231.50
4	950–1000	971	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	355	347.00	347.00
21	400–450	426	337.00–341.00	338.82
22	450–500	470	310.00–314.00	312.90
32	500–550	515	296.00–310.00	304.56
25	550–600	561	265.50	265.50
88	600–650	619	253.50–267.00	256.70
8	750–800	761	238.00	238.00
19	800–850	819	231.00–236.50	235.09
5	950–1000	999	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	712	237.00	237.00
4	800–850	823	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	895	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	800	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	309.00	309.00
2	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	498	248.00	248.00
9	550–600	574	228.00–234.00	230.56
5	600–650	614	231.00	231.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	2,425.00	2,425.00

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	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	146.00–160.00	156.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	130.00–150.00	141.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	695	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	3	—	1,674	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,109.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	99.00–107.00	103.36
4	—	1,045	110.00–119.00	112.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,475	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	108.00	108.00
7	—	1,218	110.00–119.00	116.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,773	139.00–140.50	139.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	150.00–158.00	154.09
2	—	1,220	126.50–135.00	130.70

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.