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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 1

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,283 head

▲ 833 vs last sale 450▲ 214 vs year ago 1,069 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 5▼ 11 vs year ago 33 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 5▼ 118 vs year ago 165 · −71.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of up to 15.00 to 20.00 higher on weaned calves with at least two rounds of shots. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers due to last weeks light test but a higher undertone was noted. Quality was mostly attractive with several nice bunches of calves on offer. Slaughter cows and bulls too lightly tested last week for a market test but a lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand.

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 $250.90/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −135.56 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$250.90

118 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs TX average

+4.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	255.28	1,385	88
Medium and Large 1-2	571	241.36	1,378	22
Medium and Large 2	588	229.00	1,347	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale118 hd

250.90

—

TX average4 barns · 360 hd

245.45

+5.45

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

+4.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−135.56

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	1,980	132.50	2,624	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	111.21	1,465	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	109.20	1,558	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	97.00	1,007	10

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)	1,183	$1,912	29
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,399	16

Every lot

78 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	342	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,170	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	354	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,317	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	340.02/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,282	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,239	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	323.93/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,361	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	425	357.88/cwt	347.00–366.00	1,521	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	308.59/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,398	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	327.77/cwt	316.50–333.00	1,531	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,193	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	297.12/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,527	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	287.22/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,505	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,540	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	281.19/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,611	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,550	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,562	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	271.67/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,654	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	256.61/cwt	251.00–257.50	1,632	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,596	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,650	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,620	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	709	230.28/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,633	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,827	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	245.21/cwt	240.00–246.50	1,878	52
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	787	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,751	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	238.53/cwt	236.50–242.25	1,911	54
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	814	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,791	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,027	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	2,154	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	297	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,028	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	304.61/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,124	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	310.82/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,190	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,271	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	444	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,319	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	283.76/cwt	273.00–286.00	1,266	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	265.91/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,268	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	270.80/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,332	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,295	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	266.66/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,371	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,321	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,397	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	241.62/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,394	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	583	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,382	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,347	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,435	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	637	233.45/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,487	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	232.88/cwt	224.00–234.50	1,546	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	211.30/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,456	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	227.42/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,619	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	718	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,508	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,638	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,671	71
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	225.48/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,720	27
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	218.75/cwt	218.75–218.75	1,877	62
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	886	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,816	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,031	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	927	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,622	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,876	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,028	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,809	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	947	13
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,980	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	2,624	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	827	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	94.51/cwt	90.00–97.50	974	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,060	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,124	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	105.30/cwt	103.00–109.50	1,139	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,465	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	109.66/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,622	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	1,019.03/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,019	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,179	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	1,667.00/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,667	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,283Last week 450Year ago 1,069

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 5Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	496	261.00	261.00
40	550–600	577	241.00–246.00	241.62
10	600–650	624	230.00	230.00
13	650–700	689	211.00–212.00	211.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	583	237.00	237.00
9	600–650	620	222.50	222.50
12	700–750	718	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
12	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
37	350–400	369	289.00–310.00	304.61
23	400–450	446	273.00–286.00	283.76
5	450–500	477	263.00–268.00	265.91
3	500–550	520	254.00	254.00
5	550–600	568	246.00	246.00
20	650–700	664	224.00–234.50	232.88
6	700–750	748	219.00	219.00
71	750–800	751	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	588	229.00	229.00
3	900–950	927	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	637	233.00–235.00	233.45
6	850–900	886	205.00	205.00
2	900–950	938	200.00	200.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	383	305.00–314.00	310.82
2	400–450	425	299.00	299.00
10	450–500	492	270.00–271.00	270.80
48	500–550	514	266.00–271.00	266.66
31	700–750	712	225.00–229.00	227.42
27	750–800	763	225.00–226.00	225.48
62	850–900	858	218.75	218.75
5	900–950	919	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	444	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	574	270.00	270.00
44	600–650	636	251.00–257.50	256.61
18	650–700	679	243.00	243.00
9	700–750	709	225.00–233.00	230.28
13	750–800	787	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
23	350–400	380	326.00	326.00
42	450–500	453	301.00–309.00	308.59
11	500–550	524	285.00–289.00	287.22
9	550–600	585	267.00	267.00
12	600–650	646	247.00	247.00
11	700–750	706	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	354	372.00	372.00
24	400–450	425	347.00–366.00	357.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	334.00–350.00	340.02
6	400–450	420	321.00–330.00	323.93
19	450–500	467	316.50–333.00	327.77
18	500–550	514	295.00–308.00	297.12
9	550–600	573	277.00–285.00	281.19
54	600–650	609	263.00–277.50	271.67
15	700–750	741	246.50	246.50
52	750–800	766	240.00–246.50	245.21
54	800–850	801	236.50–242.25	238.53
6	850–900	857	236.50	236.50
14	950–1000	978	220.25	220.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	814	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	277	342.00	342.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,179	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,198	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,259	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,667.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	984	925.00–1,125.00	1,019.03

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)	2	—	1,035	1,285.00	1,285.00

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	1	—	915	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,031	90.00–97.50	94.51
3	—	1,082	103.00–109.50	105.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	108.00–117.00	109.66
1	—	1,060	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	110.00–112.50	111.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	132.50	132.50

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.