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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 8

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,203 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 1,283▼ 445 vs year ago 1,648 · −27.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 22▲ 65 vs year ago 18 · +361.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 47▲ 63 vs year ago 9 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 6.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mixed. Calves weighing under 500 pounds were mostly 5.00 higher, but steer and heifer calves weighing between 500 to 600 pounds traded mostly 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Larger discounts were noted on unweaned or short weaned calves carrying larger amounts of flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with several large strings of yearlings on offer and smaller packages of unweaned calves.

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 $253.33/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.13 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$253.33

61 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$0.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.80

vs TX average

+0.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	253.43	1,421	45
Medium and Large 1-2	538	253.06	1,361	16thin

One grade step is worth $0.37/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale61 hd

253.33

—

TX average4 barns · 350 hd

235.54

+17.80

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

+0.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−133.13

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	1,290	132.23	1,705	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	117.92	1,873	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	117.87	1,445	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	110.83	1,173	37

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)	1,059	$2,215	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,140	45
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,241	$1,715	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$1,688	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$1,575	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,125	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,168	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,427	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,496	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	284.84/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,364	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,467	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	271.59/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,410	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	283.19/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,521	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	260.95/cwt	260.50–264.00	1,461	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,510	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	273.75/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,599	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	262.53/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,683	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	244.13/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,645	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	682	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,541	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,701	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	723	233.79/cwt	230.00–235.50	1,690	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	219.56/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,596	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	252.10/cwt	251.00–252.75	1,908	38
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,956	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	815	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,777	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,978	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,104	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,135	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	304.52/cwt	304.00–307.00	1,239	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	251.46/cwt	242.50–264.00	1,245	68
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	259.45/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,357	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	256.86/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,436	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,362	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,297	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,433	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,470	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,652	80
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,493	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	673	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,541	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	221.64/cwt	221.00–222.00	1,574	47
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,671	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,804	134
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,452	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,018	109.55/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,115	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,113	149.39/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	3,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	926	115.90/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,073	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	88.75/cwt	87.50–90.00	843	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	114.39/cwt	112.00–120.50	1,237	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	109.97/cwt	108.50–112.00	1,206	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	85.23/cwt	80.00–90.00	946	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,513	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	118.65/cwt	116.50–121.50	1,449	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	114.29/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,423	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,759	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	118.39/cwt	117.50–119.00	1,911	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	2,215.18/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,215	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,268.32/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,268	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,787.20/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,787	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	1,714.89/head	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,715	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,254	1,784.64/head	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,785	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,303	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,916	2

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,203Last week 1,283Year ago 1,648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 22Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 47Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	343	322.00	322.00
4	350–400	358	317.00	317.00
40	400–450	407	304.00–307.00	304.52
12	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
40	550–600	559	255.00–258.00	256.86
80	650–700	664	248.75	248.75
17	700–750	714	234.00	234.00
134	750–800	758	238.00	238.00
3	800–850	840	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	574	226.00	226.00
15	600–650	602	238.00	238.00
4	650–700	668	220.00–227.00	223.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	450–500	495	242.50–264.00	251.46
11	500–550	523	258.00–260.00	259.45
5	550–600	570	239.00	239.00
15	600–650	642	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	700–750	710	221.00–222.00	221.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	356.00	356.00
23	350–400	391	365.00	365.00
5	450–500	456	328.00	328.00
31	550–600	584	270.00–274.00	273.75
34	600–650	641	259.00–263.00	262.53
4	700–750	703	242.00	242.00
38	750–800	757	251.00–252.75	252.10
5	800–850	831	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
7	450–500	479	282.00–292.00	284.84
8	500–550	537	281.00–290.00	283.19
34	650–700	674	228.00–246.00	244.13
11	700–750	727	215.00–225.00	219.56
3	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
11	800–850	815	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	682	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	368	340.00	340.00
32	400–450	433	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	481	305.00	305.00
80	500–550	519	266.00–283.00	271.59
31	550–600	560	260.50–264.00	260.95
26	750–800	795	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	583	259.00	259.00
22	700–750	723	230.00–235.50	233.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	764	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	795	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,241	1,675.00–1,900.00	1,714.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,059	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,215.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,303	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,195	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,268.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,254	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,784.64

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)	12	—	1,222	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,787.20

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	1,100	2,125.00	2,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,614	117.50–119.00	118.39
1	—	1,510	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	124.50	124.50
19	—	1,221	116.50–121.50	118.65
6	—	1,245	113.00–115.00	114.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,081	112.00–120.50	114.39
2	—	1,110	80.00–90.00	85.23
5	—	1,097	108.50–112.00	109.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	108.50	108.50
4	—	926	114.00–118.00	115.90
2	—	950	87.50–90.00	88.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	123.00	123.00
1	—	2,060	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	100.00–118.00	109.55
2	—	1,113	145.00–154.00	149.39

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.