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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 15

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,472 head

▲ 269 vs last sale 1,203▼ 82 vs year ago 1,554 · −5.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 59 vs year ago 47 · +125.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

314 head

▲ 242 vs last sale 72▲ 259 vs year ago 55 · +470.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Steers calves weighing between 400 and 550 pounds traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on all other classes of calves but a lower undertone was noted.

Larger discounts were noted on unweaned or short weaned calves carrying more flesh ahead of this weekends cool down and chance for rain. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly weak. Supply consisted of a few load lots of yearlings, several smaller packages of short weaned calves and quite a few replacement cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.35/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.73 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$270.35

83 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$43.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.01

vs TX average

−28.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	278.79	1,553	67
Medium and Large 2	560	235.00	1,316	16thin

One grade step is worth $43.79/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale83 hd

270.35

—

TX average5 barns · 463 hd

258.34

+12.01

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−28.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−153.73

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 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	1,765	148.28	2,617	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	114.47	1,473	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	111.52	1,141	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	110.68	1,772	18

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)	1,213	$2,550	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,371	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,042	117
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,239	$1,900	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,702	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	906	$1,601	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	889	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,594	61
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,146	$1,478	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	868	$1,500	2thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,049	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,112	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,249	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	844	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,265	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,504	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	318.59/cwt	316.50–334.00	1,418	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	950	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,395	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	324.64/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,552	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,338	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	289.48/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,534	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	277.86/cwt	275.50–294.00	1,570	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	265.84/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,550	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,610	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,573	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,531	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,674	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	657	242.29/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,592	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	228.61/cwt	227.00–229.50	1,571	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,695	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	226.58/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,631	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	838	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,584	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,037	236
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,994	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	902	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,768	22
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	978	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,985	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	366	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,069	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,108	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,192	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	928	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	268.05/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,249	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	476	258.55/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,231	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	522	241.39/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,260	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,289	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	241.45/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,396	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,312	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	227.43/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,431	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,490	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	656	234.05/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,535	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	657	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,485	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	216.43/cwt	216.00–216.50	1,431	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,588	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,672	73
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	779	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,620	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,810	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	968	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,839	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,248	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,345	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,303	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,356	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	234.26/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,560	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,618	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,150	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	155.44/cwt	154.00–156.50	2,868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,917	144.59/cwt	137.50–148.50	2,772	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	873	95.64/cwt	90.00–101.00	835	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	913	106.98/cwt	104.00–112.50	977	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	113.85/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,167	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	107.01/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,185	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	117.86/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,433	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	106.70/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,435	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	128.12/cwt	127.00–129.50	1,753	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	114.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,616	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	124.19/cwt	123.50–125.00	1,767	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	107.88/cwt	105.00–112.50	1,866	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,786	102.05/cwt	101.50–104.00	1,823	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	906	1,600.80/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,601	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	970	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,027	1,317.38/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,317	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	1,593.51/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,594	61
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,112	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	2,067.33/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,067	112
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,146	1,478.35/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,478	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,702.01/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,702	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,376	2,539.28/head	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,539	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,472Last week 1,203Year ago 1,554

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 83Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 314Last week 72Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	466	262.00–276.00	268.05
6	500–550	524	246.00	246.00
2	850–900	858	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	613	214.00	214.00
22	650–700	661	216.00–216.50	216.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	657	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	386	287.00	287.00
37	600–650	634	235.00	235.00
73	700–750	743	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	442	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	292.00	292.00
2	400–450	440	271.00	271.00
22	450–500	476	256.00–264.00	258.55
8	500–550	522	235.00–246.00	241.39
8	550–600	578	238.00–245.00	241.45
48	600–650	629	226.00–229.00	227.43
34	650–700	656	220.00–236.00	234.05
11	700–750	730	217.50	217.50
13	750–800	779	208.00	208.00
7	950–1000	968	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	361	346.00	346.00
24	400–450	426	353.00	353.00
9	450–500	478	322.00–330.00	324.64
25	500–550	530	286.00–292.00	289.48
23	550–600	565	275.50–294.00	277.86
11	600–650	604	266.50	266.50
6	650–700	654	256.00	256.00
4	700–750	709	239.00	239.00
5	850–900	867	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	687	227.00–229.50	228.61
5	800–850	838	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	335.00	335.00
8	350–400	353	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	419	302.00	302.00
14	600–650	630	243.00	243.00
236	800–850	847	240.50	240.50
22	900–950	902	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	398	212.00	212.00
11	400–450	448	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	280.00	280.00
16	550–600	560	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	445	316.50–334.00	318.59
3	450–500	473	295.00	295.00
19	550–600	583	265.00–269.00	265.84
9	600–650	617	255.00	255.00
53	650–700	657	235.00–245.00	242.29
17	700–750	720	226.00–227.00	226.58
8	950–1000	978	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	536	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	316.00	316.00
3	400–450	423	318.00	318.00
6	500–550	521	250.00	250.00
15	650–700	666	230.00–243.00	234.26
3	700–750	732	221.00	221.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,146	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,478.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	61	—	1,058	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,593.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	906	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,600.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,190	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,702.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,239	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,376	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,539.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	112	—	1,136	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,067.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,725.00	1,725.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,317.38

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	—	868	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	90.00–101.00	95.64
3	—	913	104.00–112.50	106.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	114.00–117.00	114.74
2	—	1,423	123.50–125.00	124.19
4	—	1,786	101.50–104.00	102.05
6	—	1,730	105.00–112.50	107.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	104.00–110.00	106.70
2	—	1,368	127.00–129.50	128.12
8	—	1,216	114.50–120.00	117.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,107	101.00–111.00	107.01
33	—	1,025	112.00–114.50	113.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	154.00–156.50	155.44
3	—	1,917	137.50–148.50	144.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	145.00	145.00

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.