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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 22

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,332 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 1,472▲ 126 vs year ago 1,206 · +10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 106▲ 192 vs year ago 22 · +872.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

360 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 314▲ 345 vs year ago 15 · +2,300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Steer calves under 500 pounds traded 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on heifer calves for a marker trend. Breaking and Boning utility cows traded firm. Lean cows were mostly 3.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

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 $269.65/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.42 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$269.65

62 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$6.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.90

vs TX average

−29.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	270.15	1,518	57
Medium and Large 1-2	558	264.00	1,473	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.15/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale62 hd

269.65

—

TX average5 barns · 405 hd

256.75

+12.90

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−29.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−154.42

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	1,549	142.49	2,208	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	119.17	1,468	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,419	114.31	1,622	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	109.56	1,118	59

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,875	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,820	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,772	156
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	834	$1,650	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,640	35
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$1,623	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,069	$1,454	63
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,079	$1,340	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,075	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,091	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,379	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,360	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	332.06/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,567	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,410	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,473	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	277.52/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,554	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,423	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	264.06/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,650	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	248.51/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,553	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	651	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	1,645	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	687	237.18/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,629	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	240.48/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,748	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	738	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,624	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	253.48/cwt	252.00–253.50	1,876	175
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,985	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	238.75/cwt	238.75–238.75	2,063	238
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,144	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	943	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,075	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	302	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	966	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	399	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,081	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,124	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,254	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	264.37/cwt	261.00–265.50	1,340	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,340	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	584	230.47/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,346	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	1,350	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	594	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,325	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	621	226.54/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,407	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,561	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	223.71/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,510	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,532	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	729	212.82/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,551	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,729	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	791	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,800	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,836	22
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	930	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,818	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	979	187.67/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,837	18
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,043	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,982	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,257	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	226.79/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,508	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,515	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,738	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,979	1
Bulls	—	—	1,459	138.48/cwt	124.00–143.50	2,020	6
Bulls	—	—	1,913	153.26/cwt	152.00–154.50	2,932	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	108.30/cwt	108.00–111.00	980	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	951	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,136	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,045	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	110.88/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,175	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	119.58/cwt	117.00–122.50	1,491	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	118.77/cwt	118.00–119.50	1,621	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	111.34/cwt	107.50–114.50	1,620	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	1,820.41/head	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,820	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	1,310.61/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,311	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,047	1,535.40/head	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,535	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	1,403.10/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,403	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	1,909.63/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,910	64
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	1,675.75/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,676	92
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	1,640.49/head	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,640	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	1,622.86/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,623	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	185.68/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,039	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	180.36/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,991	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,332Last week 1,472Year ago 1,206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 106Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 360Last week 314Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	320.00	320.00
24	350–400	393	290.00	290.00
21	400–450	400	281.00	281.00
39	500–550	507	261.00–265.50	264.37
19	700–750	742	233.00	233.00
22	800–850	809	227.00	227.00
7	1000–1050	1,043	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	549	244.00	244.00
12	550–600	584	228.00–234.00	230.47
36	600–650	621	220.00–231.00	226.54
7	650–700	678	226.00	226.00
10	700–750	729	211.00–217.00	212.82
4	750–800	791	227.50	227.50
18	950–1000	979	185.00–192.00	187.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	550–600	594	227.25	227.25
24	600–650	632	247.00	247.00
31	650–700	675	222.00–226.00	223.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	594	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	399	271.00	271.00
12	450–500	484	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	930	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	303	360.00	360.00
13	350–400	393	351.00	351.00
5	400–450	406	335.00	335.00
49	450–500	472	330.00–340.00	332.06
42	550–600	560	273.00–278.00	277.52
11	600–650	625	263.00–266.00	264.06
175	700–750	740	252.00–253.50	253.48
5	900–950	932	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	286.00	286.00
7	550–600	599	237.50	237.50
20	600–650	625	248.00–250.00	248.51
18	650–700	687	228.00–239.00	237.18
2	700–750	738	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	558	264.00	264.00
46	700–750	727	238.00–249.00	240.48
18	800–850	827	240.00	240.00
238	850–900	864	238.75	238.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	539	260.00	260.00
43	650–700	651	252.75	252.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	943	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	312.00	312.00
5	650–700	665	226.00–228.00	226.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	732	207.00	207.00
5	950–1000	960	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,158	1,535.00–1,800.00	1,640.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,187	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,622.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,047	1,500.00–1,560.00	1,535.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	955	1,550.00–2,075.00	1,820.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	—	1,085	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,909.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,190	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	92	—	1,098	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,675.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	834	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,024	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,310.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,027	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	39	—	1,082	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,403.10

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	6	—	1,104	177.00–181.00	180.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,098	180.00–187.00	185.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,060	110.00–112.50	110.88
1	—	980	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,015	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	97.00	97.00
11	—	905	108.00–111.00	108.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	113.00	113.00
15	—	1,247	117.00–122.50	119.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	107.50–114.50	111.34
2	—	1,365	118.00–119.50	118.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	152.00–154.50	153.26
6	—	1,459	124.00–143.50	138.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	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.