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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 29

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,865 head

▲ 533 vs last sale 1,332▲ 1,073 vs year ago 792 · +135.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 214▲ 28 vs year ago 46 · +60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 360▲ 15 vs year ago 118 · +12.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Heifer calves between 600 to 700 pounds traded mostly 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer calves for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted. Discounts by as much as 5.00 to 10.00 were noted on short weaned or unweaned steer calves ahead of the weather change forecasted over the weekend. Hot and dry weather accompanied by high winds have been the story over the past week. However, some much needed rain and cooler temperatures are finally in the forecast over the weekend. Slaughter cows traded mostly weak to 3.00 lower.

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 $266.68/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −157.39 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$266.68

143 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$29.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.76

vs TX average

−34.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	271.45	1,504	102
Medium and Large 1-2	573	257.02	1,473	35
Medium and Large 2	563	242.00	1,362	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.45/cwt here — about $142 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 sale143 hd

266.68

—

TX average5 barns · 608 hd

262.92

+3.76

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−34.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−157.39

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	—	Low	1,135	143.22	1,626	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	110.26	1,450	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,106	108.71	1,202	38

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$1,807	109
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,650	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,628	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,575	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	913	$1,427	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,084	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	369.82/cwt	340.00–374.00	1,135	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	334.15/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,236	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,164	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	446	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,334	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	314.78/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,448	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	295.38/cwt	281.00–312.00	1,554	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,362	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	254.57/cwt	252.50–262.00	1,451	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	263.72/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,537	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,383	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,448	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,395	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	622	242.92/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,511	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	226.68/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,439	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	636	244.70/cwt	240.00–249.50	1,556	77
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	663	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,631	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,709	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	706	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,518	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	222.05/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,599	41
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,751	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,979	52
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	249.38/cwt	248.00–249.75	1,938	176
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	779	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,690	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	789	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,927	48
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	803	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,807	57
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,808	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	240.25/cwt	240.25–240.25	2,093	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	886	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,104	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	314.01/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,046	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	285.35/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,133	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	274.92/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,166	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	273.77/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,172	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,219	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	276.17/cwt	269.00–278.50	1,342	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	257.45/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,323	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	245.48/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,321	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,328	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	249.30/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,416	100
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	233.79/cwt	226.00–236.75	1,328	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,418	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	587	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,327	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	232.49/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,432	88
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,482	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	246.18/cwt	246.00–247.50	1,561	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	692	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,626	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	723	194.20/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,404	72
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,747	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	739	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,663	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	804	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,729	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	813	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,463	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,788	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	980	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,872	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,135	143.22/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,626	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	110.46/cwt	110.00–110.50	1,200	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,078	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	108.30/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,209	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	116.26/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,310	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	109.12/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,474	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	860	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	953	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,123	1,323.61/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,324	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,683.47/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,297	1,844.54/head	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,845	94
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,616	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	1,426.58/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,427	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,865Last week 1,332Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 214Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 360Year ago 118

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	—	1,175	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,037	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	94	—	1,297	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,844.54

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	—	1,100	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,124	1,575.00	1,575.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,385.00	1,385.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,323.61

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	4	—	1,063	152.00	152.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,426.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	333	310.00–320.00	314.01
10	350–400	397	283.00–295.00	285.35
26	400–450	428	272.00–277.00	273.77
28	450–500	486	269.00–278.50	276.17
29	500–550	514	254.00–265.00	257.45
17	550–600	581	244.00	244.00
32	600–650	634	246.00–247.50	246.18
35	700–750	725	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	424	271.00–280.00	274.92
3	450–500	467	261.00	261.00
40	500–550	538	242.00–252.00	245.48
24	550–600	568	226.00–236.75	233.79
13	600–650	615	232.00	232.00
72	700–750	723	187.00–195.00	194.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	587	226.00	226.00
8	600–650	608	220.00	220.00
11	800–850	813	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
100	550–600	568	241.00–250.00	249.30
16	600–650	628	236.00	236.00
50	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
11	800–850	820	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	558	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	600–650	616	225.00–240.00	232.49
8	650–700	692	235.00	235.00
7	800–850	804	215.00	215.00
6	950–1000	980	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	700–750	739	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	446	299.00	299.00
17	550–600	596	243.00	243.00
6	600–650	635	226.00–228.00	226.68
41	700–750	720	220.00–223.00	222.05
11	750–800	779	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	706	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	441	264.00	264.00
10	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
15	550–600	583	261.00–265.00	263.72
12	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
21	650–700	673	254.00	254.00
4	700–750	739	237.00	237.00
176	750–800	777	248.00–249.75	249.38
15	800–850	807	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	591	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	563	242.00	242.00
4	600–650	609	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	550–600	570	252.50–262.00	254.57
23	600–650	622	241.00–245.00	242.92
29	650–700	663	246.00	246.00
48	750–800	789	244.25	244.25
57	800–850	803	225.00	225.00
14	850–900	886	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
77	600–650	636	240.00–249.50	244.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	375.00	375.00
9	300–350	307	340.00–374.00	369.82
10	350–400	370	320.00–338.00	334.15
17	450–500	460	305.00–326.00	314.78
47	500–550	526	281.00–312.00	295.38
52	750–800	776	255.00	255.00
15	850–900	871	240.25	240.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,351	107.50–110.00	109.12
4	—	1,127	112.50–118.00	116.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	98.00	98.00
25	—	1,116	106.00–109.50	108.30
12	—	1,086	110.00–110.50	110.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	141.00–146.00	143.22

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.