Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2024-12-03

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 3
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,839 head
▲ 1,450 vs last sale 389▲ 663 vs year ago 1,176 · +56.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 30▲ 31 vs year ago 56 · +55.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
474 head
▲ 397 vs last sale 77▲ 460 vs year ago 14 · +3,285.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded sharply higher compared to the light test from the previous sale. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend, but advances of 10.00 to 20.00 higher were noted on almost all classes. Quality was very attractive, as a large portion of the supply was a part of the Texas Angus Breeders Weaned Calf Special sale. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. Total receipts have finally returned to near seasonal numbers after being hindered for much of November due to large amount of rain over the region making gathering and travel difficult for producers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.84/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −96.62 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.
Average price
$289.84
177 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$29.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.86
vs TX average
+6.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535294.511,576149
Medium and Large 1-2561265.001,48728
One grade step is worth $29.51/cwt here — about $89 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 sale177 hd
289.84
—
TX average2 barns · 304 hd
267.98
+21.86
National average190 barns · 29,311 hd
283.32
+6.52
This barn, trailing median31 sales
386.46
−96.62
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
459415371327median 386.4603/0304/2807/0709/1511/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,950131.252,5592thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,338121.641,62817
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,524120.971,84417
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,027113.781,16946

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,86332
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,302$2,398161
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$2,28915
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,268$2,16698
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$2,08411
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,238$1,7004thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$2,6505
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)751$2,1004thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)2,060$2,8752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,425$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)953$3,47515
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,9453thin

Every lot

93 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,3123
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3077
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,31819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5154
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471373.50/cwt373.50–373.501,75935
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,6207
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,36712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519329.30/cwt328.00–333.001,70923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519296.08/cwt284.00–306.001,53722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy557339.50/cwt339.50–339.501,89112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582316.86/cwt298.50–326.001,84497
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed584307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,7939
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,65516
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy603312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,8814
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632273.26/cwt270.00–274.001,72733
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy670281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,88329
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,79511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy713269.50/cwt269.50–269.501,92214
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1729253.68/cwt251.50–263.001,84926
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,8403
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,96678
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2774229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,77215
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy778248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,92911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,89611
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1866237.81/cwt237.25–239.502,05940
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,0524
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,024230.50/cwt230.50–230.502,3606
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy1,036184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,90615
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,0436
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375345.03/cwt340.00–350.001,2946
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3384230.00/cwt230.00–230.0088321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2396274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,08510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427322.72/cwt311.00–331.001,37833
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479259.46/cwt254.00–265.001,24330
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1494303.39/cwt302.00–306.001,49950
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4707
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,5765
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519300.35/cwt300.00–302.001,55991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558277.63/cwt275.00–285.501,54938
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,48728
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy585296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,73215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2604239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4444
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619260.22/cwt246.50–265.001,611111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement639306.82/cwt306.00–308.001,96129
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy644279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,79711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,59063
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,61812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy685262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7959
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2689232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,59821
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy719262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,88417
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,63128
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy732231.17/cwt231.00–232.001,69212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737239.85/cwt239.85–239.851,76873
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6425
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778229.12/cwt224.00–230.001,78382
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1839207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,73717
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,187201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,3863
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,25020
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1443320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4183
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,16125
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,56811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1643241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5506
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6476
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1803203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6304
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,950131.25/cwt129.00–135.002,5592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80095.00/cwt95.00–95.007601
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight858106.04/cwt105.00–107.009102
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight934113.24/cwt110.00–115.001,05824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070113.48/cwt113.00–114.001,2142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,187116.58/cwt116.00–118.501,38417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348122.37/cwt118.50–124.001,65016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524120.97/cwt116.00–121.501,84417
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 12,0602,875.24/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28162,379.63/head2,375.00–2,400.002,38012
Bred Cows—Medium 28381,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0702,862.51/head2,625.00–2,975.002,86332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2292,084.24/head1,950.00–2,175.002,08411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2381,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2682,166.34/head2,000.00–2,425.002,16698
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3022,398.40/head2,200.00–2,625.002,398161
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2755140.01/cwt123.00–155.001,05736
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2987135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3323
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,425120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27512,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1004
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0732,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6505
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19533,475.00/head3,475.00–3,475.003,47515
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2932,945.36/head2,850.00–3,100.002,9453

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.