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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 17

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,308 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 1,253▲ 618 vs year ago 690 · +89.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 31▼ 4 vs year ago 44 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 206 vs last sale 45▲ 189 vs year ago 62 · +304.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower, with larger declines noted on 500 to 600 pound steers. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.35/cwt on 280 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −112.58 against this barn's trailing median of $387.94.

Average price

$275.35

280 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.31

vs TX average

−9.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	279.60	1,538	84
Medium and Large 1-2	543	273.53	1,485	196

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about $53 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale280 hd

275.35

—

TX average5 barns · 933 hd

269.05

+6.31

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−9.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.94

−112.58

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $387.94 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	1,469	134.70	1,979	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	107.50	1,625	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	106.27	1,403	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	91.71	954	15

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)	1,215	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,258	$2,361	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,150	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,199	$2,142	35
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,201	$1,909	36
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	861	$1,625	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$2,475	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	954	$2,275	29
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$2,050	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,875	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$1,636	33

Every lot

67 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,180	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,335	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,512	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,569	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,554	59
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	330.22/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,565	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	313.87/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,616	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,705	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	297.98/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,728	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,708	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	293.41/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,831	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,775	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	652	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	1,509	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	267.26/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,820	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,797	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	245.55/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,869	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,836	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,939	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	339	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,153	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	364	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,263	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	346.44/cwt	324.00–348.00	1,396	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	305.74/cwt	296.00–317.00	1,293	95
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	301.98/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,453	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	280.57/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,414	114
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	292.08/cwt	289.00–296.50	1,507	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,563	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	263.75/cwt	263.75–263.75	1,575	82
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,640	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,675	61
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	698	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,577	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	707	227.85/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,611	26
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,818	70
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,816	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	910	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,738	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,378	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,285	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,552	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,576	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,527	127.94/cwt	125.50–130.00	1,954	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	893	94.59/cwt	90.00–100.00	845	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	78.11/cwt	75.00–82.00	737	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	92.64/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,026	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	105.68/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,197	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,173	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,485	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,515	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,655	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,699	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	1,636.07/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,636	33
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	17
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	29
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	753	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,337	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	183.93/cwt	183.50–195.00	2,189	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,199	2,141.87/head	2,125.00–2,175.00	2,142	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	2,149.51/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,150	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,763.59/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,764	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	2,361.36/head	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,361	12

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,308Last week 1,253Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 31Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 251Last week 45Year ago 62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	102.00	102.00
8	—	1,107	90.00–97.50	92.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	90.00–100.00	94.59
3	—	943	75.00–82.00	78.11
1	—	985	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	109.50	109.50
2	—	1,450	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,435	103.50	103.50
2	—	1,133	104.00–107.00	105.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	125.50–130.00	127.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	155.00	155.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	342.00	342.00
5	350–400	375	356.00	356.00
59	450–500	461	337.00	337.00
30	500–550	515	312.00–314.00	313.87
40	600–650	626	283.50	283.50
8	650–700	686	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	380.00	380.00
35	400–450	424	370.00	370.00
14	450–500	474	326.00–332.00	330.22
13	500–550	523	326.00	326.00
65	550–600	580	293.00–310.00	297.98
17	600–650	624	292.00–294.00	293.41
37	650–700	681	260.00–270.00	267.26
25	750–800	761	244.00–247.00	245.55
10	800–850	813	238.50	238.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	778	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	652	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	587	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	339	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	400–450	423	296.00–317.00	305.74
114	500–550	504	272.00–281.00	280.57
82	550–600	597	263.75	263.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	347.00	347.00
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
26	700–750	707	227.00–229.00	227.85
12	900–950	910	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	400–450	403	324.00–348.00	346.44
17	450–500	481	292.00–306.00	301.98
46	500–550	516	289.00–296.50	292.08
38	550–600	591	264.50	264.50
24	600–650	638	257.00	257.00
61	650–700	662	253.00	253.00
70	750–800	764	238.00	238.00
3	900–950	908	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	698	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	357.00	357.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
6	550–600	577	269.00	269.00
6	600–650	638	247.00	247.00
4	700–750	725	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	280.00	280.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	954	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,116	2,475.00	2,475.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	945	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	897	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	765	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,636.07

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	13	—	753	177.50	177.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,190	183.50–195.00	183.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,218	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,763.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	861	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,258	2,275.00–2,600.00	2,361.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,209	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,149.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,199	2,125.00–2,175.00	2,141.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,196	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.