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Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

890 head

▲ 454 vs last sale 436▼ 278 vs year ago 1,168 · −23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 23 vs year ago 44 · −52.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 80▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 6.00 higher, with up to 10.00 higher on steers over 800 pounds. Steer and heifer calves traded firm to 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand following last weeks much needed rain. The majority of the trading region received between 2 and 4 inches of steady rainfall.

Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher on a light test.

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 $288.92/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −129.22 against this barn's trailing median of $418.14.

Average price

$288.92

62 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$45.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.10

vs TX average

−15.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	292.70	1,610	56
Large 1	528	267.00	1,410	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	247.00	1,393	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.69/cwt here — about $217 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 sale62 hd

288.92

—

TX average5 barns · 393 hd

257.81

+31.10

National average192 barns · 32,201 hd

304.72

−15.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

418.14

−129.22

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $418.14 across 29 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	1,558	136.25	2,122	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	115.25	1,905	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	114.00	1,553	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	99.10	980	12

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)	1,535	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,650	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

56 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

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 436Year ago 1,168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 80Year ago 35

Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	678	223.00–226.00	223.72
3	700–750	740	204.00	204.00
5	750–800	764	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	292.00	292.00
16	300–350	325	270.00

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Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

890 head

▲ 454 vs last sale 436▼ 278 vs year ago 1,168 · −23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 23 vs year ago 44 · −52.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 80▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher on a light test.

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 $288.92/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −129.22 against this barn's trailing median of $418.14.

Average price

$288.92

62 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$45.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+31.10

vs TX average

−15.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	292.70	1,610	56
Large 1	528	267.00	1,410	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	247.00	1,393	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.69/cwt here — about $217 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 sale62 hd

288.92

—

TX average5 barns · 393 hd

257.81

+31.10

National average192 barns · 32,201 hd

304.72

−15.80

This barn, trailing median29 sales

418.14

−129.22

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $418.14 across 29 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	1,558	136.25	2,122	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	115.25	1,905	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	114.00	1,553	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	989	99.10	980	12

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)	1,535	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,650	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

56 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

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 436Year ago 1,168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 80Year ago 35

Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	678	223.00–226.00	223.72
3	700–750	740	204.00	204.00
5	750–800	764	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	292.00	292.00
16	300–350	325	270.00

Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,004	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	289.21/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,203	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	332.14/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,441	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	313.68/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,534	12
Steers	450–500	Large 1	498	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,280	4
Steers	500–550	Large 1	528	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,410	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	301.20/cwt	296.00–309.50	1,623	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,393	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	591	261.51/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,546	12
Steers	600–650	Large 1	611	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,387	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	263.52/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,618	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	248.18/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,539	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,549	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,662	95
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,642	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	707	222.33/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,572	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	239.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,872	74
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	794	221.72/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,760	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,881	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	2,012	54
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,095	4

Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	856	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,034	22
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	403	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,016	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,195	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,276	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,257	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,379	23
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	603	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,266	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	624	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,410	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	237.14/cwt	235.00–248.50	1,487	58
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	223.72/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,517	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	701	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,535	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,657	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	205.31/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,486	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,510	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	764	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,475	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,765	70

Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,411	1

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,400	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,862	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	2,392	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	848	90.40/cwt	90.00–90.50	767	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	975	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	108.04/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,251	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	112.11/cwt	110.50–114.00	1,300	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,475	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,633	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,856	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,946	1

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	979	144.03/cwt	133.00–157.00	1,410	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	209.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	2,147	7

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,535	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,650	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	624	226.00	226.00
14	700–750	701	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	274.00	274.00
6	450–500	489	261.00	261.00
23	550–600	559	245.00–250.00	246.71
58	600–650	627	235.00–248.50	237.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	403	252.00	252.00
2	600–650	603	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	724	196.00–210.00	205.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	591	257.00–267.00	261.51
9	600–650	620	247.50–249.00	248.18
18	700–750	707	220.00–223.00	222.33
14	750–800	794	220.00–223.00	221.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	330.00–335.00	332.14
12	450–500	489	300.00–320.00	313.68
44	500–550	539	296.00–309.50	301.20
32	600–650	614	251.00–266.00	263.52
95	650–700	653	254.50	254.50
10	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
23	800–850	802	234.50	234.50
4	950–1000	988	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	338	297.00	297.00
16	400–450	416	287.00–290.00	289.21
4	550–600	564	247.00	247.00
6	600–650	640	242.00	242.00
4	650–700	673	244.00	244.00
74	750–800	783	230.00–240.00	239.04
54	800–850	822	244.75	244.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	257.00	257.00
2	500–550	528	267.00	267.00
4	600–650	611	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,745	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	110.50	110.50
1	—	1,390	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	90.00–90.50	90.40
1	—	990	98.50	98.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	110.50–114.00	112.11
3	—	1,158	105.00–109.50	108.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	133.00	133.00

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	—	979	133.00–157.00	144.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,025	205.00–210.00	209.44

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,650	1,875.00	1,875.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Feeder Cattle

Lonestar Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle