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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 24, 2024

460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $228.50/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 737 lb · 69 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.32/cwt ≈ $1,914/hd at 932 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.41/cwt -13.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 608 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 460 1,177 1,478
Feeder cattle 450 1,134 1,081
Slaughter cattle 5 27 130
Replacement cattle 5 16 267

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on any class of cattle for a market trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,291 —
455–491 483 17 301.00–325.00 $313.48 $1,514 +0.58
540 540 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,517 -23.56
643 unweaned 643 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,627 —
675 unweaned 675 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,606 -2.26
733 unweaned 733 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,701 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 10 275.00 $275.00 $1,358 -8.00
639 unweaned 639 8 237.00 $237.00 $1,514 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 306.00 $306.00 $832 -24.00
466 466 10 269.00 $269.00 $1,254 +40.00
541 541 18 231.50 $231.50 $1,252 —
553 553 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,217 —
737 737 69 228.50 $228.50 $1,684 +9.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409–427 419 11 293.00–305.00 $298.33 $1,250 +15.09
473–487 479 11 278.00–280.00 $279.08 $1,337 +7.67
548 548 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,211 -17.00
607–613 unweaned 608 19 223.00–228.25 $227.41 $1,383 —
745 745 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 -11.50
806 806 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,693 —
930–936 932 30 201.00–207.50 $205.32 $1,914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 2 360.00 $360.00 $929 —
460 460 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,412 —
535 535 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,375 —
629 629 14 227.50 $227.50 $1,431 -3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,203 —
618 618 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,421 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–960 955 85-90% 2 93.00–95.00 $93.99 $898 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 100.50 $100.50 $1,100 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1077 1077 (<2 yrs)Open 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,852

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.