Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher, with instances of up to 10.00 higher on 700-800 lb steers. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher on comparable sales. Higher prices in the barn were supported by the board, with both CME Feeder and Live Cattle futures closed in the green again today. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive today. A cold front has moved into the trading region, dropping temperatures into the 30's and 40's for the remainder of the week and into the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.32/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −140.44 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$306.32

57 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$704

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$114.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs TX average

−35.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	334.18	1,833	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	310.99	1,766	34
Medium and Large 2-3	513	220.00	1,129	7thin

One grade step is worth $114.18/cwt here — about $704 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $393.85, median $446.77 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

306.32

—

TX average2 barns · 180 hd

298.66

+7.66

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−35.76

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−140.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,948	135.37	2,637	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	114.86	1,710	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	113.23	1,760	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	93.80	858	14

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,426	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,420	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,302	$2,320	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$2,254	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,238	75
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	2,253.97/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,254	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,269	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	772	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	311.68/cwt	295.00–318.50	1,621	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,890	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	373.26/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,381	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,679	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	263.15/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,608	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,988	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,117	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	2,304.93/head	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,305	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,419.61/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	210.14/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	236.04/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,928	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,513	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	2,160.62/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,161	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,884	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,797	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	611	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,491	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,571	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	264.34/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,557	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,393	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	707	81.17/cwt	81.00–82.00	574	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	107.20/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,255	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	117.50/cwt	116.50–118.50	1,449	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	108.56/cwt	107.50–109.50	1,889	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	132.06/cwt	127.00–136.50	2,467	9
Bulls	—	—	2,068	140.33/cwt	139.00–142.50	2,902	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,511	2,538.61/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,539	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,302	2,320.11/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,320	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	411.31/cwt	407.00–412.00	1,641	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,247	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	283.33/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,910	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	282.81/cwt	281.25–288.00	1,601	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	281.10/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,802	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	240.48/cwt	235.00–241.75	1,965	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,263	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	361.85/cwt	361.50–365.00	1,762	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	342.96/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,420	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,872	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,738	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,885	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	177.63/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,071	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	363.47/cwt	340.00–387.00	1,534	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	294.36/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,819	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	255.71/cwt	254.00–258.00	2,005	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	331.34/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,531	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	710	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,027	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	774	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	885	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,106	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,408	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	885	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,797	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,013	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	898	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,976	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	324.48/cwt	318.00–331.00	1,846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	276.19/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,958	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,822	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	114.86/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,710	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	115.10/cwt	114.75–116.50	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	903	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,122	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,718	15

How this sale compares

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.

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