Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test. Quality was attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of yearlings straight off the wheat. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Lighter receipts today were the result of a cold front that moved back into the trading area bringing sub zero temperatures. Seasonal temperatures will return to the region through the end of the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.71/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −132.06 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$314.71

17 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.95

vs TX average

−26.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	322.00	1,858	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	599	291.00	1,743	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $115 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 sale17 hd

314.71

—

TX average4 barns · 705 hd

302.76

+11.95

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−26.23

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−132.06

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	—	Average	1,327	141.67	1,880	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,064	122.01	1,298	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	107.33	1,098	3thin

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)	1,019	$2,600	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$2,392	56
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,257	$2,068	57
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$1,875	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,854	12

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls	—	—	1,418	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,999	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,145	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,637	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	120.26/cwt	119.00–121.50	1,266	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,362	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	2,076.83/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,077	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	2,486.05/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,486	44
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	334.23/cwt	334.00–334.50	1,441	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,521	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	2,047.35/head	1,975.00–2,175.00	2,047	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,000	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	622	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,562	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,703	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,174	144
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,034	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,858	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,910	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,450	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,316	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,766.75/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,767	7

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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