Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Today's trend falls in line with Friday's bullish Cattle on Feed Report coupled with cattle futures closing higher the past two days. Increased receipts this week were due in part to warmer temperatures finally returning to the trading region, allowing producers to gather and ship.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.15/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −104.43 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$299.15

207 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$44.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs TX average

−5.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	307.55	1,663	159
Medium and Large 1-2	541	299.54	1,621	11thin
Medium and Large 2	558	262.95	1,467	37

One grade step is worth $44.61/cwt here — about $196 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $346.29, median $403.58 across 30 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 sale207 hd

299.15

—

TX average5 barns · 514 hd

294.78

+4.37

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−5.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−104.43

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	1,664	144.97	2,412	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	123.89	1,571	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,329	119.46	1,587	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	107.51	1,138	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,657	$2,700	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,387	42
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$2,234	53
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,975	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	264.14/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,891	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	770	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,852	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,033	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	279.43/cwt	273.00–284.50	1,878	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	279.72/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,765	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	293.63/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,985	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,066	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,023	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	314.94/cwt	306.50–324.00	1,650	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	354.84/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,838	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	266.88/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,914	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,889	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,709	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,367.30/head	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,367	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	804	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,058	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	299.54/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	272.37/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,806	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,013.02/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,054.62/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,055	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,905	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,366	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	320.54/cwt	319.00–326.00	1,859	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	92.13/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,095	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,020	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,051	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	147.45/cwt	146.50–148.50	2,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	264.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,682	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,493	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	127.69/cwt	124.00–131.50	1,894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	123.89/cwt	121.75–128.00	1,571	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	119.64/cwt	118.50–121.00	1,098	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	281.36/cwt	272.00–284.00	2,164	130
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,657	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,134	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	319.01/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,946	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	264.98/cwt	260.00–266.50	2,353	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	751	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	282.57/cwt	276.00–284.00	2,026	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	718	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,921	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	2,490.42/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,490	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	799	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,147	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	292.14/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,697	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,660	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,415	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	699	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,007	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	677	284.39/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,925	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,478	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,723	4

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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