Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend but a sharply lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate. Buyer demand was moderate with the both the CME Feeder and Live Cattle futures closing sharply lower again today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive several loads of reputation cattle, nice heavy bred cows and a few drafts of Akaushi heifer that were tagged value added on offer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.37/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −90.22 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$313.37

127 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.78

vs TX average

+14.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	319.00	1,739	82
Medium and Large 1	543	307.36	1,669	40
Medium and Large 1-2	588	269.00	1,582	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale127 hd

313.37

—

TX average5 barns · 580 hd

290.58

+22.78

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

+14.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−90.22

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	1,368	159.45	2,182	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	125.87	1,596	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	123.51	1,908	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,129	120.38	1,358	10

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)	1,108	$2,862	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$2,844	53
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,664	46
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$2,274	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,180	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,900	$2,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	1,108	2,862.41/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	312.34/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,496	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,856	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	278.75/cwt	278.75–278.75	1,951	115
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,947.13/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,947	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,098	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,986	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	301.10/cwt	294.50–306.00	1,837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,484	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	327.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	325.36/cwt	301.00–334.00	1,711	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	326.80/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,578	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	513	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	545	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,739	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	442	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,445	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	248.70/cwt	244.00–249.25	1,850	73
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	2,843.52/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,844	53
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,664.36/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,664	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,900	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	446	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,744	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,682	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	988	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,908	4
Bulls	—	—	2,390	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	3,501	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,113	162.69/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,669	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	125.87/cwt	122.50–129.50	1,596	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,762	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	121.63/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	262.25/cwt	261.50–262.50	2,064	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	334.62/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,652	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	257.42/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,882	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	245.43/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,860	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	254.14/cwt	245.00–256.50	1,931	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	243.06/cwt	241.50–244.00	1,954	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	732	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	260.12/cwt	257.75–261.00	2,255	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	588	263.37/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,423	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,681	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	192.37/cwt	170.00–194.50	2,172	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	2,365.44/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,365	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	284.75/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,877	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	366.25/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,747	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	2,274.26/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,274	5

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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