Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Quality was mixed, with a large portion of the supply consisted of second and third trimester bred cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.58/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −122.19 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$324.58

40 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$3.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.72

vs TX average

−14.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	327.37	1,853	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	323.77	1,803	31

One grade step is worth $3.60/cwt here — about $49 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

324.58

—

TX average5 barns · 347 hd

312.86

+11.72

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−14.09

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−122.19

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	1,500	141.73	2,126	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	140.00	1,855	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	126.45	1,644	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	121.60	1,346	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$2,243	54
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,234	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,195	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,918	51
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,688	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	386	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	252.51/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,826	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,415	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,846	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	305.33/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,542	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	257.70/cwt	257.00–258.75	2,108	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,178	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	334	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	557	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	327.37/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	499	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,562	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	327.86/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,797	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,903	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,165	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	740	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	1,904	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,571	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,728	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	123.43/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,537	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	116.77/cwt	116.50–117.50	1,232	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	126.09/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,170	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	135.09/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,249	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,170	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,187	1,863.26/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,863	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,255.88/head	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,256	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,086	1,868.05/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,868	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	2,407.76/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,408	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,871.81/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,872	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	1,654.89/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,655	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	2,518.21/head	2,375.00–2,650.00	2,518	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	978	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,956	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	2,004.22/head	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,004	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,124	1,710.21/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,710	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,687.50/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,688	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,706	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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