Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves suitable for grazing traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of up to 20.00 higher on cattle under 500 pounds. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Some snow over the weekend provided some much needed moisture to the trading region., with temperatures quickly warming back up to above seasonal. However, the moisture boost may dissipate with high winds are in the forecast for Friday with sustained winds from 35-50 mph with gusts ranging from 60-80 mph.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.91/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −77.85 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$368.91

60 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$24.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.32

vs TX average

+10.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	371.79	1,993	53
Medium and Large 1-2	524	347.11	1,819	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.68/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale60 hd

368.91

—

TX average5 barns · 268 hd

342.59

+26.32

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

+10.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−77.85

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	2,118	152.61	3,233	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,403	132.25	1,855	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,653	122.72	2,029	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	119.93	1,322	5thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$2,469	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$2,181	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,168	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	700–750	747	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,838	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,244	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.50	2,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,167.51/head	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,168	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	337.68/cwt	324.00–344.00	1,766	72
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	2,181.10/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,181	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	2,469.07/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	265.34/cwt	262.00–265.50	2,181	125
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	201.61/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,271	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	284.17/cwt	283.00–285.50	1,787	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,287	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	404.14/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,041	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	284.87/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,159	188
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	311.90/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,971	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,786	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,795	1
Bulls	—	—	2,165	159.91/cwt	158.00–161.50	3,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,123	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	238.69/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	317.02/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	819	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,892	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	685	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,760	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	693	291.02/cwt	287.00–295.00	2,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	343.68/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,980	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	347.11/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	316.66/cwt	314.00–323.00	2,017	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,966	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	267.61/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,825	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,263	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,316	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	316.97/cwt	316.00–317.00	1,892	57
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	188.28/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	376.07/cwt	362.00–387.00	1,993	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	239.10/cwt	237.00–239.25	2,118	30

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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