Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers but a higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. The majority of the supply consisted of big yearlings straight off the wheat. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Cash slaughter cattle reached another record high last week, with the majority of the trades selling at the 232.00. Over the weekend, widespread thunderstorms brought additional rainfall with tornados and damaging winds and hail to portions of the panhandle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $330.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −116.77 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$330.00

5 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.57

vs TX average

−51.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	330.00	1,973	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale5 hd

330.00

—

TX average5 barns · 218 hd

345.57

−15.57

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−51.01

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−116.77

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	1,477	171.67	2,535	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	148.56	1,898	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	147.70	2,055	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	146.16	1,469	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,503	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$2,114	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	157.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	147.08/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,397	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	148.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,921	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	129.52/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,140	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	149.97/cwt	145.00–153.50	2,035	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,360	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	323.84/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,338	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	307.54/cwt	303.50–308.50	2,485	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	264.95/cwt	264.50–266.00	2,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,619	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	646	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	849	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,492	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,006	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,354	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	598	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,084	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	156.58/cwt	155.00–158.50	2,029	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	140.45/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,113.68/head	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,114	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,250.00/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,250	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	154.12/cwt	151.00–163.50	1,460	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	141.05/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,080	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,231	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	155.67/cwt	154.50–158.00	2,038	3

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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