Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves traded mostly 5.00 higher, and heifer calves were mostly 10.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Increased buyer demand was noted on feeder heifers, with the largest advances on yearling type heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Wheat harvest has been in full swing across the trading region. However, cooler temperatures accompanied by rain moved into the area last night which has temporarily halted progress.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.65/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −43.93 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$359.65

89 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$29.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.57

vs TX average

+23.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	364.68	1,992	74
Medium and Large 2	514	335.00	1,722	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	334.80	1,868	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.88/cwt here — about $123 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 sale89 hd

359.65

—

TX average4 barns · 349 hd

338.09

+21.57

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

+23.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−43.93

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	1,439	188.81	2,716	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	161.67	2,066	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,179	161.31	1,902	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	156.08	2,269	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$2,813	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,436	$2,744	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,259	39
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$2,153	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$4,069	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,386	$3,928	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,247	$3,633	41

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	300–350	315	472.16/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,487	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,077	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,246	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,386	3,928.35/head	3,900.00–3,950.00	3,928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,163	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	257.23/cwt	254.00–258.00	2,487	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	433.75/cwt	433.00–440.00	1,709	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	2,385.22/head	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,385	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,044	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	465.09/cwt	450.00–467.00	1,967	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,981	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,628	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	2,153.06/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,153	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	234.26/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,598	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,301	2,812.72/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,813	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	155.47/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,423	6
Bulls	—	—	1,634	176.29/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,881	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,108	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,217	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	160.18/cwt	156.00–162.50	2,092	45
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,323	190.48/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,520	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	162.60/cwt	157.00–164.50	1,969	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	165.80/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,021	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	165.03/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,003	20
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,175	205.67/cwt	204.00–208.00	2,417	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,274	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,162.23/head	2,110.00–2,200.00	2,162	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	983	210.45/cwt	210.00–214.00	2,069	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	150.29/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	370.78/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,102	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,977	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,550	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	3,632.86/head	3,350.00–3,875.00	3,633	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	531.12/cwt	500.00–537.50	1,646	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	799	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,982	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	364.23/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,981	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,365	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	402.33/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,879	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	356.10/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,222	29

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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