Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2025-07-08

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 8
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,082 head
316 vs last sale 766 395 vs year ago 687 · +57.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
129 vs last sale 156 11 vs year ago 38 · 28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
164 vs last sale 199 28 vs year ago 7 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves traded mostly 5.00 higher. Heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 lower, reflecting a market correction after an unprecedented rise in prices and buyer demand noted from two weeks ago. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings but a lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. More rain moved into the trading region last Thursday, and additional rain is in the forecast through the weekend. Wheat harvest is wrapping up and pastures are in good condition as rain and cooler temperatures continue to be the story this summer.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.44/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 67.14 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.
Average price
$336.44
84 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TX average
5.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545342.921,86946
Medium and Large 1-2558328.591,83438
One grade step is worth $14.33/cwt here — about $36 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
459417374332median 403.5812/1602/2404/2806/2308/18
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 sale84 hd
336.44
TX average1 barns · 84 hd
336.44
+0.00
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−5.09
This barn, trailing median30 sales
403.58
−67.14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,560187.252,9216thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,324153.992,03911
CowsLean 85-90%Low937148.181,3885thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,750146.002,5551thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,311$3,42716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,344$2,8506
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,030$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$3,40010

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296158.41/cwt157.50–160.002,0534
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340151.47/cwt150.00–153.002,0307
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,750146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,5551
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight937148.18/cwt145.00–149.001,3885
Bulls1,580176.50/cwt176.00–177.002,7892
Bulls1,885197.37/cwt194.50–200.003,7202
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full650–700699293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,0484
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800753295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2214
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600553387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,067270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,8813
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3583,559.87/head3,475.00–3,800.003,56014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3442,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8506
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600573310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7766
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850848278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,35718
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500462370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7093
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750702296.27/cwt295.00–297.002,08011
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416434.66/cwt407.00–450.001,8086
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,9103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450403415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6722
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850816289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,358187
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750703326.16/cwt324.00–332.002,29330
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8003
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400359450.50/cwt430.00–470.001,6174
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575326.45/cwt320.00–332.001,87711
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,16315
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950945277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,6184
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574305.50/cwt305.50–305.501,7546
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000952249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,3703
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528355.98/cwt347.00–367.001,88029
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676309.96/cwt309.00–310.002,095132
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900884292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,5817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600558328.59/cwt318.00–333.001,83438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750728299.87/cwt290.00–301.002,18391
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900863272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3474
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479419.03/cwt415.00–427.002,00717
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550518400.91/cwt400.00–402.002,07715
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700678328.76/cwt324.00–335.002,2299
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,375215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,9561
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450400462.00/cwt462.00–462.001,8483
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650645309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,99319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600554347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,92214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900853297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,533125
BullsLight Weight1,215187.89/cwt185.00–190.002,2832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29832,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3953,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2003,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
BullsMedium and Large 11,0302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.