Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2025-07-15

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 15
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
679 vs last sale 1,082 309 vs year ago 712 · 43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
5 vs last sale 27 18 vs year ago 4 · +450.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
247 head
212 vs last sale 35 236 vs year ago 11 · +2,145.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of 20.00 to 30.00 higher on 550 to 650 pound heifers. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with a large portion of the supply consisting of replacement cattle. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend. Pastures are still green and soil moisture levels are adequate to surplus according to the Texas Crop and Weather report. Rain fell again over the weekend but seasonal temperatures in the upper 90's have finally made there way into the trading region.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $349.66/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 53.92 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.
Average price
$349.66
23 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.32
vs TX average
+10.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548349.661,91723
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale23 hd
349.66
TX average5 barns · 157 hd
344.34
+5.32
National average151 barns · 8,478 hd
338.74
+10.92
This barn, trailing median30 sales
403.58
−53.92
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
BullsAverage1,043224.472,3412thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,612160.232,5835thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,252152.761,9124thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,025138.001,4151thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,161$2,53911
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$2,46630
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,321$2,42413
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,051$4,05029
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$3,8619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,186$3,31513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$3,15921

Every lot, as filed

46 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%1,297154.34/cwt153.00–155.502,0023
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0743,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2572,466.01/head2,350.00–2,650.002,46630
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450400457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,8283
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900886250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2154
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0514,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,05029
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,8233,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2884
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,02223
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 27772,651.51/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6526
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550536333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,7854
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7093
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800799321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,5658
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,51223
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400362440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5937
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4503,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573349.71/cwt338.00–355.002,00410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,1425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350327371.02/cwt370.00–372.001,2136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750714320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2854
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583376.00/cwt376.00–376.002,1927
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy1050–11001,094220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4077
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700691334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,30835
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300262335.00/cwt335.00–335.0087810
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378372.24/cwt340.00–401.001,4078
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900863213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,83810
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517385.58/cwt385.00–387.001,9937
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650617360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0693,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3009
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650642341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,18935
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,8789
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,042243.50/cwt243.50–243.502,5375
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,7305
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400369500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,84520
CowsBoner 80-85%1,115148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3212,423.85/head2,250.00–2,625.002,42413
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,138225.99/cwt202.00–231.002,57210
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,400177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,4781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1612,538.81/head2,400.00–2,800.002,53911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0823,271.43/head3,000.00–3,500.003,27113
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,623157.38/cwt156.00–159.002,5543
CowsLean 85-90%1,025138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,700148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,5161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,6971
BullsLight Weight1,043224.47/cwt222.00–227.002,3412

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.