Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows traded mostly 5.00 higher on a light test. Quality was mixed, with the majority of the of the consignments consisting of crossbred type cattle. Temperatures have finally reached seasonal averages of the mid to upper 90's, but spotty rain showers have continued to pop up across the trading region.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −53.58 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$350.00

4 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+21.96

vs TX average

+9.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	350.00	1,925	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

350.00

—

TX average4 barns · 236 hd

328.04

+21.96

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+9.82

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−53.58

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	1,511	180.98	2,734	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	161.19	2,378	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	160.40	1,954	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	158.00	1,752	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,915	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$3,169	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$3,967	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$3,950	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,492	$3,735	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,167	$3,400	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,206	$3,055	8

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	397.97/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	472.54/cwt	446.00–475.00	1,975	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,417	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,457	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	3,055.18/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,055	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	382.74/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	3,168.63/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,169	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,390	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,915	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	306.22/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,569	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	430.79/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,848	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	327.60/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,182	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	3,966.82/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,829	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	163.19/cwt	161.50–166.00	1,917	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,190	172.78/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,056	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	155.53/cwt	151.00–158.50	2,011	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	157.11/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,223	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	162.82/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,441	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,634	24
Bulls	—	—	1,600	177.85/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	193.89/cwt	193.00–195.00	3,292	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,058	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,413	3,057.52/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,058	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	3,923.64/head	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,924	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,710	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,238	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	444.73/cwt	442.00–450.00	2,024	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,383	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	891	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,673	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,990	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	446	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,469	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,635	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,703	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,569	5

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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