Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 13.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to average with a several nice bunches of bred cattle on offer. Slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 6.00 higher. The higher market today fell in line with both the CME feeder and live cattle contracts have traded in the green the past two days following the bullish Cattle Inventory report. The most recent USDA-NASS cattle inventory report shows the smallest July 1 inventory in the history of the data series. Buyer demand remains very good as available cattle supplies continue to tighten.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.50/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −28.95 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$376.50

24 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$12.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.93

vs TX average

+29.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	377.54	1,967	22
Medium and Large 1-2	513	365.00	1,872	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $346.29, median $405.44 across 29 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 sale24 hd

376.50

—

TX average4 barns · 187 hd

358.57

+17.93

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

+29.00

This barn, trailing median29 sales

405.44

−28.95

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	—	High	1,593	198.10	3,155	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	189.07	2,314	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	172.00	2,348	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,278	169.00	2,160	10

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,250	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$3,173	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,988	52
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,832	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$2,700	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,153	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$4,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$4,337	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,800	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,372	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	4,336.69/head	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,337	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,552	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,106	3,087.47/head	2,750.00–3,425.00	3,087	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,600	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,927	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,488	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	2,831.64/head	2,775.00–2,900.00	2,832	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,160	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,348	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,912	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,344	14
Bulls	—	—	1,770	206.69/cwt	206.00–207.00	3,658	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,658	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	313.43/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	377.54/cwt	377.00–379.00	1,967	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	456.82/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,453	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	249	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,183	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	531.25/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,705	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	973	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,578	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	338.99/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,241	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	341.90/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,663	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,538	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	410.06/cwt	402.00–414.00	2,132	34
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,360	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,611	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,228	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	3,207.82/head	3,200.00–3,225.00	3,208	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,152.60/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,153	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	5

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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