Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2025-08-05

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 5
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
76 vs last sale 516 149 vs year ago 589 · 25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
12 vs last sale 37 73 vs year ago 98 · 74.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
60 vs last sale 170 56 vs year ago 54 · +103.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted, as buyer demand for yearling heifers remains strong. Steers too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was average to good with about a quarter of the supply consisting of nice bred cows and pairs. Seasonably hot temperatures have finally made there way to the trading region as we're forecasted to reach triple digits for the first time this year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.11/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits 34.47 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.
Average price
$369.11
20 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+24.12
vs TX average
+18.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521369.111,92320
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 sale20 hd
369.11
TX average5 barns · 228 hd
344.99
+24.12
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
+18.54
This barn, trailing median30 sales
403.58
−34.47
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
BullsHigh1,560202.743,1636thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415156.002,2071thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,359155.502,1134thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average991147.571,4627thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,256$4,1506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$3,59212
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,184$3,5577
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,017$3,45635
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$2,60012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,184$2,1368
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,357$2,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$3,9076
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$3,6502thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,082155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6773
CowsLean 85-90%1,035139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4391
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight845132.48/cwt126.00–140.501,1192
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight965164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5831
Bulls1,710209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,5741
BullsLight Weight1,375190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28423,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1453,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0173,456.11/head3,400.00–3,525.003,45635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1843,556.82/head3,400.00–3,800.003,5577
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2564,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1506
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,108222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,4607
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700660342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,2575
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1474,163.95/head3,900.00–4,300.004,1643
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745337.85/cwt337.85–337.852,517123
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500459475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,18020
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9803
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,2323
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550508407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,0685
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9479
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350307490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,50410
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,54714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450445365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450445390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7363
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450404432.20/cwt427.00–465.001,74628
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900850306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,60115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650611337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0626
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390477.81/cwt470.00–480.001,86323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521369.11/cwt367.00–370.001,92320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400374423.04/cwt422.00–430.001,58224
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,023230.90/cwt225.00–237.002,3622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1842,135.87/head1,950.00–2,300.002,1368
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0042,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,60012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2912,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3572,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,0416
Bulls1,680193.23/cwt190.50–195.503,2462
CowsBoner 80-85%1,359155.50/cwt155.50–155.502,1134
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,415156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,2071
Bulls1,835173.00/cwt173.00–173.003,1751
BullsLight Weight1,080258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,7861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1084,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0507

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.