Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

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 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −32.61 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	369.11	1,923	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $401.72 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 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 median29 sales

401.72

−32.61

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	1,560	202.74	3,163	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	156.00	2,207	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	155.50	2,113	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	147.57	1,462	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,256	$4,150	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,592	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$3,557	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$3,456	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$2,600	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,136	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,907	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,650	2thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	132.48/cwt	126.00–140.50	1,119	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,574	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	3,456.11/head	3,400.00–3,525.00	3,456	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	3,556.82/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,557	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,257	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	4,163.95/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	337.85/cwt	337.85–337.85	2,517	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,180	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,504	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,547	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	432.20/cwt	427.00–465.00	1,746	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,601	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	477.81/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,863	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	369.11/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,923	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	423.04/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,582	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	230.90/cwt	225.00–237.00	2,362	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,135.87/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,136	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,041	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	193.23/cwt	190.50–195.50	3,246	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,113	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,207	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,175	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,080	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,786	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	7

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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