Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Quality was mixed, but buyer demand remains strong amid short cattle supplies. Some heavier-fleshed cattle and unweaned calves are beginning to come off the tall grass. With overall cattle numbers remaining tight, the discount for unweaned calves seems to be smaller than in previous years so far. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.75/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −33.83 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$369.75

48 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$22.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs TX average

+18.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	372.57	2,114	42
Medium and Large 1-2	553	350.00	1,936	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.57/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale48 hd

369.75

—

TX average5 barns · 354 hd

371.12

−1.37

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+18.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−33.83

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	—	Average	1,990	189.00	3,761	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	161.50	2,334	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	159.50	2,302	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	157.06	1,819	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$3,768	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$3,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$3,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,174	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$2,750	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,523	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$4,537	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$4,448	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$4,269	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$3,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,528	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,769	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	849	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,666	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,392	4,013.68/head	3,600.00–4,175.00	4,014	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,650	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,500	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,962	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	626	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,110	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,901	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	369.18/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,149	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,488	3,767.72/head	3,575.00–3,925.00	3,768	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	4,246.51/head	4,150.00–4,350.00	4,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	350.63/cwt	334.00–360.00	2,198	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,116	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,173.57/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,174	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	164.20/cwt	162.00–165.50	2,051	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,302	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	151.24/cwt	151.00–151.50	1,467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	149.03/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,687	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,364	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	2,578.57/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,579	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	4,537.07/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,537	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	4,706.28/head	4,550.00–4,775.00	4,706	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	309.40/cwt	308.00–314.00	2,311	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	224	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	334.19/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,456	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	300.85/cwt	300.00–305.50	2,768	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,279	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,881	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,942	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	476.20/cwt	463.00–500.00	2,252	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	544.19/cwt	532.00–552.00	1,943	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	706	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,224	6

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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