Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. The majority of the supply consisted of load lots of yearling cattle carrying some flesh, along with short weaned calves, and some nice quality replacement cows. The larger run attracted additional buyer interest, with an increased buyer presence noted and fewer empty seats in the stands. Temperatures have warmed up to the 90's but spotty rain showers have kept pastures are still green.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.33/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −17.25 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$386.33

94 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.63

vs TX average

+26.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	394.66	2,064	63
Medium and Large 1-2	561	369.40	2,071	31

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about −$7 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale94 hd

386.33

—

TX average5 barns · 332 hd

366.70

+19.63

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+26.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−17.25

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	1,555	191.82	2,983	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	168.10	2,662	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	164.37	1,775	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	161.00	2,198	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$3,394	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$3,325	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$3,300	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$2,823	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,689	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,308	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$4,214	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$3,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,380	60

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,843	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	471	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,157	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	394.66/cwt	382.00–402.00	2,064	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	435.74/cwt	427.00–460.00	2,109	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	399.68/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	446.64/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,952	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	313.37/cwt	313.00–314.00	3,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	362.29/cwt	357.00–377.50	2,224	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	686	356.97/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	405.73/cwt	405.00–406.00	2,288	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,538	201
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	416.99/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,006	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	359.97/cwt	359.00–367.00	2,793	148
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,109	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	4,063.02/head	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,063	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	484.92/cwt	480.00–487.00	2,143	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	818	320.16/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,619	400
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,087	2,856.77/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,857	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	507.36/cwt	490.00–512.00	1,603	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,353	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,332	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	3,880.60/head	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,881	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	3,428.20/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,428	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	2,822.68/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,823	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	2,308.16/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,308	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,271	3,394.04/head	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,394	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,504	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	164.17/cwt	163.50–165.00	2,556	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	171.05/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	162.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,303	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	973	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,761	13
Bulls	—	—	1,634	193.77/cwt	189.50–199.50	3,166	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	148.82/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,772	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,125	204.19/cwt	201.00–207.50	2,297	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,140	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,063	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	183.28/cwt	175.00–187.00	3,341	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	159.89/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,776	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	157.53/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,994	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,939.43/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,939	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	199.40/cwt	192.00–209.00	2,473	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	241.22/cwt	232.00–255.00	2,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	412.41/cwt	409.00–430.00	2,206	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,555	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	358.76/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,077	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,700	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,883	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,421	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	289	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,488	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	351.07/cwt	350.50–356.00	2,556	125
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	516.73/cwt	507.00–540.00	1,979	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	582	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,270	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	441.02/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,236	20

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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