Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to firm. Not enough comparable sales on calves or slaughter cows for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. A cold front moved across the region dropping temperatures into the 70's and bringing some much needed rain into the region ahead of winter wheat planting that should start in the next couple weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.33/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −70.43 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$376.33

9 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.29

vs TX average

−32.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	376.33	2,062	9thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $393.85, median $446.77 across 28 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 sale9 hd

376.33

—

TX average5 barns · 398 hd

387.62

−11.29

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−32.97

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−70.43

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	1,648	199.79	3,292	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	153.14	1,697	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	151.75	1,794	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,706	150.57	2,568	16

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)	1,345	$2,806	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,761	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$4,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$3,503	6

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1	250–300	270	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,766	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	394.40/cwt	388.00–396.00	2,516	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,221	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	360.80/cwt	347.00–362.00	2,273	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	744	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,418	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,379	2,783.07/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,783	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	505	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	3,502.70/head	3,375.00–3,650.00	3,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,625	17
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,160	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,749	1
Bulls	—	—	2,133	184.08/cwt	180.00–187.50	3,926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,635	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,824	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	957	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	148.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,761	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,429	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,329	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	800	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,260	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,808	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,531	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,691	152.08/cwt	147.50–153.50	2,572	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	902	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,904	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,447	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	202.15/cwt	200.50–220.00	2,395	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,592	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	976	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,094	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	337.54/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,764	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,090	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	3,074	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	341.99/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,479	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,556	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	370.46/cwt	365.00–374.00	2,645	16

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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