Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers but a generally steady undertone was noted. Quality ranged from plain to attractive, with several loads of nice feeding type yearlings on offer. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows or bulls for a market trend. Some winter wheat planting began to take place last week and over the weekend ahead of Saturday evenings rain showers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.46/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −50.31 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$396.46

56 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$43.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs TX average

−8.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	423.97	2,200	14thin
Medium and Large 1	583	390.93	2,277	28
Medium and Large 2	500	380.00	1,900	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.97/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale56 hd

396.46

—

TX average5 barns · 411 hd

394.64

+1.82

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−8.18

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−50.31

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	—	Low	1,737	179.69	3,122	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	152.62	2,280	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,460	150.00	2,190	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	148.71	1,603	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)	943	$3,073	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,550	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,617	$2,657	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	648	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,378	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	591	352.95/cwt	341.00–356.00	2,086	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	338.03/cwt	329.00–345.00	2,620	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	374.75/cwt	374.75–374.75	2,871	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,969	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,481	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	641	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	2,228	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	388.48/cwt	386.00–389.00	2,591	104
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	494.94/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,069	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,145	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	378.33/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,160	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,617	2,657.16/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,235	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	706	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,400	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,971	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,321	18
Bulls	—	—	1,595	162.03/cwt	156.00–165.50	2,584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,932	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,370	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,318	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,030	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,493	1
Bulls	—	—	2,021	177.35/cwt	172.00–183.50	3,584	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	147.64/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,138	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,278	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,550	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	969	3,168.66/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	940	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,820	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	362.81/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,431	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,612	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,850	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	898	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	423.97/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,200	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,122	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	351.25/cwt	351.25–351.25	2,533	139

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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