Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 5.00 higher. A bigger run of calves was on offer today due in part to the Texas Angus Association Calf sale bringing in some high quality calves. Notable discounts were applied to short weaned or unweaned calves as we move into October and the weather becomes more volatile. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded weak on a light test. A cold front moved into the area overnight bringing some rain and cooler temperatures, but temperatures will return to the upper 80's by the weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.82/cwt on 180 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −17.76 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$385.82

180 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$52.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.14

vs TX average

+1.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	387.88	2,160	173
Medium and Large 2	570	335.00	1,910	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.88/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale180 hd

385.82

—

TX average5 barns · 508 hd

363.68

+22.14

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

+1.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−17.76

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	146.58	1,615	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,213	144.37	1,752	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	143.00	1,948	3thin

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)	1,295	$2,557	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$2,425	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,220	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,171	$2,183	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	650–700	667	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,428	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,776	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	499.52/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	515	389.55/cwt	377.00–405.00	2,006	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	453.99/cwt	437.00–472.00	1,943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	675	352.54/cwt	346.00–362.00	2,380	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,998	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	411.67/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,239	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	485.84/cwt	476.00–495.00	2,322	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,399	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	374.16/cwt	361.00–388.00	2,151	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	386	481.44/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,858	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	417.82/cwt	415.00–422.00	2,344	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	577	386.60/cwt	383.00–388.00	2,231	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	791	306.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,425	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	286.30/cwt	283.00–294.00	2,937	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	475.96/cwt	467.00–480.00	2,261	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,418	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	2,556.62/head	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,557	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	139.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,674	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	971	147.93/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,436	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	143.38/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,732	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	148.28/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,742	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	152.67/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,523	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,219.80/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,220	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,130.43/head	2,050.00–2,325.00	2,130	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,322.09/head	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,322	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	641	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,090	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	509.65/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,105	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,580	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,845	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,161	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	684	344.52/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,357	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	418.42/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,000	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	614	386.00/cwt	381.00–397.00	2,370	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	404.50/cwt	402.00–407.00	2,516	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	326.16/cwt	323.00–335.50	2,873	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	838	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,604	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,040	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	496	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,300	4

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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