Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Weaned steer and heifer calves with at least two rounds of shots traded mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Unweaned calves with no vaccinations or only one round traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower, as significant temperature fluctuations and changing weather conditions continue to negatively impact calf health and buyer confidence. Not enough comparable sales on yearling steers or heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted, with the board trading in the green the last two days. Trading activity was active on moderate to good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 higher. Sorghum harvest is wrapping up and recent rains have been beneficial for recently planted winter wheat.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.83/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −23.93 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$422.83

170 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.58

vs TX average

−46.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	425.47	2,315	154
Medium and Large 1-2	560	397.47	2,226	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $89 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

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 sale170 hd

422.83

—

TX average5 barns · 505 hd

390.26

+32.58

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−46.21

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−23.93

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	1,850	159.85	2,958	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	155.95	1,789	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	146.86	2,372	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	146.73	1,754	34

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)	1,182	$3,470	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$2,802	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$2,297	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	748	$1,975	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	450–500	476	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,047	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	495.03/cwt	472.00–505.00	2,272	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	416	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,130	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	415.75/cwt	409.00–419.00	2,212	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,236	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,097	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	440.50/cwt	440.50–440.50	2,374	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	2,648	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	343.19/cwt	341.00–352.00	1,692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,106	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,926	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	2,296.66/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,297	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,411	186.67/cwt	173.00–198.00	2,634	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,643	151.31/cwt	141.00–162.50	2,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,124	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,393	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	431	445.26/cwt	432.00–450.00	1,919	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,799	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	135.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,497	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	149.06/cwt	145.50–152.00	1,811	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	144.78/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,505	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	151.01/cwt	150.50–151.50	2,091	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	156.39/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,772	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	2,388.28/head	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,388	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	2,881.34/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,881	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	145.25/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,827	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,854	162.31/cwt	160.00–164.50	3,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	392.99/cwt	360.00–398.00	2,837	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,022	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,182	3,470.04/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,470	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	2,801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	312	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,764	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	573	336.13/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,926	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,258	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	494	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,179	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	374	407.66/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,525	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	446	370.39/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,168	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	318	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,595	5

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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