Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 30.00 to 40.00 lower, with larger declines noted on lighter weight cattle. The lower market is in line with sharp declines noted across the cattle futures market. Most feeder and live cattle contracts closed down the limit on Friday and down the expanded limit on Monday. Futures closed mostly in the red again today. Yearlings too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on light to moderate buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Replacement cattle traded mostly steady. The majority of the supply consisted of unweaned calves which buyers are still discounting due to large temperature fluctuations and concerns over calf health in the month of October.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.67/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −104.09 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$342.67

71 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$39.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.01

vs TX average

−87.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	355.45	2,089	48
Medium and Large 1-2	575	316.00	1,817	23

One grade step is worth $39.45/cwt here — about $272 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 sale71 hd

342.67

—

TX average5 barns · 398 hd

375.69

−33.01

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−87.05

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−104.09

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	1,620	171.10	2,772	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	139.25	1,674	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,733	127.79	2,215	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,387	113.50	1,574	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,900	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,400	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,312	$2,332	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,985	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	877	$3,450	7
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	807	$3,195	61
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	846	$2,723	12
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,715	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,275	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Unweaned	550–600	595	353.18/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,101	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	592	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,989	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	751	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,073	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	308.64/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,957	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	746	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,328	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	374.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,023	258.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,013	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	315.75/cwt	315.75–315.75	2,551	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,312	2,331.50/head	2,285.00–2,400.00	2,332	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	722	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	820	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,517	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,070	207.89/cwt	205.00–211.00	2,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,387	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,574	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	127.79/cwt	125.00–131.50	2,215	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	164.70/cwt	160.00–168.50	2,889	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,067	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	215.43/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,370	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	2,723.05/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,723	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,767	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,817	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,360	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	311	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,586	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,715	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	3,195.17/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,195	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	350.70/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,613	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	381.78/cwt	377.00–384.00	1,806	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,602	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	676	312.52/cwt	309.25–321.00	2,113	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	327.09/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,753	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,034	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	375.85/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	305.91/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	267	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,743	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	625	330.37/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,065	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	759	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	661	310.90/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	643	290.51/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,868	22

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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