Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 20.00 to 30.00 higher despite the board closing sharply lower on both the Live and Feeder Cattle contracts. Yearlings were too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. The majority of the supply consisted of short weaned or unweaned calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.48/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −29.29 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$417.48

127 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.38

vs TX average

−1.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	504	425.00	2,142	77
Medium and Large 1	546	405.89	2,215	50

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about −$73 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale127 hd

417.48

—

TX average5 barns · 599 hd

388.10

+29.38

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−1.62

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−29.29

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	1,545	164.25	2,537	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	139.32	1,809	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	131.48	1,529	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	130.00	1,983	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)	1,307	$2,375	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,137	$2,004	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$1,500	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,091	$2,936	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,558	$3,425	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	302	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,974	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	665	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	368	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	361.78/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,849	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	315.03/cwt	299.00–322.50	2,552	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,123	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	489	446.14/cwt	428.00–460.00	2,182	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	388	457.34/cwt	435.00–462.00	1,774	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,121	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	300.25/cwt	298.00–301.00	3,222	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	368.46/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	337.47/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,951	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	788	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,033	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,078	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,990.03/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,990	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	426.75/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,198	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,623	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,695	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	123.54/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,429	5
Bulls	—	—	1,587	151.76/cwt	140.50–160.00	2,408	3
Bulls	—	—	1,948	172.24/cwt	170.50–174.50	3,355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	132.63/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,550	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,983	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,262.46/head	2,225.00–2,300.00	2,262	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	131.32/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,821	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	144.12/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,794	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,080	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,075	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	316.19/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,561	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	3,008.95/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,009	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,542	2,577.25/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,577	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	241.71/cwt	230.00–254.00	2,526	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,105	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	766	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,142	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	428	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,605	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	331.45/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,048	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,968	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	742	317.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,354	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,139	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	642	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	383.29/cwt	374.00–403.00	2,219	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	360.38/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,651	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,456	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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