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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 7

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,869 head

▲ 561 vs last sale 1,308▲ 611 vs year ago 1,258 · +48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 20 vs year ago 31 · +64.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 251▲ 84 vs year ago 115 · +73.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher, with instances of up to 10.00 higher on 700-800 lb steers. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher on comparable sales. Higher prices in the barn were supported by the board, with both CME Feeder and Live Cattle futures closed in the green again today. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive today. A cold front has moved into the trading region, dropping temperatures into the 30's and 40's for the remainder of the week and into the weekend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.32/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −117.75 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$306.32

57 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$704

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$114.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs TX average

−35.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	334.18	1,833	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	310.99	1,766	34
Medium and Large 2-3	513	220.00	1,129	7thin

One grade step is worth $114.18/cwt here — about $704 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale57 hd

306.32

—

TX average2 barns · 180 hd

298.66

+7.66

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−35.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−117.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,948	135.37	2,637	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,489	114.86	1,710	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	113.23	1,760	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	93.80	858	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,426	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$2,420	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,302	$2,320	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$2,254	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,238	75
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

75 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,346	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	411.31/cwt	407.00–412.00	1,641	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	363.47/cwt	340.00–387.00	1,534	41
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,285	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,571	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	361.85/cwt	361.50–365.00	1,762	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,129	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,718	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,822	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	324.48/cwt	318.00–331.00	1,846	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	1,797	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	294.36/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,819	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	281.10/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,802	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,603	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	283.33/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,910	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	276.19/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,958	55
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,027	161
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,884	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	772	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,783	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	255.71/cwt	254.00–258.00	2,005	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,988	47
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,117	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	885	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,106	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	903	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,122	15
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,247	16
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,263	24
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,013	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,087	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,033	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,283	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,199	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,269	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,408	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	373.26/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,381	54
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,166	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	342.96/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,420	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	331.34/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,531	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	311.68/cwt	295.00–318.50	1,621	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,513	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	282.81/cwt	281.25–288.00	1,601	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	264.34/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,557	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	263.15/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,608	59
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,491	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,679	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,738	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	774	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,811	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,872	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,890	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	240.48/cwt	235.00–241.75	1,965	94
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	236.04/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,928	53
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	885	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,797	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	898	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,976	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	210.14/cwt	208.00–211.00	1,937	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,012	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,014	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,252	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,423	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,393	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,868	132.06/cwt	127.00–136.50	2,467	9
Bulls	—	—	2,068	140.33/cwt	139.00–142.50	2,902	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	707	81.17/cwt	81.00–82.00	574	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	107.20/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,255	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	117.50/cwt	116.50–118.50	1,449	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	115.10/cwt	114.75–116.50	1,703	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	114.86/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,710	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	108.56/cwt	107.50–109.50	1,889	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	2,419.61/head	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,420	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	2,160.62/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,161	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	2,253.97/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,254	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,302	2,320.11/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,320	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	2,304.93/head	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,305	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,511	2,538.61/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,539	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,885	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,166	177.63/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,071	9

This sale against other markets

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Jan 7, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,869Last week 1,308Year ago 1,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 40Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 251Year ago 115

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,232	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,253.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,324	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,304.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,160	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,419.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,511	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,538.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,302	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,320.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,072	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,176	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,160.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,030	183.00	183.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,166	165.00–181.00	177.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	334	380.00	380.00
8	350–400	368	382.50	382.50
26	400–450	414	337.00–347.00	342.96
13	450–500	462	327.00–335.00	331.34
44	500–550	520	295.00–318.50	311.68
13	550–600	566	281.25–288.00	282.81
59	600–650	611	262.00–264.00	263.15
12	650–700	698	249.00	249.00
31	750–800	775	241.50	241.50
94	800–850	817	235.00–241.75	240.48
7	900–950	922	208.00–211.00	210.14
11	1000–1050	1,012	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	360.00	360.00
54	350–400	370	370.00–380.00	373.26
41	500–550	520	291.00	291.00
29	550–600	589	264.00–265.00	264.34
9	650–700	694	242.00	242.00
70	750–800	786	240.50	240.50
53	800–850	817	231.00–239.00	236.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	600–650	611	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	750–800	774	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	885	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	898	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	641	271.00–282.00	281.10
31	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
9	750–800	772	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	469	335.00	335.00
15	500–550	532	323.00	323.00
19	550–600	596	301.50	301.50
47	750–800	792	251.00	251.00
22	850–900	864	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	443	290.00	290.00
12	650–700	668	240.00	240.00
15	750–800	772	244.00	244.00
15	900–950	903	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	306	440.00	440.00
29	350–400	399	407.00–412.00	411.31
41	400–450	422	340.00–387.00	363.47
47	450–500	487	361.50–365.00	361.85
10	500–550	536	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	569	318.00–331.00	324.48
13	600–650	618	291.00–300.00	294.36
39	650–700	674	282.00–289.00	283.33
55	700–750	709	275.00–278.00	276.19
23	750–800	784	254.00–258.00	255.71
16	900–950	917	245.00	245.00
24	950–1000	955	237.00	237.00
3	1000–1050	1,033	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
161	700–750	710	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	885	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,013	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	513	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	410	347.00	347.00
8	450–500	469	297.00	297.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	707	81.00–82.00	81.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	102.00–113.00	107.20
2	—	1,233	116.50–118.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	107.50–109.50	108.56
5	—	1,480	114.75–116.50	115.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,489	114.00–118.00	114.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,868	127.00–136.50	132.06
6	—	2,068	139.00–142.50	140.33

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.