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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 28

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,605 head

▲ 1,007 vs last sale 598▼ 106 vs year ago 1,711 · −6.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 15▼ 9 vs year ago 40 · −22.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 151▼ 3 vs year ago 135 · −2.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls firm to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Today's trend falls in line with Friday's bullish Cattle on Feed Report coupled with cattle futures closing higher the past two days. Increased receipts this week were due in part to warmer temperatures finally returning to the trading region, allowing producers to gather and ship.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.15/cwt on 207 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −88.78 against this barn's trailing median of $387.94.

Average price

$299.15

207 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$44.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs TX average

−5.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	307.55	1,663	159
Medium and Large 1-2	541	299.54	1,621	11thin
Medium and Large 2	558	262.95	1,467	37

One grade step is worth $44.61/cwt here — about $196 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 sale207 hd

299.15

—

TX average5 barns · 514 hd

294.78

+4.37

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−5.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.94

−88.78

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $387.94 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	—	Average	1,664	144.97	2,412	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	123.89	1,571	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,329	119.46	1,587	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	107.51	1,138	7thin

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)	1,657	$2,700	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,242	$2,387	42
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,166	$2,234	53
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$1,975	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,709	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,551	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	354.84/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,838	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,921	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	320.54/cwt	319.00–326.00	1,859	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	604	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,709	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	319.01/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,946	40
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	264.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,682	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,905	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	293.63/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,985	77
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	284.39/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,925	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	264.14/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,891	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	282.57/cwt	276.00–284.00	2,026	43
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	751	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,990	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	281.36/cwt	272.00–284.00	2,164	130
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,134	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	799	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,147	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	804	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,058	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,189	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	264.98/cwt	260.00–266.50	2,353	37
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,415	15
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,428	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,242	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,478	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,366	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,597	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,369	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	314.94/cwt	306.50–324.00	1,650	116
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	299.54/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,621	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,493	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	292.14/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,697	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,660	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	1,669	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	279.72/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,765	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	647	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,695	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	272.37/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,806	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	279.43/cwt	273.00–284.50	1,878	105
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	266.88/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,914	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,889	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,745	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Full	770	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,852	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,033	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,066	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,007	64
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,073	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,148	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,592	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,572	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,723	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	699	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,741	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,864	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	147.45/cwt	146.50–148.50	2,718	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	768	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	918	119.64/cwt	118.50–121.00	1,098	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,020	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,051	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,175	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	92.13/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,095	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	123.89/cwt	121.75–128.00	1,571	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,643	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	127.69/cwt	124.00–131.50	1,894	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,013.02/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,054.62/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,055	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	2,367.30/head	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,367	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	2,490.42/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,490	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,657	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,605Last week 598Year ago 1,711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 15Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 132Last week 151Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	580	319.00–326.00	320.54
5	600–650	604	283.00	283.00
15	650–700	665	286.50	286.50
37	700–750	716	258.00–276.00	264.14
23	750–800	789	270.50	270.50
7	850–900	850	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	407	420.00	420.00
32	500–550	518	350.00–356.00	354.84
12	550–600	577	333.00	333.00
40	600–650	610	317.00–320.00	319.01
77	650–700	676	292.00–295.00	293.63
43	700–750	717	276.00–284.00	282.57
130	750–800	769	272.00–284.00	281.36
37	850–900	888	260.00–266.50	264.98
15	900–950	927	260.50	260.50
7	950–1000	987	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	677	284.00–285.00	284.39
14	800–850	804	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	355.00	355.00
30	600–650	636	262.00–265.00	264.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	751	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
26	750–800	799	268.75	268.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
20	750–800	770	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	300	414.00	414.00
20	350–400	394	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	493	324.00	324.00
116	500–550	524	306.50–324.00	314.94
27	550–600	581	284.00–300.00	292.14
42	600–650	631	275.00–288.00	279.72
105	650–700	672	273.00–284.50	279.43
53	700–750	717	262.00–267.50	266.88
25	750–800	776	262.00	262.00
64	850–900	865	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	423	323.00	323.00
11	500–550	541	299.00–300.00	299.54
6	600–650	617	270.50	270.50
36	650–700	663	268.00–276.00	272.37
16	700–750	717	263.50	263.50
18	800–850	840	246.00	246.00
6	900–950	938	221.00	221.00
4	1000–1050	1,023	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	507	270.00	270.00
29	550–600	572	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	647	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	593	280.00	280.00
6	700–750	718	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	400.00	400.00
6	400–450	418	376.00	376.00
4	600–650	638	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	699	249.00	249.00
2	900–950	923	202.00	202.00

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)	9	—	1,113	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,258	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,367.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,657	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,287	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,490.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,015	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,098	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,054.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	91.00–93.50	92.13
1	—	1,330	123.50	123.50
1	—	1,040	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,483	124.00–131.50	127.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	121.75–128.00	123.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	118.50–121.00	119.64
1	—	830	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	146.50–148.50	147.45
1	—	1,305	140.00	140.00

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.