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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 27

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▼ 351 vs last sale 1,013▼ 502 vs year ago 1,164 · −43.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 25▼ 52 vs year ago 81 · −64.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 22 vs year ago 41 · −53.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Calves too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Not enough slaughter cows for a market trend. Storms moved across the Panhandle over the past two nights bringing 1 to 3 inches of rain. Rain chances continue throughout the week, before temperatures warm up to the 90's over the weekend. Pastures are in good shape, and producers have been busy trying to beat the rain with wheat silage and bailing wheat hay in full swing.

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 $361.71/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.36 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$361.71

102 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$30.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.22

vs TX average

−12.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	369.09	2,117	77
Medium and Large 1-2	556	339.00	1,885	25

One grade step is worth $30.09/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale102 hd

361.71

—

TX average4 barns · 255 hd

349.49

+12.22

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−12.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−62.36

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	—	Average	1,925	157.00	3,022	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	139.63	1,801	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	124.36	1,373	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,635	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,950	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,842	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	380.33/cwt	376.00–388.00	2,042	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,885	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,148	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,133	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,885	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,205	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,229	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,184	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	287.64/cwt	285.00–287.75	2,347	78
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	286.54/cwt	282.50–289.50	2,459	31
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,509	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	262.75/cwt	262.75–262.75	2,522	25
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,589	18
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,011	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,583	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,537	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	358.54/cwt	345.00–363.00	1,703	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	544	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,550	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	292.47/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,731	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,862	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,778	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,663	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,939	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,010	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	257.39/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,856	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	268.96/cwt	265.00–269.25	2,141	70
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	926	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,334	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,413	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	431.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,649	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,025	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	265.79/cwt	255.00–273.00	2,065	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,371	1
Bulls	—	—	2,290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,331	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,341	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,437	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	147.94/cwt	145.50–151.00	1,879	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	140.20/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,823	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,647	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,635	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,860	17

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 May 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 1,013Year ago 1,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	718	280.00	280.00
14	900–950	926	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	452	340.00	340.00
19	550–600	592	288.00–293.00	292.47
4	600–650	624	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	690	281.00	281.00
70	750–800	796	265.00–269.25	268.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	544	285.00	285.00
20	650–700	652	255.00	255.00
20	700–750	721	255.00–258.00	257.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	475	345.00–363.00	358.54
18	550–600	593	314.00	314.00
11	900–950	939	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	740	298.00	298.00
7	1000–1050	1,011	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	556	339.00	339.00
7	650–700	677	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	743	300.00	300.00
78	800–850	816	285.00–287.75	287.64
31	850–900	858	282.50–289.50	286.54
25	950–1000	960	262.75	262.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	650–700	688	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	457	403.00	403.00
24	500–550	537	376.00–388.00	380.33
53	550–600	590	364.00	364.00
2	750–800	753	290.00	290.00
7	900–950	919	273.00	273.00
18	950–1000	966	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	425.00–435.00	431.77
2	700–750	703	288.00	288.00
5	750–800	777	255.00–273.00	265.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,270	145.50–151.00	147.94
22	—	1,300	135.00–141.00	140.20
1	—	1,350	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	120.00–123.00	121.54
1	—	1,105	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,290	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,560	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,635	3,175.00	3,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	944	197.00	197.00

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.