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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

767 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 745▲ 96 vs year ago 671 · +14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 86▼ 98 vs year ago 206 · −47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 33▼ 64 vs year ago 67 · −95.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers but a mostly steady to weak undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves were weak to 6.00 lower on a light test. The softness in the market today fell inline with the CME Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures which both closed sharply lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Quality was more attractive this week, with several nice loads of yearlings on offer. Boning and Breaking type slaughter cows traded mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Lean cows were 1.00 higher. Hot and dry conditions have returned to the region following all of the rain over the past few weeks.

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 $361.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.07 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$361.00

7 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$49.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.22

vs TX average

−10.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	389.00	1,992	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	340.00	1,846	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.00/cwt here — about $145 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 sale7 hd

361.00

—

TX average4 barns · 147 hd

358.78

+2.22

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−10.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−63.07

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	1,589	173.44	2,755	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	156.74	1,909	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	156.49	2,222	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	150.08	1,529	29

Every lot

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,852	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,992	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,846	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	323.83/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,030	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,376	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	301.50/cwt	301.50–301.50	2,445	39
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	828	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,385	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	293.16/cwt	292.00–296.00	2,574	137
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	293.79/cwt	293.50–296.00	2,682	60
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,097	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	2,871	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,226	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,648	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,746	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,846	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,771	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	649	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,648	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,870	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	277.25/cwt	277.25–277.25	2,237	105
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	274.25/cwt	274.25–274.25	2,400	58
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Replacement	953	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,754	31
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	966	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,318	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,660	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	417.30/cwt	412.00–427.00	1,769	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,828	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,822	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,835	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,885	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,320	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,132	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	179.40/cwt	178.50–180.00	3,091	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	868	151.49/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,315	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,644	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	150.64/cwt	149.75–153.00	1,622	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,926	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	151.56/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,823	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	156.85/cwt	153.50–159.50	1,918	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,167	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	157.74/cwt	153.00–159.50	2,260	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	216.76/cwt	209.00–222.00	2,710	3

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 Jun 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 745Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 86Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 33Year ago 67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	868	148.00–155.00	151.49
2	—	855	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,223	153.50–159.50	156.85
1	—	1,015	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,203	151.00–152.00	151.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,433	153.00–159.50	157.74
1	—	1,200	160.50	160.50
6	—	1,421	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,077	149.75–153.00	150.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,723	178.50–180.00	179.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	161.00–162.00	161.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
3	500–550	512	389.00	389.00
7	600–650	627	320.00–329.00	323.83
8	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
39	800–850	811	301.50	301.50
137	850–900	878	292.00–296.00	293.16
60	900–950	913	293.50–296.00	293.79
23	1050–1100	1,097	261.75	261.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	828	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	421.00	421.00
4	500–550	543	340.00	340.00
3	750–800	792	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	570.00	570.00
7	450–500	457	382.00	382.00
3	550–600	573	309.00	309.00
30	650–700	669	279.50	279.50
58	850–900	875	274.25	274.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	800–850	807	277.25	277.25
4	950–1000	966	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
31	950–1000	953	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	649	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	405	407.00	407.00
9	500–550	543	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	500.00	500.00
27	400–450	424	412.00–427.00	417.30
7	500–550	544	336.00	336.00
7	550–600	559	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	644	285.00	285.00
4	750–800	763	247.00	247.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	209.00–222.00	216.76

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.