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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 24

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

766 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 767▲ 56 vs year ago 710 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 108▲ 89 vs year ago 67 · +132.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 196 vs last sale 3▲ 189 vs year ago 10 · +1,890.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves traded mostly 5.00 higher, and heifer calves were mostly 10.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Increased buyer demand was noted on feeder heifers, with the largest advances on yearling type heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Wheat harvest has been in full swing across the trading region. However, cooler temperatures accompanied by rain moved into the area last night which has temporarily halted progress.

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 $359.65/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −28.28 against this barn's trailing median of $387.94.

Average price

$359.65

89 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$29.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.57

vs TX average

+23.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	364.68	1,992	74
Medium and Large 2	514	335.00	1,722	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	334.80	1,868	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.88/cwt here — about $123 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 sale89 hd

359.65

—

TX average4 barns · 349 hd

338.09

+21.57

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

+23.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.94

−28.28

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	—	Low	1,439	188.81	2,716	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	161.67	2,066	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,179	161.31	1,902	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,454	156.08	2,269	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$2,813	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,436	$2,744	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,259	39
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$2,153	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$4,069	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,386	$3,928	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,247	$3,633	41

Every lot

59 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	531.12/cwt	500.00–537.50	1,646	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,044	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	370.78/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,102	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	356.10/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,222	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,165	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,246	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,272	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	799	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,982	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	934	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,550	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,548	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	472.16/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,487	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	433.75/cwt	433.00–440.00	1,709	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,776	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	402.33/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,879	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,722	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,727	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	364.23/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,981	62
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,044	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,965	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,927	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,977	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,163	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,077	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,365	70
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,256	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	257.23/cwt	254.00–258.00	2,487	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	465.09/cwt	450.00–467.00	1,967	56
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,981	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,175	205.67/cwt	204.00–208.00	2,417	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,323	190.48/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	176.29/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,881	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,108	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,274	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	155.47/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,423	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	162.60/cwt	157.00–164.50	1,969	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	165.03/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,003	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	165.80/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,021	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	150.29/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,870	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	160.18/cwt	156.00–162.50	2,092	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	153.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,217	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	3,632.86/head	3,350.00–3,875.00	3,633	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,386	3,928.35/head	3,900.00–3,950.00	3,928	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,162.23/head	2,110.00–2,200.00	2,162	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	2,153.06/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,153	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,272	2,385.22/head	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,385	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,301	2,812.72/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,813	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,628	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	210.45/cwt	210.00–214.00	2,069	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	234.26/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,598	12

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 766Last week 767Year ago 710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 108Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 3Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	315	455.00–490.00	472.16
44	350–400	394	433.00–440.00	433.75
4	400–450	444	400.00	400.00
15	450–500	467	400.00–412.00	402.33
62	500–550	544	345.00–367.00	364.23
12	550–600	557	367.00	367.00
2	600–650	608	317.00	317.00
15	650–700	676	320.00	320.00
16	950–1000	967	254.00–258.00	257.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	327.00	327.00
6	550–600	578	340.00	340.00
17	600–650	646	306.00	306.00
7	650–700	690	301.00	301.00
70	750–800	758	312.00	312.00
5	950–1000	960	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	695	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	310	500.00–537.50	531.12
12	400–450	433	472.00	472.00
5	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
9	550–600	567	360.00–380.00	370.78
29	600–650	624	355.00–357.50	356.10
3	650–700	652	332.00	332.00
6	700–750	704	319.00	319.00
8	950–1000	969	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	745	305.00	305.00
7	900–950	934	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	799	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
56	400–450	423	450.00–467.00	465.09
4	550–600	571	347.00	347.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,386	3,900.00–3,950.00	3,928.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	4,200.00	4,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,115	4,050.00	4,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,247	3,350.00–3,875.00	3,632.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,272	2,225.00–2,625.00	2,385.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,628	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	—	1,222	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,153.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,301	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,812.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,105	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,217	2,110.00–2,200.00	2,162.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,372	2,675.00	2,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,109	231.00–235.00	234.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	983	210.00–214.00	210.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	915	155.00–157.00	155.47
1	—	910	140.00	140.00
1	—	875	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	150.00–157.00	153.62
1	—	1,475	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,306	156.00–162.50	160.18
20	—	1,214	164.00–172.00	165.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,211	157.00–164.50	162.60
19	—	1,219	164.00–168.00	165.80
4	—	1,244	145.00–153.00	150.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	174.00–179.00	176.29
1	—	1,680	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	189.00–192.00	190.48
3	—	1,175	204.00–208.00	205.67

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.