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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 8

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,082 head

▲ 316 vs last sale 766▲ 395 vs year ago 687 · +57.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 156▼ 11 vs year ago 38 · −28.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 199▲ 28 vs year ago 7 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves traded mostly 5.00 higher. Heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 lower, reflecting a market correction after an unprecedented rise in prices and buyer demand noted from two weeks ago. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings but a lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. More rain moved into the trading region last Thursday, and additional rain is in the forecast through the weekend. Wheat harvest is wrapping up and pastures are in good condition as rain and cooler temperatures continue to be the story this summer.

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 $336.44/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −50.03 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$336.44

84 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$14.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TX average

−5.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	342.92	1,869	46
Medium and Large 1-2	558	328.59	1,834	38

One grade step is worth $14.33/cwt here — about $36 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 sale84 hd

336.44

—

TX average1 barns · 84 hd

336.44

+0.00

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−5.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−50.03

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $386.46 across 31 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	1,560	187.25	2,921	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	153.99	2,039	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	148.18	1,388	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,750	146.00	2,555	1thin

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)	1,311	$3,427	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,344	$2,850	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$3,400	10

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,800	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,848	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	419.03/cwt	415.00–427.00	2,007	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	400.91/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,077	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,140	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,922	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,163	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	328.76/cwt	324.00–335.00	2,229	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	326.16/cwt	324.00–332.00	2,293	30
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,533	125
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,581	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,618	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	450.50/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,617	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,672	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,709	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	355.98/cwt	347.00–367.00	1,880	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	328.59/cwt	318.00–333.00	1,834	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,776	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	326.45/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,877	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,993	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	309.96/cwt	309.00–310.00	2,095	132
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	699	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,048	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	296.27/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,080	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	299.87/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,183	91
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,358	187
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	848	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,357	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,347	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,067	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,881	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	434.66/cwt	407.00–450.00	1,808	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,754	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,910	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,221	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,370	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,215	187.89/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	176.50/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	197.37/cwt	194.50–200.00	3,720	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	937	148.18/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,388	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	158.41/cwt	157.50–160.00	2,053	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,030	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,555	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,344	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	3,559.87/head	3,475.00–3,800.00	3,560	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,956	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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 766Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 156Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 199Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,296	157.50–160.00	158.41
7	—	1,340	150.00–153.00	151.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	937	145.00–149.00	148.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	176.00–177.00	176.50
2	—	1,885	194.50–200.00	197.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	185.00–190.00	187.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	699	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	430.00–470.00	450.50
2	400–450	403	415.00	415.00
3	450–500	462	370.00	370.00
29	500–550	528	347.00–367.00	355.98
11	550–600	575	320.00–332.00	326.45
19	600–650	645	309.00	309.00
132	650–700	676	309.00–310.00	309.96
11	700–750	702	295.00–297.00	296.27
187	800–850	816	289.00	289.00
4	850–900	863	272.00	272.00
3	1050–1100	1,067	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	573	310.00	310.00
18	800–850	848	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	550–600	558	318.00–333.00	328.59
91	700–750	728	290.00–301.00	299.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	407.00–450.00	434.66
3	600–650	620	308.00	308.00
4	750–800	753	295.00	295.00
3	950–1000	952	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	574	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	400	462.00	462.00
17	450–500	479	415.00–427.00	419.03
15	500–550	518	400.00–402.00	400.91
2	550–600	553	387.00	387.00
15	600–650	627	345.00	345.00
9	650–700	678	324.00–335.00	328.76
30	700–750	703	324.00–332.00	326.16
7	850–900	884	292.00	292.00
4	900–950	945	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
14	550–600	554	347.00	347.00
125	850–900	853	297.00	297.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,358	3,475.00–3,800.00	3,559.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,344	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,395	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	—	1,200	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	1	—	1,375	215.00	215.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.