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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 29

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 646▲ 168 vs year ago 348 · +48.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 34▲ 22 vs year ago 15 · +146.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 108▲ 149 vs year ago 21 · +709.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 13.00 to 20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to average with a several nice bunches of bred cattle on offer. Slaughter cows traded 5.00 to 6.00 higher. The higher market today fell in line with both the CME feeder and live cattle contracts have traded in the green the past two days following the bullish Cattle Inventory report. The most recent USDA-NASS cattle inventory report shows the smallest July 1 inventory in the history of the data series. Buyer demand remains very good as available cattle supplies continue to tighten.

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 $376.50/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −9.97 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$376.50

24 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$12.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.93

vs TX average

+29.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	377.54	1,967	22
Medium and Large 1-2	513	365.00	1,872	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale24 hd

376.50

—

TX average4 barns · 187 hd

358.57

+17.93

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

+29.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−9.97

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	—	High	1,593	198.10	3,155	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	189.07	2,314	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	172.00	2,348	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,278	169.00	2,160	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$3,250	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$3,173	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,988	52
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,832	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$2,700	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,153	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$4,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$4,337	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$4,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	237	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,375	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	531.25/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,705	51
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,741	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	410.06/cwt	402.00–414.00	2,132	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,372	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,389	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	341.90/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,663	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,658	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	878	313.43/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,752	7
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	973	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,578	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	249	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,183	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	456.82/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,453	35
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,736	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,872	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	377.54/cwt	377.00–379.00	1,967	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	338.99/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,241	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,538	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,600	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,552	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,927	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,228	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,360	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,611	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,244	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	206.69/cwt	206.00–207.00	3,658	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,912	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,344	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,160	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,348	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,234	4,336.69/head	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,337	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	3,207.82/head	3,200.00–3,225.00	3,208	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,106	3,087.47/head	2,750.00–3,425.00	3,087	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,152.60/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,153	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	2,831.64/head	2,775.00–2,900.00	2,832	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	968	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,488	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,449	6

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 646Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 34Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 108Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	580.00	580.00
51	300–350	321	525.00–570.00	531.25
34	500–550	520	402.00–414.00	410.06
24	550–600	593	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	660	362.00	362.00
11	750–800	779	340.00–343.00	341.90
21	800–850	823	323.00	323.00
7	850–900	878	313.00–314.00	313.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	950–1000	973	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	249	475.00	475.00
35	300–350	318	455.00–475.00	456.82
7	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	433	401.00	401.00
22	500–550	521	377.00–379.00	377.54
15	650–700	661	331.00–341.00	338.99
10	750–800	783	332.00	332.00
20	800–850	818	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	365.00	365.00
70	750–800	752	337.50	337.50
5	800–850	840	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	461	418.00	418.00

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	14	—	1,234	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,336.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	4,850.00	4,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,075	4,250.00	4,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,390	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	3,600.00	3,600.00

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)	47	—	1,106	2,750.00–3,425.00	3,087.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,283	2,775.00–2,900.00	2,831.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	985	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	—	1,013	3,200.00–3,225.00	3,207.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,048	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,238	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,152.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,182	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	968	257.00	257.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,113	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,278	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	162.00	162.00
14	—	1,227	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	206.00–207.00	206.69
1	—	1,630	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,255	177.50	177.50

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.