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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 5

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 516▼ 149 vs year ago 589 · −25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 37▼ 73 vs year ago 98 · −74.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 170▲ 56 vs year ago 54 · +103.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted, as buyer demand for yearling heifers remains strong. Steers too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was average to good with about a quarter of the supply consisting of nice bred cows and pairs. Seasonably hot temperatures have finally made there way to the trading region as we're forecasted to reach triple digits for the first time this year.

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 $369.11/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.35 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$369.11

20 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.12

vs TX average

+18.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	369.11	1,923	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

369.11

—

TX average5 barns · 228 hd

344.99

+24.12

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

+18.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−17.35

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	1,560	202.74	3,163	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	156.00	2,207	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	155.50	2,113	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	147.57	1,462	7thin

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)	1,256	$4,150	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,184	$3,592	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$3,557	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$3,456	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$2,600	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,184	$2,136	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$2,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,907	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,650	2thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,947	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	477.81/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,863	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,041	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,180	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,068	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,232	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,547	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,601	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,504	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	423.04/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,582	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	432.20/cwt	427.00–465.00	1,746	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	369.11/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,923	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,062	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	337.85/cwt	337.85–337.85	2,517	123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,257	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,080	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,786	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	193.23/cwt	190.50–195.50	3,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,175	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	132.48/cwt	126.00–140.50	1,119	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,583	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,439	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,677	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,113	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,207	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	4,163.95/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,164	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	3,456.11/head	3,400.00–3,525.00	3,456	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,184	3,556.82/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,557	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	2,135.87/head	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,136	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,357	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	230.90/cwt	225.00–237.00	2,362	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,460	7

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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 516Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 170Year ago 54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,035	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	126.00–140.50	132.48
1	—	965	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,680	190.50–195.50	193.23
1	—	1,835	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,080	258.00	258.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	842	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	3,650.00	3,650.00

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	3	—	1,147	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,163.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	—	1,017	3,400.00–3,525.00	3,456.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,184	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,556.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,256	4,150.00	4,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,108	4,050.00	4,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,184	1,950.00–2,300.00	2,135.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,004	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,291	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,357	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	7	—	1,108	222.00	222.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	225.00–237.00	230.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	660	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	307	490.00	490.00
28	400–450	404	427.00–465.00	432.20
3	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
123	700–750	745	337.85	337.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	374	422.00–430.00	423.04
3	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
20	500–550	521	367.00–370.00	369.11
6	600–650	611	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	423	482.50	482.50
20	450–500	459	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	508	407.00	407.00
3	600–650	600	372.00	372.00
14	750–800	758	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	390	470.00–480.00	477.81
15	850–900	850	306.00	306.00

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.