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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 12

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

773 head

▲ 333 vs last sale 440▼ 95 vs year ago 868 · −10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 10 vs year ago 10 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 110▲ 115 vs year ago 21 · +547.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Quality was mixed, but buyer demand remains strong amid short cattle supplies. Some heavier-fleshed cattle and unweaned calves are beginning to come off the tall grass. With overall cattle numbers remaining tight, the discount for unweaned calves seems to be smaller than in previous years so far. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher.

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 $369.75/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −16.72 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$369.75

48 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$22.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs TX average

+18.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	372.57	2,114	42
Medium and Large 1-2	553	350.00	1,936	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.57/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale48 hd

369.75

—

TX average5 barns · 354 hd

371.12

−1.37

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+18.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−16.72

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	1,990	189.00	3,761	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	161.50	2,334	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	159.50	2,302	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	157.06	1,819	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$3,768	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$3,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$3,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,174	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$2,750	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,523	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$4,537	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$4,448	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$4,269	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$3,350	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	224	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,344	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,425	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,712	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	333	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,881	36
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	544.19/cwt	532.00–552.00	1,943	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	476.20/cwt	463.00–500.00	2,252	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,279	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,500	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,296	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,650	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	334.19/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,456	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,769	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,901	23
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	300.85/cwt	300.00–305.50	2,768	73
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,157	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,791	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,785	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,942	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	514	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,979	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	369.18/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,149	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	626	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,110	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,224	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,528	204
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	849	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,666	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,962	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,116	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	350.63/cwt	334.00–360.00	2,198	17
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	309.40/cwt	308.00–314.00	2,311	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,990	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,761	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	151.24/cwt	151.00–151.50	1,467	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	149.03/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,687	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	164.20/cwt	162.00–165.50	2,051	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,302	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,334	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	4,246.51/head	4,150.00–4,350.00	4,247	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	4,537.07/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,537	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	4,706.28/head	4,550.00–4,775.00	4,706	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,392	4,013.68/head	3,600.00–4,175.00	4,014	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,581	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	2,578.57/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,579	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	3,173.57/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,174	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,364	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,488	3,767.72/head	3,575.00–3,925.00	3,768	33

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 440Year ago 868

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 110Year ago 21

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,392	3,600.00–4,175.00	4,013.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	4,150.00–4,350.00	4,246.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,241	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,537.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	4,850.00	4,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,296	4,550.00–4,775.00	4,706.28

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	—	1,265	204.00	204.00

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)	2	—	1,293	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,488	3,575.00–3,925.00	3,767.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,270	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,173.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,364	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,237	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,578.57

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)	3	—	1,480	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,239	2,175.00	2,175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	388	460.00	460.00
6	550–600	553	350.00	350.00
204	750–800	766	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	565.00	565.00
15	450–500	457	425.00	425.00
15	800–850	849	314.00	314.00
2	850–900	865	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	626	337.00	337.00
6	700–750	706	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	582	350.00–375.00	369.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	530.00	530.00
13	350–400	357	532.00–552.00	544.19
22	450–500	473	463.00–500.00	476.20
43	700–750	734	361.00	361.00
14	800–850	839	330.00	330.00
23	850–900	890	326.00	326.00
2	1100–1150	1,100	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	475.00	475.00
28	600–650	641	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	600.00	600.00
36	300–350	333	565.00	565.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	520.00	520.00
3	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
22	550–600	560	407.00	407.00
12	700–750	735	325.00–347.00	334.19
73	900–950	920	300.00–305.50	300.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	729	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	440.00	440.00
8	550–600	572	370.00	370.00
17	600–650	627	334.00–360.00	350.63
17	700–750	747	308.00–314.00	309.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,249	162.00–165.50	164.20
3	—	1,132	144.00–153.00	149.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	151.00–151.50	151.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	189.00	189.00

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.