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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 19

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,910 head

▲ 1,137 vs last sale 773▲ 1,496 vs year ago 414 · +361.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 20▼ 14 vs year ago 92 · −15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

271 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 136▲ 197 vs year ago 74 · +266.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. The majority of the supply consisted of load lots of yearling cattle carrying some flesh, along with short weaned calves, and some nice quality replacement cows. The larger run attracted additional buyer interest, with an increased buyer presence noted and fewer empty seats in the stands. Temperatures have warmed up to the 90's but spotty rain showers have kept pastures are still green.

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 $386.33/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits −0.13 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$386.33

94 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$25.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.63

vs TX average

+26.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	394.66	2,064	63
Medium and Large 1-2	561	369.40	2,071	31

One grade step is worth $25.26/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale94 hd

386.33

—

TX average5 barns · 332 hd

366.70

+19.63

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+26.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−0.13

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	1,555	191.82	2,983	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	168.10	2,662	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	164.37	1,775	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	161.00	2,198	12

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)	1,271	$3,394	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$3,325	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$3,300	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$2,823	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,689	51
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,308	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$4,214	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$3,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,380	60

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	246	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,501	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,676	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	516.73/cwt	507.00–540.00	1,979	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,915	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,014	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,421	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	484.92/cwt	480.00–487.00	2,143	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,157	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	441.02/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,236	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	412.41/cwt	409.00–430.00	2,206	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	405.73/cwt	405.00–406.00	2,288	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,270	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	399.68/cwt	382.00–405.00	2,458	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,410	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,619	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,692	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	359.97/cwt	359.00–367.00	2,793	148
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,700	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,883	62
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,017	313.37/cwt	313.00–314.00	3,187	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	289	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,488	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	507.36/cwt	490.00–512.00	1,603	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,843	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	446.64/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,952	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,002	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	435.74/cwt	427.00–460.00	2,109	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,032	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	394.66/cwt	382.00–402.00	2,064	63
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	358.76/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,077	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	362.29/cwt	357.00–377.50	2,224	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	686	356.97/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,449	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	351.07/cwt	350.50–356.00	2,556	125
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,538	201
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,555	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	818	320.16/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,619	400
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,619	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,700	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	416.99/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,006	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,997	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,353	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,109	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,125	204.19/cwt	201.00–207.50	2,297	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,140	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,063	1
Bulls	—	—	1,634	193.77/cwt	189.50–199.50	3,166	6
Bulls	—	—	1,823	183.28/cwt	175.00–187.00	3,341	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,576	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	973	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,761	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	159.89/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,776	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	148.82/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,772	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	157.53/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,994	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	162.73/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,303	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	164.17/cwt	163.50–165.00	2,556	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	171.05/cwt	168.00–175.00	2,744	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,939.43/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,939	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	4,063.02/head	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,063	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	3,428.20/head	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,428	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	3,880.60/head	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,881	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,308	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	2,856.77/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,857	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	2,822.68/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,823	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,271	3,394.04/head	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,394	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	2,308.16/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,308	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,504	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	241.22/cwt	232.00–255.00	2,564	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	199.40/cwt	192.00–209.00	2,473	2

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,910Last week 773Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 20Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 271Last week 136Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	384	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	480	417.00	417.00
63	500–550	523	382.00–402.00	394.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	508	400.00	400.00
23	550–600	579	340.00–375.00	358.76
70	750–800	779	328.00	328.00
4	950–1000	970	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	316	490.00–512.00	507.36
25	400–450	437	445.00–447.50	446.64
11	450–500	484	427.00–460.00	435.74
24	600–650	614	357.00–377.50	362.29
125	700–750	728	350.50–356.00	351.07
201	750–800	760	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	686	355.00–360.00	356.97
400	800–850	818	319.00–321.00	320.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	383	507.00–540.00	516.73
25	450–500	471	458.00	458.00
38	500–550	535	409.00–430.00	412.41
23	550–600	582	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	246	610.00	610.00
20	400–450	442	480.00–487.00	484.92
20	500–550	507	440.00–445.00	441.02
25	550–600	564	405.00–406.00	405.73
9	600–650	615	382.00–405.00	399.68
8	650–700	663	395.00	395.00
8	700–750	716	376.00	376.00
148	750–800	776	359.00–367.00	359.97
62	800–850	848	340.00	340.00
11	1000–1050	1,017	313.00–314.00	313.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	383	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	424	475.00	475.00
7	600–650	626	385.00	385.00
62	750–800	778	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	428	332.00	332.00
9	450–500	471	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
13	450–500	481	410.00–420.00	416.99
4	500–550	516	387.00	387.00
6	650–700	659	357.00	357.00
3	700–750	735	287.00	287.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,245	4,000.00–4,150.00	4,063.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,332	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,293	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,880.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	3,625.00	3,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,246	3,300.00–3,650.00	3,428.20

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	18	—	1,100	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,939.43

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)	27	—	1,087	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,856.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,226	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,822.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,273	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,308.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,271	3,175.00–3,500.00	3,394.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,504	3,625.00	3,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,116	3,300.00	3,300.00

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)	24	—	1,189	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,413	2,975.00	2,975.00

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	2	—	1,240	192.00–209.00	199.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,063	232.00–255.00	241.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	163.50–165.00	164.17
4	—	1,604	168.00–175.00	171.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,415	160.00–165.00	162.73
4	—	1,266	154.00–159.00	157.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	973	181.00	181.00
1	—	970	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,191	144.00–153.00	148.82
27	—	1,111	157.50–162.50	159.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,634	189.50–199.50	193.77
3	—	1,823	175.00–187.00	183.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	201.00–207.50	204.19
1	—	1,140	181.00	181.00

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.