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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 2

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

367 head

▼ 221 vs last sale 588▲ 77 vs year ago 290 · +26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 45▲ 47 vs year ago 15 · +313.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 67▲ 29 vs year ago 5 · +580.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher on all classes. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls but a lower undertone was noted. Quality was mostly plain.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.22/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −6.85 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$417.22

24 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.66

vs TX average

+0.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	417.22	2,307	24

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 sale24 hd

417.22

—

TX average5 barns · 242 hd

405.56

+11.66

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

+0.69

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−6.85

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 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	—	Low	1,458	155.00	2,259	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	148.46	1,883	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	144.46	1,586	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,682	142.56	2,398	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,411	226.48	3,196	9thin

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)	1,092	$3,226	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,738	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$2,525	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$3,975	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$3,650	3thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,231	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	483.23/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,339	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	420.34/cwt	405.00–437.00	2,207	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,378	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	405.77/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,495	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,836	67
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,049	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,008	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,844	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	458.14/cwt	442.00–465.00	2,204	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,053	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,336	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,250	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,268	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,417	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,421	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,540	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,024	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,867	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,399	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,901	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,411	226.48/cwt	224.00–232.00	3,196	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	141.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,522	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,404	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,547	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,776	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	154.39/cwt	152.50–155.25	1,806	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	148.25/cwt	147.75–152.50	1,912	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,682	142.56/cwt	140.00–143.50	2,398	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,092	3,225.99/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,226	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,298	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,483	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,357	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	182.91/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,177	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,703	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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 588Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 45Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 67Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,290	147.75–152.50	148.25
1	—	1,105	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,110	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,682	140.00–143.50	142.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	140.00–149.00	141.84
1	—	1,080	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,170	152.50–155.25	154.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	224.00–232.00	226.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	435	437.00	437.00
2	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	481	442.00–465.00	458.14
7	500–550	531	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	608	370.00	370.00
5	700–750	720	345.00	345.00
3	850–900	870	292.00	292.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
5	1000–1050	1,024	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	435.00	435.00
7	450–500	483	425.00	425.00
7	600–650	639	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	715	338.00	338.00
3	800–850	815	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
11	400–450	429	520.00	520.00
22	450–500	484	480.00–505.00	483.23
37	600–650	615	400.00–409.00	405.77
3	900–950	940	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	525	405.00–437.00	420.34
14	550–600	573	415.00	415.00
67	800–850	834	340.00	340.00
12	900–950	924	330.00	330.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,267	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,092	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,225.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,298	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,483	2,325.00	2,325.00

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	3	—	1,253	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,357	3,975.00	3,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	212.00	212.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	182.00–185.00	182.91

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.