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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 9

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

977 head

▲ 610 vs last sale 367▲ 239 vs year ago 738 · +32.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 62▼ 74 vs year ago 123 · −60.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 34▲ 44 vs year ago 33 · +133.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers traded mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower on all classes. The softer market was in line with the CME Feeder Cattle Board, which closed down the limit on all contract months. Quality was a little plainer than the previous week, but larger bunches of cattle on offer and still attracted stronger buyer interest despite condition. Despite a lower market trading activity was mostly active on moderate buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows due to last weeks light test.

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 $435.33/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +11.26 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$435.33

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$42.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.74

vs TX average

+21.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	437.03	2,367	71
Medium and Large 1-2	593	395.00	2,342	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.03/cwt here — about $24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale74 hd

435.33

—

TX average5 barns · 444 hd

404.59

+30.74

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+21.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+11.26

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	1,806	176.93	3,195	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	158.12	2,420	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	155.91	1,804	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	152.75	1,996	17

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)	1,255	$3,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$3,113	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,580	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,658	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$2,540	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,436	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$3,450	2thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,758	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,765	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,173	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,982	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,285	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	440.68/cwt	436.00–460.00	2,366	63
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	408.31/cwt	402.00–415.00	2,356	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,342	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	398.80/cwt	375.00–399.50	2,481	137
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,524	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,738	66
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	799	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,860	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,849	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,846	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	890	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,848	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	903	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,917	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,879	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,749	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,697	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,703	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	418	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,797	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	470.14/cwt	450.00–481.00	2,036	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,134	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	398.00/cwt	372.00–407.00	2,121	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	408.74/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,228	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	388.56/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,219	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,177	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	346.80/cwt	341.00–360.00	2,292	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,596	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	825	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,562	80
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,793	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,690	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	459.13/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,882	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,204	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,420	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,508	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,240	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	176.92/cwt	170.00–180.50	3,395	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,424	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	159.30/cwt	158.00–162.50	1,846	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	154.71/cwt	153.25–161.00	1,985	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,325	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,928	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	146.36/cwt	145.00–150.50	2,026	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	2,437	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	147.97/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,360	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,657.78/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,658	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	2,436.41/head	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,436	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,580	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	219.67/cwt	212.00–225.00	2,441	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,571	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 367Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 62Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 34Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	600.00	600.00
9	400–450	422	515.00	515.00
20	450–500	481	475.00	475.00
63	500–550	537	436.00–460.00	440.68
8	550–600	577	402.00–415.00	408.31
10	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
4	850–900	884	322.00	322.00
15	900–950	911	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	750–800	799	358.00	358.00
5	850–900	890	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	461	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	510.00	510.00
3	550–600	593	395.00	395.00
137	600–650	622	375.00–399.50	398.80
14	650–700	673	375.00	375.00
66	700–750	748	366.00	366.00
11	850–900	866	329.00	329.00
7	900–950	903	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	510.00	510.00
16	350–400	369	460.00	460.00
36	400–450	433	450.00–481.00	470.14
2	450–500	485	440.00	440.00
55	500–550	545	400.00–415.00	408.74
18	550–600	571	382.00–400.00	388.56
13	650–700	661	341.00–360.00	346.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	440.00	440.00
15	500–550	533	372.00–407.00	398.00
19	550–600	576	378.00	378.00
69	750–800	789	329.00	329.00
14	1050–1100	1,058	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	800–850	825	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	540.00	540.00
9	400–450	410	440.00–465.00	459.13
2	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	729	332.00	332.00
3	800–850	835	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	853	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	626	352.00	352.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,580	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	3,425.00	3,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	1,228	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,436.41

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)	4	—	1,101	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,185	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,657.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,073	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	172.00	172.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,111	212.00–225.00	219.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	3,450.00	3,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	145.50	145.50
6	—	1,159	158.00–162.50	159.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	146.00–151.00	147.97
6	—	1,509	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,384	145.00–150.50	146.36
13	—	1,283	153.25–161.00	154.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,919	170.00–180.50	176.92

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.