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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 23

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

484 head

▼ 536 vs last sale 1,020▲ 34 vs year ago 450 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 50▲ 42 vs year ago 5 · +840.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 31▲ 202 vs year ago 5 · +4,040.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand amid tightening supplies. Slaughter cows and bulls too lightly tested for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted.

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 $348.23/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −39.71 against this barn's trailing median of $387.94.

Average price

$348.23

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$18.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

vs TX average

−17.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	359.55	1,921	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	341.31	1,883	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.24/cwt here — about $38 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 sale29 hd

348.23

—

TX average3 barns · 311 hd

352.50

−4.27

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−17.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.94

−39.71

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $387.94 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	1,688	173.47	2,928	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	151.16	1,981	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	149.96	1,685	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,341	140.34	1,882	5thin

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)	1,055	$3,500	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$2,417	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$2,275	38
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,081	$2,160	106
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$2,413	13
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	783	$2,228	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,598	$3,700	2thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,656	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	531.79/cwt	505.00–540.00	2,234	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,015	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,421	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,218	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,268	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,402	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,401	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,874	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,170	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,534	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,581	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	460.84/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,779	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	435.87/cwt	418.00–460.00	1,704	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	450.77/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,871	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,910	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	512	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,766	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,979	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,884	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	339.89/cwt	338.00–343.00	1,927	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,073	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,054	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,427	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	698	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,199	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	734	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,386	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,469	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	338.71/cwt	330.00–340.50	2,622	82
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	820	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,148	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,709	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	889	315.25/cwt	315.25–315.25	2,803	11
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,034	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,081	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	173.47/cwt	172.00–175.50	2,928	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	145.93/cwt	139.50–147.00	1,405	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	135.96/cwt	130.50–141.50	1,520	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,049	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	155.43/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,929	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	152.05/cwt	151.50–154.50	2,006	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	143.11/cwt	138.50–146.00	1,901	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	142.92/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,927	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,686	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,778	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,549	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	2,227.95/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,228	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	2,413.19/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,413	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	890	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	998	1,891.52/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,892	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	2,039.62/head	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,040	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	2,358.58/head	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,359	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	2,420.47/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,420	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,598	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 1,020Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 50Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 207Last week 31Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	420	505.00–540.00	531.79
19	500–550	504	440.00	440.00
8	600–650	616	390.00	390.00
12	750–800	783	367.00	367.00
17	950–1000	968	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	474.00	474.00
7	450–500	489	495.00	495.00
4	550–600	580	391.00	391.00
5	600–650	627	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	414	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	475.00	475.00
22	350–400	386	450.00–465.00	460.84
9	400–450	415	440.00–460.00	450.77
7	500–550	546	345.00	345.00
23	650–700	655	370.50	370.50
2	750–800	755	327.00	327.00
4	850–900	860	315.00	315.00
5	1000–1050	1,034	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	648	317.00	317.00
4	700–750	734	325.00	325.00
11	850–900	889	315.25	315.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	601	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	418.00–460.00	435.87
4	450–500	481	397.00	397.00
13	550–600	567	338.00–343.00	339.89
82	750–800	774	330.00–340.50	338.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	820	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	698	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	512	345.00	345.00
5	750–800	790	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	750	317.00	317.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	283.50	283.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	236.00	236.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	950	177.50	177.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	813	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,413.19
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	783	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,227.95

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)	8	—	1,121	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,049	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	—	1,079	2,025.00–2,050.00	2,039.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,132	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,420.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,055	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	51	—	1,122	2,325.00–2,400.00	2,358.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	998	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,891.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,598	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,319	151.50–154.50	152.05
3	—	1,328	138.50–146.00	143.11
1	—	1,205	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	139.50–147.00	145.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	130.50–141.50	135.96
11	—	1,241	149.00–156.00	155.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,348	138.00–149.00	142.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	172.00–175.50	173.47

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.