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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,173 head

▲ 689 vs last sale 484▼ 110 vs year ago 1,283 · −8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 47▲ 13 vs year ago 22 · +59.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 177 vs last sale 207▼ 17 vs year ago 47 · −36.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers but a higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to attractive with several load lots of nice yearlings on offer. Discounts for unweaned steer calves are widening as we move into October. While discounts continue to be applied to heifer calves, tighter supplies of heifers on offer caused the unweaned discount to be notably smaller for heifers compared to their steer counterparts today. Sorghum harvest is in full swing and winter wheat planting continues.

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 $410.93/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −19.07 against this barn's trailing median of $430.00.

Average price

$410.93

38 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+25.39

vs TX average

−11.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	410.93	2,370	38

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 sale38 hd

410.93

—

TX average5 barns · 340 hd

385.54

+25.39

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−11.72

This barn, trailing median29 sales

430.00

−19.07

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

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $430.00 across 29 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	175.00	2,551	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	152.97	2,269	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	152.17	1,560	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,326	149.98	1,988	11

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)	1,423	$2,896	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,421	$2,536	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,226	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$3,700	9

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,025	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	424.44/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,390	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,352	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,430	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	624	363.01/cwt	362.00–366.00	2,265	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,196	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,249	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	373.36/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,524	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,442	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,727	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	374.65/cwt	363.00–377.00	2,836	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	759	324.68/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,464	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	807	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,853	49
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	813	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,472	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	866	339.46/cwt	339.00–339.50	2,940	129
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	915	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,882	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	344.61/cwt	339.00–344.75	3,157	298
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	923	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,787	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,046	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,222	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	367	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,541	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,000	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,157	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	526	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,930	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	544	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,339	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	373.86/cwt	367.00–380.00	2,168	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	587	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,125	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,034	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	342.31/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,122	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	368.73/cwt	358.00–374.00	2,367	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	367.50/cwt	356.00–370.00	2,451	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,552	41
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	818	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,274	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	821	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,627	7
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,003	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,638	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,823	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,897	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,166	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	357.94/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,080	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,052	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,780	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,465	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,789	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	162.91/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,031	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,908	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	134.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,960	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	152.97/cwt	152.00–155.50	2,269	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	2,225.84/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,226	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,192	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,421	2,536.21/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,536	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	2,895.69/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,896	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	936	207.33/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,941	5

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,173Last week 484Year ago 1,283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 47Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 207Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	476	455.00	455.00
12	550–600	581	352.00–360.00	357.94
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	512.00	512.00
3	400–450	408	465.00	465.00
5	600–650	609	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	563	420.00–431.00	424.44
2	600–650	623	390.00	390.00
9	650–700	676	367.50–375.00	373.36
17	700–750	742	367.50	367.50
36	750–800	757	363.00–377.00	374.65
298	900–950	916	339.00–344.75	344.61
50	1000–1050	1,046	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	457.00	457.00
21	550–600	588	400.00	400.00
35	600–650	642	342.00	342.00
6	650–700	650	346.00	346.00
9	800–850	813	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
49	800–850	807	353.50	353.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	700–750	731	334.00	334.00
129	850–900	866	339.00–339.50	339.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	624	362.00–366.00	363.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	750–800	759	315.00–328.00	324.68
9	900–950	923	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	915	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	369	542.00	542.00
3	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
12	500–550	526	410.00	410.00
26	550–600	580	367.00–380.00	373.86
12	600–650	642	358.00–374.00	368.73
11	650–700	667	356.00–370.00	367.50
41	700–750	744	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	600–650	609	334.00	334.00
4	800–850	818	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	821	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	544	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	367	420.00	420.00
9	500–550	526	367.00	367.00
3	550–600	587	362.00	362.00
2	1000–1050	1,003	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
14	600–650	620	338.00–350.00	342.31

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,421	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,536.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,423	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,895.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,225.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	Open	9	—	1,224	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	5	—	936	200.00–218.00	207.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,483	152.00–155.50	152.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	130.00–138.00	134.98
3	—	1,330	140.00–147.50	143.43
5	—	1,247	160.00–172.00	162.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,125	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	185.00	185.00

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.