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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 14

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,217 head

▼ 207 vs last sale 1,424▼ 255 vs year ago 1,472 · −17.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 51▼ 32 vs year ago 106 · −30.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 56▼ 245 vs year ago 314 · −78.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Weaned steer and heifer calves with at least two rounds of shots traded mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Unweaned calves with no vaccinations or only one round traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower, as significant temperature fluctuations and changing weather conditions continue to negatively impact calf health and buyer confidence. Not enough comparable sales on yearling steers or heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted, with the board trading in the green the last two days. Trading activity was active on moderate to good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 higher. Sorghum harvest is wrapping up and recent rains have been beneficial for recently planted winter wheat.

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 $422.83/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits −7.17 against this barn's trailing median of $430.00.

Average price

$422.83

170 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.58

vs TX average

−46.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	425.47	2,315	154
Medium and Large 1-2	560	397.47	2,226	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $89 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 sale170 hd

422.83

—

TX average5 barns · 505 hd

390.26

+32.58

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−46.21

This barn, trailing median29 sales

430.00

−7.17

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	1,850	159.85	2,958	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	155.95	1,789	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	146.86	2,372	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	146.73	1,754	34

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)	1,182	$3,470	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$2,802	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$2,297	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	748	$1,975	4thin

Every lot

63 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,829	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,130	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,236	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,022	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	495.03/cwt	472.00–505.00	2,272	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,179	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,246	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	415.75/cwt	409.00–419.00	2,212	39
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	440.50/cwt	440.50–440.50	2,374	87
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,334	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,258	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	379.50/cwt	379.50–379.50	2,205	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	2,648	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	392.99/cwt	360.00–398.00	2,837	106
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,926	62
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	2,801	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,890	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,040	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,311	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	312	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,451	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	374	407.66/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,525	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,673	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	431	445.26/cwt	432.00–450.00	1,919	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	446	370.39/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,652	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,124	87
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,047	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,901	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	336.13/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,926	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	383.50/cwt	383.50–383.50	2,393	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,168	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,504	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,456	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,296	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,595	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,608	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,097	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,633	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,626	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,540	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	343.19/cwt	341.00–352.00	1,692	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,764	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,050	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,216	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,106	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,854	162.31/cwt	160.00–164.50	3,009	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,799	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	135.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,497	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	156.39/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,772	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	149.06/cwt	145.50–152.00	1,811	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	145.25/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,827	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	151.01/cwt	150.50–151.50	2,091	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	144.78/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,505	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,139	2,296.66/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,297	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,182	3,470.04/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,470	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	2,881.34/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,881	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	2,388.28/head	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,388	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	935	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,431	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,411	186.67/cwt	173.00–198.00	2,634	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,496	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,643	151.31/cwt	141.00–162.50	2,486	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	4

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 Oct 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,217Last week 1,424Year ago 1,472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 51Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 56Year ago 314

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
8	450–500	476	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	511	372.00	372.00
24	550–600	573	336.00–337.00	336.13
10	650–700	657	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	450–500	474	448.00	448.00
55	600–650	624	383.50	383.50
6	650–700	686	365.00	365.00
8	700–750	714	344.00	344.00
5	800–850	811	320.00	320.00
5	1050–1100	1,097	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	431	432.00–450.00	445.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	465.00	465.00
14	350–400	374	400.00–427.00	407.66
12	400–450	446	367.50–375.00	370.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	460.00	460.00
10	400–450	429	390.00	390.00
8	700–750	729	315.00	315.00
5	850–900	887	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	418	535.00	535.00
23	450–500	459	472.00–505.00	495.03
87	500–550	539	440.50	440.50
2	550–600	553	422.00	422.00
21	600–650	645	410.50	410.50
62	750–800	756	387.00	387.00
7	800–850	814	355.00	355.00
9	850–900	898	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	575.00	575.00
18	400–450	416	512.00	512.00
17	450–500	494	441.00	441.00
39	500–550	532	409.00–419.00	415.75
26	550–600	579	390.00	390.00
8	700–750	710	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	472.50	472.50
5	500–550	514	437.00	437.00
11	550–600	581	379.50	379.50
106	700–750	722	360.00–398.00	392.99
5	750–800	788	355.50	355.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	367	443.00	443.00
10	450–500	493	341.00–352.00	343.19
4	500–550	523	392.00	392.00
3	550–600	577	384.00	384.00
8	600–650	646	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	372.00	372.00
20	450–500	497	355.00	355.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,139	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,296.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,256	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,881.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,182	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,470.04

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)	4	—	1,337	2,375.00–2,400.00	2,388.28

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	9	—	1,411	173.00–198.00	186.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	157.00	157.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	260.00	260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,643	141.00–162.50	151.31

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)	4	—	748	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	165.00	165.00
15	—	1,133	150.00–159.50	156.39
4	—	1,258	144.00–148.00	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,102	130.00–145.00	135.88
28	—	1,215	145.50–152.00	149.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,730	141.00–148.00	144.78
2	—	1,385	150.50–151.50	151.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,854	160.00–164.50	162.31

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.