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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 28

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

790 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 1,012▼ 1,075 vs year ago 1,865 · −57.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 24▼ 47 vs year ago 74 · −63.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 59▲ 28 vs year ago 133 · +21.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 30.00 to 40.00 lower, with larger declines noted on lighter weight cattle. The lower market is in line with sharp declines noted across the cattle futures market. Most feeder and live cattle contracts closed down the limit on Friday and down the expanded limit on Monday. Futures closed mostly in the red again today. Yearlings too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on light to moderate buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend. Replacement cattle traded mostly steady. The majority of the supply consisted of unweaned calves which buyers are still discounting due to large temperature fluctuations and concerns over calf health in the month of October.

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 $342.67/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −87.33 against this barn's trailing median of $430.00.

Average price

$342.67

71 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$39.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.01

vs TX average

−87.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	355.45	2,089	48
Medium and Large 1-2	575	316.00	1,817	23

One grade step is worth $39.45/cwt here — about $272 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 sale71 hd

342.67

—

TX average5 barns · 398 hd

375.69

−33.01

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−87.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

430.00

−87.33

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	—	Average	1,620	171.10	2,772	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	139.25	1,674	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,733	127.79	2,215	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,387	113.50	1,574	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,900	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,400	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,312	$2,332	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,985	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	877	$3,450	7
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	807	$3,195	61
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	846	$2,723	12
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,715	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$3,275	3thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	267	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,402	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	311	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,586	17
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,767	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,743	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,989	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,977	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	381.78/cwt	377.00–384.00	1,806	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,817	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	353.18/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,101	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	330.37/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,065	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	312.52/cwt	309.25–321.00	2,113	75
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,309	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	746	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,328	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	820	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,517	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,778	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,799	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,013	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,907	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	257	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,157	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,360	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	352	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,602	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,609	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	374.93/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,597	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,541	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	350.70/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,613	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,654	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	327.09/cwt	321.00–332.50	1,753	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	305.91/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,783	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	290.51/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,868	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,034	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,993	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	751	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,073	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	315.75/cwt	315.75–315.75	2,551	48
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,416	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,023	258.32/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,643	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	375.85/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,766	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,727	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,888	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	308.64/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,957	19
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	310.90/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,055	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	759	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,049	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,070	207.89/cwt	205.00–211.00	2,224	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	164.70/cwt	160.00–168.50	2,889	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,452	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,486	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,842	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,387	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,574	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	127.79/cwt	125.00–131.50	2,215	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,715	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,312	2,331.50/head	2,285.00–2,400.00	2,332	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	215.43/cwt	215.00–217.00	2,370	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	3,195.17/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,195	61
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	2,723.05/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,723	12
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	7

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 1,012Year ago 1,865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 24Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 59Year ago 133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	418.00	418.00
5	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
43	550–600	595	345.00–354.00	353.18
11	600–650	625	330.00–331.00	330.37
75	650–700	676	309.25–321.00	312.52
13	700–750	746	312.00	312.00
5	800–850	820	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	449	443.00	443.00
3	700–750	740	312.00	312.00
4	850–900	896	310.00	310.00
6	900–950	933	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,013	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
22	350–400	391	452.00	452.00
16	400–450	447	390.00	390.00
18	450–500	473	377.00–384.00	381.78
23	550–600	575	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	267	525.00	525.00
17	300–350	311	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	426	370.00–385.00	374.93
5	450–500	485	341.00	341.00
22	500–550	536	321.00–332.50	327.09
10	550–600	583	292.00–312.00	305.91
22	600–650	643	282.00–293.00	290.51
12	650–700	667	305.00	305.00
5	700–750	722	276.00	276.00
8	750–800	751	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	257	450.00	450.00
48	800–850	808	315.75	315.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,023	250.00–260.00	258.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	309	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	383	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	428	360.00	360.00
20	450–500	460	330.00–360.00	350.70
2	900–950	940	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	352	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	370.00–380.00	375.85
3	500–550	502	344.00	344.00
10	550–600	592	319.00	319.00
19	600–650	634	300.00–311.00	308.64
5	650–700	661	305.00–315.00	310.90
5	750–800	759	270.00	270.00

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)	9	—	955	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,312	2,285.00–2,400.00	2,331.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,395	1,985.00	1,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,385	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	3	—	1,040	3,275.00	3,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,100	215.00–217.00	215.43

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)	7	—	877	3,450.00	3,450.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	846	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,723.05
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	61	—	807	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,195.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,715	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	205.00–211.00	207.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	177.00	177.00
6	—	1,754	160.00–168.50	164.70
1	—	1,590	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	125.00–131.50	127.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	133.50	133.50
1	—	1,025	145.00	145.00

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.