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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 16

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▼ 465 vs last sale 1,171▼ 602 vs year ago 1,308 · −46.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 27▼ 4 vs year ago 40 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 147 vs last sale 41▼ 63 vs year ago 251 · −25.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher, which was inline with the gains noted on the CME cattle futures. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to attractive. The majority of the supply consisted of load lots of yearlings and small bunches of bred cows.

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 $352.70/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −35.24 against this barn's trailing median of $387.94.

Average price

$352.70

129 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$30.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.26

vs TX average

−37.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	371.92	2,095	49
Medium and Large 1-2	580	340.92	1,976	80

One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $119 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 sale129 hd

352.70

—

TX average5 barns · 579 hd

363.96

−11.26

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−37.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.94

−35.24

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	1,806	150.14	2,711	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	159.00	1,749	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	139.00	2,200	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	133.58	1,390	14

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)	993	$3,175	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,324	$3,040	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,347	$2,586	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$2,221	59
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	954	$3,544	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$4,100	2thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	581.17/cwt	537.00–592.00	2,127	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,055	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	524.23/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,406	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	472.59/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,264	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	413.50/cwt	413.50–413.50	2,361	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	586	387.23/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,269	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,207	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	635	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,457	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,422	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	339.77/cwt	337.00–342.00	2,467	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,473	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	814	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,621	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,809	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,847	30
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,056	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,936	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,847	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	397	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,985	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,029	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,772	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	415.64/cwt	409.00–420.00	1,941	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,990	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,027	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	567	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,985	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,111	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	334.47/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,963	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,213	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,600	60
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,253	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	148.90/cwt	145.00–167.50	2,662	16
Bulls	—	—	2,090	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	130.51/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,325	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,477	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,749	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,817	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,804	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,311	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	993	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	2,102.65/head	2,075.00–2,150.00	2,103	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,248	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	2,429.66/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,430	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	3,092.82/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,093	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,347	2,585.58/head	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,586	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	890	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,931	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	992	187.32/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,858	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,861	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	3,544.01/head	3,500.00–3,575.00	3,544	50

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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 1,171Year ago 1,308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 27Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 41Year ago 251

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,015	126.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	1,180	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,078	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,195	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,788	145.00–167.50	148.90
1	—	2,090	170.00	170.00

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)	29	—	1,347	2,325.00–2,750.00	2,585.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,296	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,429.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	3,175.00	3,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,320	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,092.82

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)	3	—	1,348	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,157	2,075.00–2,150.00	2,102.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,248	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	217.00	217.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,076	173.00	173.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	185.00–191.00	187.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	4,100.00	4,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	954	3,500.00–3,575.00	3,544.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	586	375.00–400.00	387.23
8	600–650	635	387.00	387.00
13	650–700	696	348.00	348.00
13	700–750	726	337.00–342.00	339.77
10	800–850	814	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	537.00–592.00	581.17
32	450–500	459	500.00–530.00	524.23
6	550–600	571	413.50	413.50
59	800–850	825	340.50	340.50
30	850–900	876	325.00	325.00
6	1050–1100	1,056	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	545.00	545.00
16	450–500	479	445.00–485.00	472.59
4	550–600	595	371.00	371.00
4	700–750	745	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	500	398.00	398.00
3	550–600	567	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	590.00	590.00
42	400–450	428	474.00	474.00
23	450–500	467	409.00–420.00	415.64
42	550–600	569	371.00	371.00
60	800–850	836	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	382.00	382.00
12	500–550	537	377.50	377.50
68	550–600	587	334.00–342.00	334.47
6	750–800	763	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	633	356.00	356.00

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.