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Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

1,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $351.25/cwt ≈ $2,533/hd at 721 lb · 139 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $388.48/cwt ≈ $2,591/hd at 667 lb · 104 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.30/cwt -27.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,112/hd at 584 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,101 1,103 1,177
Feeder cattle 1,020 977 1,134
Slaughter cattle 50 49 27
Replacement cattle 31 77 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers but a generally steady undertone was noted. Quality ranged from plain to attractive, with several loads of nice feeding type yearlings on offer. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows or bulls for a market trend. Some winter wheat planting began to take place last week and over the weekend ahead of Saturday evenings rain showers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 unweaned 388 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,862 —
416–423 418 8 480.00–500.00 $494.94 $2,069 -20.06
458 458 4 485.00 $485.00 $2,221 +10.00
530 530 2 437.00 $437.00 $2,316 -3.68
585 unweaned 585 19 382.00 $382.00 $2,235 —
591 591 7 402.00 $402.00 $2,376 -6.31
628 628 19 395.00 $395.00 $2,481 ±0.00
648 unweaned 648 50 367.00 $367.00 $2,378 —
667–669 667 104 386.00–389.00 $388.48 $2,591 —
706 706 19 340.00 $340.00 $2,400 —
766 766 62 374.75 $374.75 $2,871 +16.75
940 940 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,820 -16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,761 —
516–524 519 14 420.00–427.00 $423.97 $2,200 —
608 608 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,341 -13.80
668–674 670 14 345.00–370.00 $362.81 $2,431 -12.19
737 737 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,469 -31.00
766–788 775 28 329.00–345.00 $338.03 $2,620 —
898 898 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,739 -24.00
974 974 6 307.00 $307.00 $2,990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 31 510.00 $510.00 $1,612 —
500 500 14 380.00 $380.00 $1,900 —
678 678 11 336.00 $336.00 $2,278 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,607 +5.00
350 350 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,768 +45.00
440 440 6 475.00 $475.00 $2,090 +4.86
550–579 571 26 365.00–383.00 $378.33 $2,160 -10.23
552–599 unweaned 591 53 341.00–356.00 $352.95 $2,086 —
608 608 17 366.50 $366.50 $2,228 —
615 615 10 342.00 $342.00 $2,103 —
641 unweaned 641 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,115 —
922 922 41 322.00 $322.00 $2,969 —
992 992 15 317.00 $317.00 $3,145 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,581 —
492 492 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,017 —
594 594 13 345.00 $345.00 $2,049 -33.00
663 663 12 320.00 $320.00 $2,122 —
721 721 139 351.25 $351.25 $2,533 —
785 785 4 297.00 $297.00 $2,331 -32.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,716 —
514 514 22 360.00 $360.00 $1,850 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 12 337.00 $337.00 $1,722 —
928 928 5 260.00 $260.00 $2,413 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 4 376.00 $376.00 $2,034 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1750 1448 75-80% 5 146.00–150.00 $147.64 $2,138 —
1507 1507 75-80% 18 154.00 $154.00 $2,321 -7.50
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,320 —
860 860 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $860 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,318 —
1209 1209 85-90% 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,971 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,932 -6.36
1540 1540 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,493 —
1350–1780 1595 3 156.00–165.50 $162.03 $2,584 —
1740–2365 2021 4 172.00–183.50 $177.35 $3,584 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1215 969 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 3,050.00–3,200.00 $3,168.66
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00
1550 1550 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1616–1620 1617 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,650.00–2,700.00 $2,657.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.