Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 30, 2025

1,238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $344.61/cwt ≈ $3,157/hd at 916 lb · 298 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.46/cwt ≈ $2,940/hd at 866 lb · 129 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $345.82/cwt ≈ $2,794/hd at 808 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,238 738 1,352
Feeder cattle 1,173 484 1,283
Slaughter cattle 35 47 22
Replacement cattle 30 207 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 unweaned 443 2 457.00 $457.00 $2,025 —
552–571 563 17 420.00–431.00 $424.44 $2,390 —
588 unweaned 588 21 400.00 $400.00 $2,352 —
623 623 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,430 ±0.00
622–630 624 16 362.00–366.00 $363.01 $2,265 -26.99
642 unweaned 642 35 342.00 $342.00 $2,196 —
650 unweaned 650 6 346.00 $346.00 $2,249 —
665–679 676 9 367.50–375.00 $373.36 $2,524 —
742 742 17 367.50 $367.50 $2,727 —
756–762 757 36 363.00–377.00 $374.65 $2,836 +7.65
807 807 49 353.50 $353.50 $2,853 —
813 unweaned 813 9 304.00 $304.00 $2,472 —
916–934 916 298 339.00–344.75 $344.61 $3,157 —
1046 1046 50 308.00 $308.00 $3,222 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723–735 731 20 334.00 $334.00 $2,442 —
866–871 866 129 339.00–339.50 $339.46 $2,940 —
915 915 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,882 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
753–775 759 32 315.00–328.00 $324.68 $2,464 —
923 923 9 302.00 $302.00 $2,787 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 8 542.00 $542.00 $2,000 +81.16
465 465 3 445.00 $445.00 $2,069 —
526 526 12 410.00 $410.00 $2,157 +65.00
544 544 14 430.00 $430.00 $2,339 +85.00
558–594 580 26 367.00–380.00 $373.86 $2,168 —
609 unweaned 609 30 334.00 $334.00 $2,034 -11.00
634–646 642 12 358.00–374.00 $368.73 $2,367 +51.73
655–670 667 11 356.00–370.00 $367.50 $2,451 -3.00
744 744 41 343.00 $343.00 $2,552 +18.00
818 unweaned 818 4 278.00 $278.00 $2,274 —
821 821 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,627 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,541 -15.87
435 435 13 430.00 $430.00 $1,870 —
526 526 9 367.00 $367.00 $1,930 +22.00
587 587 3 362.00 $362.00 $2,125 +22.11
618–623 620 14 338.00–350.00 $342.31 $2,122 —
1003 1003 2 263.00 $263.00 $2,638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 9 455.00 $455.00 $2,166 —
575–598 581 12 352.00–360.00 $357.94 $2,080 —
690 690 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,966 —
835 835 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,296 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 512.00 $512.00 $1,823 —
408 408 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,897 —
609 609 5 337.00 $337.00 $2,052 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1618 1483 75-80% 14 152.00–155.50 $152.97 $2,269 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1440 1247 80-85% 5 160.00–172.00 $162.91 $2,031 —
1215–1515 1330 80-85% 3 140.00–147.50 $143.43 $1,908 +0.32
1370–1520 1452 80-85% 3 130.00–138.00 $134.98 $1,960 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,465 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,428 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,789 +23.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,276 —
1685 1685 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,780 -8.47

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–953 936 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 200.00–218.00 $207.33 $1,941

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1075–1305 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,500.00 $2,225.84
1192 1192 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1400–1428 1421 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,450.00–2,800.00 $2,536.21
1300–1545 1423 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00–2,950.00 $2,895.69

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215–1231 1224 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 3,700.00 $3,700.00 —

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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.