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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 4

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,631 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 1,605▲ 343 vs year ago 1,288 · +26.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 31▼ 25 vs year ago 56 · −44.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 132▲ 102 vs year ago 71 · +143.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend but a sharply lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate. Buyer demand was moderate with the both the CME Feeder and Live Cattle futures closing sharply lower again today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive several loads of reputation cattle, nice heavy bred cows and a few drafts of Akaushi heifer that were tagged value added on offer.

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 $313.37/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.10 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$313.37

127 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$50.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.78

vs TX average

+14.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	319.00	1,739	82
Medium and Large 1	543	307.36	1,669	40
Medium and Large 1-2	588	269.00	1,582	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.00/cwt here — about $157 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale127 hd

313.37

—

TX average5 barns · 580 hd

290.58

+22.78

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

+14.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−73.10

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $386.46 across 31 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	1,368	159.45	2,182	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	125.87	1,596	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	123.51	1,908	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,129	120.38	1,358	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,108	$2,862	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$2,844	53
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,664	46
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$2,274	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$2,180	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,900	$2,775	1thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,471	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,692	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	446	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,744	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	366.25/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,747	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	326.80/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,578	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,601	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	334.62/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,757	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,750	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,783	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	595	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,856	178
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	301.10/cwt	294.50–306.00	1,837	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,681	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,652	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	284.75/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,877	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700	278.75/cwt	278.75–278.75	1,951	115
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,986	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	257.42/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,882	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	262.25/cwt	261.50–262.50	2,064	50
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,179	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	260.12/cwt	257.75–261.00	2,255	104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,218	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,076	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,423	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	442	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,445	82
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,484	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	312.34/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,496	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,436	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	325.36/cwt	301.00–334.00	1,711	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,739	82
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,591	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,582	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	263.37/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,549	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,682	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,669	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	248.70/cwt	244.00–249.25	1,850	73
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	245.43/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,860	76
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	254.14/cwt	245.00–256.50	1,931	150
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	243.06/cwt	241.50–244.00	1,954	43
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,098	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,512	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,602	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	327.13/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,564	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,717	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,654	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,716	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,113	162.69/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,811	4
Bulls	—	—	2,390	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	3,501	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	111.68/cwt	110.00–113.00	988	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,020	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	121.63/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,374	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,315	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	125.87/cwt	122.50–129.50	1,596	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,762	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,908	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	2,862.41/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,862	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	2,274.26/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,274	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	1,947.13/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,947	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,219	2,365.44/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,365	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	2,664.36/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,664	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,297	2,843.52/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,844	53
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,900	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	192.37/cwt	170.00–194.50	2,172	10

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,631Last week 1,605Year ago 1,288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 173Last week 132Year ago 71

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,108	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,862.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	—	1,297	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,843.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	—	1,258	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,664.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,219	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,365.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,111	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,274.26

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)	20	—	1,134	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,947.13

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	1	—	1,900	2,775.00	2,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,129	170.00–194.50	192.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	384.00	384.00
4	400–450	436	388.00	388.00
6	450–500	477	362.00–375.00	366.25
17	500–550	525	325.00–345.00	334.62
4	550–600	559	319.00	319.00
12	600–650	610	294.50–306.00	301.10
28	650–700	659	279.00–288.00	284.75
15	700–750	717	277.00	277.00
50	750–800	787	261.50–262.50	262.25
10	800–850	838	260.00	260.00
104	850–900	867	257.75–261.00	260.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	446	391.00	391.00
178	550–600	595	312.00	312.00
115	700–750	700	278.75	278.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	483	325.00–330.00	326.80
10	500–550	513	312.00	312.00
2	600–650	618	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	320.00	320.00
13	600–650	628	263.00	263.00
23	700–750	731	253.00–263.00	257.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	350.00	350.00
23	450–500	479	310.00–314.00	312.34
27	500–550	526	301.00–334.00	325.36
150	750–800	760	245.00–256.50	254.14
43	800–850	804	241.50–244.00	243.06
32	850–900	887	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	468	317.00	317.00
5	550–600	588	269.00	269.00
3	650–700	657	256.00	256.00
73	700–750	744	244.00–249.25	248.70
76	750–800	758	239.00–246.00	245.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	400–450	442	327.00	327.00
82	500–550	545	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	287.00	287.00
9	450–500	490	293.00	293.00
11	700–750	732	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	342.00	342.00
10	550–600	588	261.00–265.00	263.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	478	315.00–335.00	327.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	342.00	342.00
4	450–500	455	352.00	352.00
5	550–600	578	297.00	297.00
5	750–800	798	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	732	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	101.50	101.50
1	—	1,190	110.50	110.50
3	—	1,310	134.50	134.50
3	—	1,130	117.00–124.00	121.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	110.00–113.00	111.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	120.00–127.00	123.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	122.50–129.50	125.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,390	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	161.00–165.00	162.69

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.