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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 11

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

877 head

▼ 754 vs last sale 1,631▲ 678 vs year ago 199 · +340.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 31▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 173▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Quality was mixed, with a large portion of the supply consisted of second and third trimester bred cows.

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 $324.58/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −105.42 against this barn's trailing median of $430.00.

Average price

$324.58

40 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$3.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.72

vs TX average

−14.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	327.37	1,853	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	323.77	1,803	31

One grade step is worth $3.60/cwt here — about $49 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 sale40 hd

324.58

—

TX average5 barns · 347 hd

312.86

+11.72

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−14.09

This barn, trailing median29 sales

430.00

−105.42

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	—	Low	1,500	141.73	2,126	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	140.00	1,855	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	126.45	1,644	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	121.60	1,346	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$2,243	54
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,234	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,195	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,918	51
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	843	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,688	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,400	2thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	334	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,152	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	406	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,523	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	499	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,562	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	327.86/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,797	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	327.37/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,853	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,819	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,958	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,903	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,901	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	257.70/cwt	257.00–258.75	2,108	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,165	156
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,178	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	386	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,293	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,415	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,429	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,499	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	305.33/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,542	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,706	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	557	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,643	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,649	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,589	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,765	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,681	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	252.51/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,826	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	1,904	81
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,846	34
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,375	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,571	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,659	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,170	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	135.09/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,249	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	992	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	928	126.09/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,170	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	116.77/cwt	116.50–117.50	1,232	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,395	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,656	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	123.43/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,537	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,728	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,595	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,067	1,654.89/head	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,655	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,086	1,868.05/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,868	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,124	1,710.21/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,710	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,871.81/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,872	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,187	1,863.26/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,863	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	2,255.88/head	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,256	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	2,518.21/head	2,375.00–2,650.00	2,518	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	2,004.22/head	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,004	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,336	2,407.76/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,408	39
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	978	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,956	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	850	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	2,687.50/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,688	4

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 1,631Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 207Last week 173Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	335.00	335.00
10	450–500	470	322.00	322.00
12	550–600	557	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
36	400–450	430	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	317.00	317.00
5	500–550	533	320.00	320.00
9	550–600	591	279.00	279.00
13	600–650	615	287.00	287.00
23	700–750	723	247.00–256.00	252.51
34	750–800	752	245.50	245.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	327.00	327.00
18	500–550	505	300.00–308.00	305.33
16	550–600	590	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	595	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	678	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	700–750	740	257.25	257.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	566	312.00–332.00	327.37
3	600–650	610	321.00	321.00
10	650–700	663	287.00	287.00
8	700–750	714	265.00–267.00	266.24
18	800–850	818	257.00–258.75	257.70
17	850–900	854	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	406	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	345.00	345.00
40	450–500	499	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	548	327.00–332.00	327.86
8	550–600	583	312.00	312.00
156	800–850	844	256.50	256.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
10	600–650	638	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	636	247.00	247.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,353	125.00–130.00	127.71
1	—	1,245	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,375	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,245	120.00–129.50	123.43
4	—	1,055	116.50–117.50	116.77
1	—	1,065	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	111.50	111.50
2	—	928	123.00–129.00	126.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	130.00–141.00	135.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,187	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,863.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,086	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,868.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,067	1,625.00–1,725.00	1,654.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,124	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,710.21

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)	32	—	1,225	2,225.00–2,275.00	2,255.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,336	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,407.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,251	2,375.00–2,650.00	2,518.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,296	1,925.00–2,075.00	2,004.22

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)	11	—	1,168	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,871.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	843	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	978	200.00	200.00

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	4	—	1,380	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,687.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.