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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 18

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▼ 407 vs last sale 877▼ 789 vs year ago 1,259 · −62.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 32▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 207▲ 51 vs year ago 11 · +463.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Receipts were lighter today due to a cold front moving across the trading region bringing single digit temperatures and snow flurries with it. Despite lighter receipts, quality was very attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of high quality black yearlings straight off the wheat. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls for a market trend.

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 $291.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.07 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$291.00

4 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.70

vs TX average

−50.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	291.00	1,682	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

291.00

—

TX average5 barns · 233 hd

325.70

−34.70

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−50.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−133.07

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	130.50	1,729	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	117.75	1,451	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	117.13	1,175	7thin

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)	1,102	$2,080	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,226	$2,044	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,159	$1,933	12

Every lot

24 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,573	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,763	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,682	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,871	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	727	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,897	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	1,992	74
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	826	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,189	127
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	348.21/cwt	334.00–354.00	1,288	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,521	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,545	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,558	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	614	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,596	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	783	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,016	117
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	956	113.06/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,081	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	122.55/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,308	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,237	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,729	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,678	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,117	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	2,136.40/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,136	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	2,117.04/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,117	18

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 877Year ago 1,259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 32Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 207Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,095	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	110.00–117.00	113.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	120.00–127.50	122.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	750–800	783	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	370	334.00–354.00	348.21
7	450–500	468	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	284.00	284.00
3	550–600	590	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	614	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	329.00	329.00
2	650–700	688	272.00	272.00
74	750–800	761	261.75	261.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
127	800–850	826	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	291.00	291.00
6	700–750	727	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	487	362.00	362.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	930	1,875.00	1,875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,117	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,262	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,117.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,151	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,149	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,136.40

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.