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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

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

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,705 head

▲ 822 vs last sale 883▲ 784 vs year ago 921 · +85.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 26▼ 33 vs year ago 46 · −71.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 38▼ 97 vs year ago 101 · −96.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Calves were too lightly tested last week for a market trend. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was very attractive, with the majority of the supply consisting of yearling cattle straight off the wheat or consignments from the Texas Angus Breeders sale. Slaughter cows too lightly tested for a market trend. Slaughter bulls mostly 5.00 higher. Weather in the form of high winds, snow, and rain hindered some cattle from coming to town today.

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 $316.18/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.29 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$316.18

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+21.29

vs TX average

+11.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	316.18	1,703	32

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 sale32 hd

316.18

—

TX average5 barns · 447 hd

294.89

+21.29

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

+11.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−70.29

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	—	High	1,866	154.78	2,887	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	126.25	1,764	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	125.50	1,600	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,480	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	392.04/cwt	390.00–393.00	1,705	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	351.43/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,666	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,997	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,971	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	299.91/cwt	296.00–312.00	2,012	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	284.48/cwt	278.00–295.00	2,068	80
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	274.42/cwt	270.00–275.50	2,113	188
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	266.73/cwt	263.75–267.75	2,174	93
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	253.36/cwt	252.00–254.00	2,103	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	258.63/cwt	254.50–261.00	2,255	123
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	2,246	58
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	251.07/cwt	250.00–252.00	2,300	35
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,256	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,390	59
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,039	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,421	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	374.20/cwt	374.00–375.00	1,414	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	347.72/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,506	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,467	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	350.60/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,609	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	316.02/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,646	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	316.44/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,797	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	288.62/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,763	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,769	69
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,613	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	665	287.12/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,909	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	667	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,834	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	255.66/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,761	64
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	260.55/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,803	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	250.80/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,811	49
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	254.00/cwt	252.50–261.75	1,971	90
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	833	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,874	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	238.87/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,995	95
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,950	42
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	852	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,130	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	237.37/cwt	235.50–239.00	2,091	102
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	2,072	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,033	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,035	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,090	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,158	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,843	152.30/cwt	150.50–155.50	2,807	6
Bulls	—	—	1,933	162.21/cwt	160.50–164.00	3,136	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,600	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,828	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,106	2

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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,705Last week 883Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 26Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 38Year ago 101

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	160.50–164.00	162.21
6	—	1,843	150.50–155.50	152.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	131.50	131.50
1	—	1,405	121.00	121.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	833	225.00	225.00
6	1000–1050	1,033	197.00	197.00
4	1050–1100	1,090	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	434	338.00	338.00
69	600–650	625	283.00	283.00
64	650–700	689	253.00–257.00	255.66
49	700–750	722	242.00–255.00	250.80
42	800–850	844	231.00	231.00
4	900–950	923	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	378	374.00–375.00	374.20
11	400–450	433	342.00–352.00	347.72
23	450–500	459	337.00–360.00	350.60
20	500–550	521	315.00–320.00	316.02
12	550–600	568	313.00–320.00	316.44
11	600–650	611	285.00–293.00	288.62
77	650–700	692	259.00–270.00	260.55
90	750–800	776	252.50–261.75	254.00
95	800–850	835	238.00–241.00	238.87
102	850–900	881	235.50–239.00	237.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	667	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	650–700	665	282.00–296.00	287.12
21	850–900	852	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	661	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	418.00	418.00
18	400–450	435	390.00–393.00	392.04
10	450–500	474	350.00–357.00	351.43
29	600–650	607	329.00	329.00
8	650–700	671	296.00–312.00	299.91
80	700–750	727	278.00–295.00	284.48
188	750–800	770	270.00–275.50	274.42
93	800–850	815	263.75–267.75	266.73
123	850–900	872	254.50–261.00	258.63
35	900–950	916	250.00–252.00	251.07
59	950–1000	958	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	657	300.00	300.00
17	800–850	830	252.00–254.00	253.36
58	850–900	873	257.25	257.25
5	900–950	921	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,039	233.00	233.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	188.00	188.00

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.