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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

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

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,344 head

▼ 361 vs last sale 1,705▼ 10 vs year ago 1,354 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 4▲ 22 vs year ago 10 · +220.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves suitable for grazing traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of up to 20.00 higher on cattle under 500 pounds. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. Some snow over the weekend provided some much needed moisture to the trading region., with temperatures quickly warming back up to above seasonal. However, the moisture boost may dissipate with high winds are in the forecast for Friday with sustained winds from 35-50 mph with gusts ranging from 60-80 mph.

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 $368.91/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.09 against this barn's trailing median of $430.00.

Average price

$368.91

60 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$24.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.32

vs TX average

+10.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	371.79	1,993	53
Medium and Large 1-2	524	347.11	1,819	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.68/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale60 hd

368.91

—

TX average5 barns · 268 hd

342.59

+26.32

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

+10.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

430.00

−61.09

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	2,118	152.61	3,233	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,403	132.25	1,855	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,653	122.72	2,029	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	119.93	1,322	5thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$2,469	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,061	$2,181	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,168	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	404.14/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,661	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,747	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	347.11/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,819	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	376.07/cwt	362.00–387.00	1,993	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	343.68/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,980	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	311.90/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,971	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	316.66/cwt	314.00–323.00	2,017	103
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,041	54
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	291.02/cwt	287.00–295.00	2,017	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,130	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	284.87/cwt	277.00–285.00	2,159	188
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	794	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,041	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	819	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,892	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	265.34/cwt	262.00–265.50	2,181	125
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	857	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,271	53
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,263	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,316	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,287	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,514	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,640	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	337.68/cwt	324.00–344.00	1,766	72
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	317.02/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,712	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,670	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	597	316.97/cwt	316.00–317.00	1,892	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,766	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	284.17/cwt	283.00–285.50	1,787	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	267.61/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,825	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,760	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,838	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,838	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,966	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	238.69/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,843	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	239.10/cwt	237.00–239.25	2,118	30
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,123	103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,750	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,025	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,795	1
Bulls	—	—	2,165	159.91/cwt	158.00–161.50	3,462	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,244	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.50	1,422	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,786	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,925	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	122.72/cwt	120.00–125.50	2,029	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	2,181.10/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,181	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	2,469.07/head	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,469	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,167.51/head	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,168	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	928	201.61/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,871	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	188.28/cwt	186.00–192.00	2,222	3

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,344Last week 1,705Year ago 1,354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 13Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 4Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	332.00	332.00
8	500–550	540	314.00–318.00	317.02
7	550–600	576	290.00	290.00
26	600–650	629	283.00–285.50	284.17
70	700–750	747	246.00	246.00
18	750–800	772	236.00–240.00	238.69
103	850–900	893	237.75	237.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	466	352.00	352.00
72	500–550	523	324.00–344.00	337.68
57	550–600	597	316.00–317.00	316.97
3	600–650	607	291.00	291.00
17	650–700	682	264.00–270.00	267.61
6	700–750	703	261.50	261.50
18	750–800	756	260.00	260.00
30	850–900	886	237.00–239.25	239.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	685	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	411	402.00–405.00	404.14
7	500–550	524	345.00–350.00	347.11
14	600–650	632	310.00–313.00	311.90
54	650–700	678	301.00	301.00
8	700–750	746	285.50	285.50
188	750–800	758	277.00–285.00	284.87
125	800–850	822	262.00–265.50	265.34
53	850–900	857	265.00	265.00
7	900–950	941	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	794	257.00	257.00
14	800–850	819	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	693	287.00–295.00	291.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	417	419.00	419.00
46	500–550	530	362.00–387.00	376.07
7	550–600	576	342.00–345.00	343.68
103	600–650	637	314.00–323.00	316.66
28	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
10	850–900	867	261.00	261.00
34	900–950	912	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	118.50	118.50
3	—	1,165	120.00–124.50	122.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	120.00–125.50	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	136.50	136.50
1	—	1,395	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	138.00	138.00
2	—	2,165	158.00–161.50	159.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,165	2,025.00–2,225.00	2,167.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,061	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,181.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	2,425.00–2,500.00	2,469.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,425.00	2,425.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	194.00–211.00	201.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	186.00–192.00	188.28

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.