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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-18

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

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,646 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 1,344▲ 648 vs year ago 998 · +64.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 16 vs year ago 28 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 32▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to attractive, with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of yearlings straight off the wheat. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. High winds moved across the region on Friday and have returned today. Sustained winds ranged from 30 to 60 mph, with gusts reaching over 80 mph. A few fires broke out throughout the Panhandle and blowing dust limited visibility causing interstates and highways to shutdown due to multicar pileups. No rain is in the forecast, but the it is much needed.

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 $305.47/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −80.99 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$305.47

17 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.71

vs TX average

−9.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	305.47	1,673	17thin

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 sale17 hd

305.47

—

TX average5 barns · 378 hd

292.76

+12.71

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−9.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−80.99

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	—	Low	1,515	160.00	2,424	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	140.57	1,655	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	135.87	1,630	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	125.61	1,730	3thin

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)	1,168	$2,834	31
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,566	$2,401	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,848	59
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,359	$1,800	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,575	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,539	26
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	847	$1,513	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,227	$2,699	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,650	5

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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,496	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,793	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,872	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,871	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	539	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,957	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	347.94/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,959	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,691	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	321.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,967	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	319.46/cwt	319.00–321.00	2,137	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	307.20/cwt	305.00–311.00	2,055	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	299.51/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,121	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	779	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,096	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,064	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	270.17/cwt	264.00–273.50	2,253	65
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	262.72/cwt	260.00–263.00	2,257	124
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	266.48/cwt	265.25–268.00	2,329	125
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	2,407	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	999	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,428	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,234	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,416	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	370.59/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,527	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	442	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,600	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,672	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,606	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,764	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	299.67/cwt	297.50–300.50	1,846	202
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	280.95/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,930	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,942	45
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,913	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	254.60/cwt	254.60–254.60	1,991	146
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	254.21/cwt	251.00–255.25	2,059	101
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	821	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,888	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	243.25/cwt	243.25–243.25	2,180	57
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	13
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,014	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,241	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	282.98/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,907	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,940	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,145	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,004	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,733	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,465	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,177	140.57/cwt	137.50–147.00	1,655	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	139.15/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,802	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	125.61/cwt	120.50–128.00	1,730	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,539.40/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,539	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	1,848.29/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,848	59
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	2,834.40/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,834	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,359	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,566	2,400.75/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,401	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,227	2,698.64/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,699	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	938	212.60/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,994	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	180.67/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,837	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	1,512.51/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	8

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,646Last week 1,344Year ago 998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	412	362.00–380.00	370.59
29	450–500	462	362.00	362.00
7	550–600	590	299.00	299.00
202	600–650	616	297.50–300.50	299.67
9	650–700	687	278.00–287.00	280.95
45	700–750	730	266.00	266.00
27	750–800	753	254.00	254.00
101	800–850	810	251.00–255.25	254.21
57	850–900	896	243.25	243.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	296	417.00	417.00
11	350–400	380	372.50	372.50
146	750–800	782	254.60	254.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	821	230.00	230.00
13	950–1000	995	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	442	362.00	362.00
10	500–550	518	310.00	310.00
30	1000–1050	1,014	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	290.00	290.00
20	750–800	779	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	375.00	375.00
16	650–700	669	305.00–311.00	307.20
17	800–850	803	257.00	257.00
124	850–900	859	260.00–263.00	262.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
8	500–550	539	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	327	457.50	457.50
4	400–450	430	417.00	417.00
23	450–500	483	387.50	387.50
23	550–600	563	342.00–365.00	347.94
7	600–650	612	320.00–325.00	321.42
49	650–700	669	319.00–321.00	319.46
34	700–750	708	296.00–300.00	299.51
65	800–850	834	264.00–273.50	270.17
125	850–900	874	265.25–268.00	266.48
28	900–950	943	255.25	255.25
21	950–1000	999	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	674	275.00–284.00	282.98
1	700–750	735	264.00	264.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	1,140	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,539.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	59	—	1,154	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,848.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,566	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,400.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,168	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,834.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,359	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,130	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,227	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,698.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,040	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	179.00–182.50	180.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	938	210.00–214.00	212.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	847	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	137.50–141.00	139.15
2	—	1,105	130.00–135.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	137.50–147.00	140.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	120.50–128.00	125.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	175.00	175.00

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.