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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 1

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

539 head

▼ 563 vs last sale 1,102▲ 102 vs year ago 437 · +23.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 33▲ 48 vs year ago 21 · +228.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 51▲ 32 vs year ago 27 · +118.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. According to the US Drought Monitor, 71 percent of rangeland and pastures in Texas were rated very poor to poor condition, reflecting drought and the impact of recent blowing dust. Some much needed relief may be in sight with rain in the forecast over the weekend.

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 $384.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −40.07 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$384.00

4 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+57.15

vs TX average

+14.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	384.00	1,932	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

384.00

—

TX average5 barns · 394 hd

326.85

+57.15

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

+14.99

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−40.07

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,664	154.42	2,569	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	140.03	1,855	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	132.76	2,156	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	131.00	1,466	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$2,333	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	902	$2,617	14

Every lot

47 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,656	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	366.73/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,738	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	392.92/cwt	387.00–396.00	1,866	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,932	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,091	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	321.07/cwt	309.00–324.50	2,164	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	687	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,178	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,177	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,180	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,179	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,102	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,418	22
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,583	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	431.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,405	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	385.42/cwt	382.00–387.00	1,661	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,776	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	304.88/cwt	301.00–306.50	1,793	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,746	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,827	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,862	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,747	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,959	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	854	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,054	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,296	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,635	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,091	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,308	149.53/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,956	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	145.62/cwt	144.50–146.50	2,254	2
Bulls	—	—	1,852	159.90/cwt	156.00–162.50	2,961	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,217	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	128.06/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,361	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	142.27/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,593	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,464	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	143.93/cwt	142.50–145.25	1,795	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	137.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,952	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	135.09/cwt	130.00–137.50	2,084	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	129.26/cwt	128.50–129.50	2,256	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	930	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	2,616.99/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,617	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	215.61/cwt	210.00–223.50	2,331	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	195.08/cwt	185.00–201.50	2,439	10

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 1,102Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 33Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 51Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,852	156.00–162.50	159.90
2	—	1,548	144.50–146.50	145.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	145.00–153.50	149.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	126.00–130.00	128.06
21	—	1,416	134.00–140.00	137.82
18	—	1,247	142.50–145.25	143.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	130.00–137.50	135.09
4	—	1,745	128.50–129.50	129.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	142.00–142.50	142.27
6	—	1,148	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	129.50	129.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	359.00–375.00	366.73
2	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
21	700–750	729	299.00	299.00
12	750–800	770	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	687	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	450.00	450.00
48	450–500	475	387.00–396.00	392.92
4	500–550	503	384.00	384.00
4	600–650	626	334.00	334.00
23	650–700	674	309.00–324.50	321.07
4	700–750	700	311.00	311.00
3	750–800	762	286.00	286.00
22	900–950	939	257.50	257.50
61	1000–1050	1,005	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	594	294.00	294.00
27	600–650	642	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	713	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	823	238.00	238.00
4	850–900	854	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	300–350	326	430.00–440.00	431.04
19	400–450	431	382.00–387.00	385.42
24	450–500	465	382.00	382.00
2	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
17	550–600	588	301.00–306.50	304.88
5	600–650	641	285.00	285.00
15	900–950	947	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	370.00	370.00
3	1000–1050	1,015	206.00	206.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	2,250.00	2,250.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	902	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,616.99

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	17	—	1,081	210.00–223.50	215.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,250	185.00–201.50	195.08

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.