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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 15

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,043 head

▲ 863 vs last sale 180▲ 99 vs year ago 944 · +10.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 23 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 46▲ 6 vs year ago 11 · +54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Trading activity was active on moderate to good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to average but weigh ups were favorable.

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 $333.72/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.74 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$333.72

9 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.39

vs TX average

+12.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	333.72	1,759	9thin

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 sale9 hd

333.72

—

TX average4 barns · 88 hd

309.33

+24.39

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+12.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−52.74

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	1,792	163.55	2,930	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	140.00	1,592	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,708	132.25	2,258	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	122.71	1,182	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,795	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,801	2thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	106	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	25
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	166	819.16/head	700.00–925.00	819	75
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,819	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,800	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,800	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,897	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,003	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,046	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	304.43/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,884	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,881	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	719	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,984	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,103	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,092	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,192	61
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,366	65
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	924	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,319	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	133	588.27/head	400.00–650.00	588	77
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	171	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	18
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	246	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,082	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,698	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,434	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	345.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,625	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	351.31/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,714	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	333.72/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,759	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,755	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,801	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,915	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	756	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,852	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,925	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,011	74
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	884	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,024	16
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,100	60
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,272	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	349.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,668	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	220.25/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,965	14
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,978	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,026	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,001	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,555	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	150–200	Medium 3	157	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,705	1
Bulls	—	—	2,093	168.60/cwt	162.00–174.50	3,529	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	837	113.70/cwt	107.00–120.00	952	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	935	127.26/cwt	127.00–127.50	1,190	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,264	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	134.78/cwt	131.00–138.50	1,510	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	140.00/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,592	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,917	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,000	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,580	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,795	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	203.42/cwt	192.00–214.00	2,213	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,277	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	2,801.06/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,801	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,043Last week 180Year ago 944

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 7Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 46Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
77	100–150	133	400.00–650.00	588.27
18	150–200	171	875.00	875.00
8	200–250	246	440.00	440.00
7	350–400	393	432.00	432.00
30	450–500	488	350.00–357.00	351.31
9	500–550	527	332.00–340.00	333.72
20	650–700	678	282.50	282.50
74	750–800	795	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	470	345.00–350.00	345.70
4	600–650	620	283.00	283.00
7	650–700	667	270.00	270.00
70	750–800	757	254.25	254.25
60	900–950	917	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	400–450	432	332.00	332.00
14	750–800	756	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	850–900	884	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	264	482.00	482.00
8	450–500	477	340.00–360.00	349.66
14	850–900	892	219.00–225.00	220.25
3	900–950	942	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
25	100–150	106	600.00	600.00
75	150–200	166	700.00–925.00	819.16
4	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	433	420.00	420.00
12	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
8	550–600	569	352.00	352.00
13	600–650	607	337.00	337.00
6	700–750	747	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	437	412.00	412.00
4	450–500	484	372.00	372.00
4	500–550	539	352.00	352.00
11	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
7	600–650	619	303.00–308.00	304.43
7	700–750	738	285.00	285.00
61	750–800	797	275.00	275.00
65	900–950	919	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	924	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	689	273.00	273.00
36	700–750	719	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,026	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	492	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
5	150–200	157	450.00	450.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	157.00	157.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	220.00	220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,088	192.00–214.00	203.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,801.06

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,795	3,800.00	3,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	116.50	116.50
2	—	1,120	131.00–138.50	134.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,415	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	127.00–127.50	127.26
3	—	837	107.00–120.00	113.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	139.50–140.50	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	155.00	155.00
2	—	2,093	162.00–174.50	168.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	162.00	162.00

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.