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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 22

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

845 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 1,043▲ 309 vs year ago 536 · +57.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 17▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 17▲ 32 vs year ago 25 · +128.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. The trading region received some much needed rain over the weekend. The grass has greened up but the cool season weeds have come with it.

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 $332.00/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −92.07 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$332.00

25 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.42

vs TX average

−42.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	332.00	1,969	25

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 sale25 hd

332.00

—

TX average4 barns · 138 hd

349.42

−17.42

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−42.02

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−92.07

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	138.00	2,422	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	950	91.97	874	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$2,683	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	959	$2,188	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$2,817	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,616	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,815	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,920	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,969	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,933	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,734	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,085	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,174	176
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,134	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	261.09/cwt	260.00–261.25	2,300	76
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,461	124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	379.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,645	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,685	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,821	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	671	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,704	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,863	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	704	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,697	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,947	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,713	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,146	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,954	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,939	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,827	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,005	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,068	17
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,369	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	87.96/cwt	86.00–90.00	805	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,422	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,286	2,817.20/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,817	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	2,187.55/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,188	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	2,682.56/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,683	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,084	225.30/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,442	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	200.36/cwt	197.00–205.00	2,460	7

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 1,043Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 17Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 17Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	450–500	459	352.00	352.00
40	600–650	640	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	496	387.00	387.00
25	550–600	593	332.00	332.00
6	650–700	667	310.00	310.00
176	700–750	708	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	469	387.00	387.00
47	600–650	608	318.00	318.00
3	700–750	702	297.00	297.00
76	850–900	881	260.00–261.25	261.09
124	900–950	920	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	732	291.50	291.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	294.00	294.00
10	700–750	726	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	704	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	375.00–385.00	379.01
8	550–600	578	315.00	315.00
15	650–700	680	274.00	274.00
8	700–750	725	268.50	268.50
11	900–950	925	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	671	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	605	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	422	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	352.00	352.00
2	750–800	785	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	805	227.00	227.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	185.00–195.00	190.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	449	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	4	—	1,286	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,817.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	959	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,187.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,682.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,084	222.00–227.00	225.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,228	197.00–205.00	200.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	86.00–90.00	87.96

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.