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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 29

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▼ 195 vs last sale 845▼ 485 vs year ago 1,135 · −42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 6▼ 5 vs year ago 33 · −15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 57▲ 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of yearlings or long weaned calves. Severe thunderstorms over the weekend brought rain with totals ranging from 1 to 4 inches, and a few tornados touching down around Canyon and Springlake. More rain is in the forecast over the next 7 days.

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 $338.50/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −49.44 against this barn's trailing median of $387.94.

Average price

$338.50

102 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+19.60

vs TX average

+9.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	338.50	1,879	102

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 sale102 hd

338.50

—

TX average5 barns · 299 hd

318.90

+19.60

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+9.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.94

−49.44

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $387.94 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	—	High	2,017	182.14	3,673	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	140.00	1,474	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	137.50	1,855	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,350	17
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	912	$2,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$4,098	11

Every lot

27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,570	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,854	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	378.48/cwt	377.00–382.00	2,002	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,069	5
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,088	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,698	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,426	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,595	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,744	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	1,879	102
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	299.38/cwt	297.00–299.50	1,982	232
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,936	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,087	74
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	859	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,379	58
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,045	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,031	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,973	187.56/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,701	2
Bulls	—	—	2,060	176.73/cwt	176.00–177.50	3,641	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,474	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,855	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	4,097.70/head	3,600.00–4,150.00	4,098	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,188	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,367	4

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 845Year ago 1,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 6Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 57Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,349	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,053	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,973	187.00–188.00	187.56
2	—	2,060	176.00–177.50	176.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	938	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	297	480.00	480.00
7	350–400	389	410.00	410.00
13	400–450	428	407.50	407.50
102	550–600	555	338.50	338.50
12	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
232	650–700	662	297.00–299.50	299.38
7	700–750	739	262.00	262.00
74	750–800	770	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	859	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	710	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	314	500.00	500.00
13	400–450	403	460.00	460.00
14	500–550	529	377.00–382.00	378.48
5	600–650	605	342.00	342.00
11	1050–1100	1,088	248.00	248.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,395	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	3	—	912	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	11	—	1,109	3,600.00–4,150.00	4,097.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,038	228.00	228.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,032	212.00	212.00

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.