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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 6

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

541 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 650▼ 164 vs year ago 705 · −23.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 28▲ 78 vs year ago 14 · +557.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 40▲ 11 vs year ago 64 · +17.2%

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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. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Over the past two days, the trading region has recorded in excess of 2 inches of rainfall, prompting a flood watch across the entire area. As a result, market receipts were lighter, with many producers unable to deliver cattle due to impassable roads and difficult gathering conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady, with the exception of high dressing cows which traded 5.00 higher.

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 $363.52/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.56 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$363.52

33 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$74.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.03

vs TX average

−15.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	384.00	1,978	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	533	360.00	1,919	22
Medium and Large 2	550	310.00	1,705	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.00/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

363.52

—

TX average5 barns · 266 hd

350.49

+13.03

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−15.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−60.56

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	143.19	1,788	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	141.87	1,614	78

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$2,418	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$1,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$3,578	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$3,369	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,262	$2,964	38

Every lot

34 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	405.43/cwt	404.00–407.00	1,731	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,652	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	387.01/cwt	383.00–389.00	1,800	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,978	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	604	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,872	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,954	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,136	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	275.25/cwt	275.25–275.25	2,392	159
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Full	873	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,008	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	458	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,443	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,690	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	521	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,527	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	337.40/cwt	337.00–337.50	1,829	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	613	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,913	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,915	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,102	62
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	896	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,138	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	145.75/cwt	145.00–148.50	1,692	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	139.74/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,723	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	134.20/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,671	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,840	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	3,645.88/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,646	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,577.95/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,578	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,957.39/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,957	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	3,022.44/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,022	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,374	3,609.66/head	3,175.00–3,700.00	3,610	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	2,417.85/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,418	3

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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 650Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 28Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 40Year ago 64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	896	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,252	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,305	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,233	137.00–141.50	139.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,245	134.00–135.00	134.20
58	—	1,161	145.00–148.50	145.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,240	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,957.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,170	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,577.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,276	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,022.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,374	3,175.00–3,700.00	3,609.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,093	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,645.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,417.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,189	1,750.00	1,750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	404.00–407.00	405.43
6	450–500	465	383.00–389.00	387.01
2	600–650	605	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	515	384.00	384.00
13	700–750	712	300.00	300.00
159	850–900	869	275.25	275.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	450	367.00	367.00
2	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
8	600–650	604	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	533	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	850–900	873	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	800–850	807	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	542	337.00–337.50	337.40
16	700–750	720	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	500	338.00	338.00
12	600–650	613	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	315.00	315.00
11	500–550	521	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

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.