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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,013 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 994▼ 402 vs year ago 1,415 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 144▼ 66 vs year ago 91 · −72.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 101▼ 160 vs year ago 172 · −93.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers traded mostly 6.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers for a market trend. Calves too lightly tested for a market trend. Quality was mixed with the majority of the supply consisting of crossbred cattle. Slaughter cows traded mostly weak to 3.00 lower on a light test. Wheat pastures in the region are still in really good shape. As a result, there are still a lot of cattle turned out on wheat that haven't made there way to town yet.

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 $333.83/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −54.10 against this barn's trailing median of $387.94.

Average price

$333.83

65 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$12.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.02

vs TX average

−0.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	342.00	1,905	24
Medium and Large 1-2	553	329.05	1,819	41

One grade step is worth $12.95/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale65 hd

333.83

—

TX average5 barns · 425 hd

323.81

+10.02

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−0.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.94

−54.10

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	—	Average	1,805	172.00	3,105	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	143.02	1,655	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,783	136.38	2,432	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	134.72	1,274	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,446	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,785	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,883	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,090	95
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,922	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,048	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,165	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,147	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,135	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	744	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,150	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,205	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,121	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,136	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,302	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	289.25/cwt	289.25–289.25	2,404	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	282.25/cwt	282.00–284.00	2,422	104
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	998	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,520	20
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,154	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,423	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	403.13/cwt	403.00–404.00	1,750	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,462	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,670	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,804	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,905	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	319.25/cwt	313.00–322.00	1,836	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,812	115
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,965	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,874	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,958	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,815	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	279.62/cwt	277.00–280.00	2,033	81
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,991	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,115	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,236	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,637	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,888	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,105	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	935	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	972	133.93/cwt	133.50–134.00	1,302	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	143.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,655	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,783	136.38/cwt	134.50–137.50	2,432	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,805	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,168	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,013Last week 994Year ago 1,415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 144Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 101Year ago 172

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	422.00	422.00
6	500–550	546	352.00	352.00
26	550–600	597	343.00	343.00
4	700–750	731	292.00	292.00
15	800–850	809	284.50	284.50
104	850–900	858	282.00–284.00	282.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	718	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	745	296.00	296.00
20	950–1000	998	252.50	252.50
6	1150–1200	1,154	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	462.00	462.00
3	400–450	438	430.00	430.00
95	450–500	486	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	598	362.00	362.00
33	800–850	831	289.25	289.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	700–750	744	289.00	289.00
19	750–800	763	278.00	278.00
4	800–850	800	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	400–450	434	403.00–404.00	403.13
24	550–600	557	342.00	342.00
23	600–650	634	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	680	288.00	288.00
30	800–850	828	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	469	356.00	356.00
24	500–550	537	336.00	336.00
17	550–600	575	313.00–322.00	319.25
115	600–650	606	299.00	299.00
81	700–750	727	277.00–280.00	279.62
15	750–800	754	264.00	264.00
11	800–850	815	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	667	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	443	330.00	330.00
30	700–750	723	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	332.00	332.00
3	700–750	707	267.00	267.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	6	—	1,068	203.00	203.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	778	232.00	232.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,425.00	2,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,783	134.50–137.50	136.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	123.00	123.00
1	—	935	152.00	152.00
7	—	972	133.50–134.00	133.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,157	140.00–144.00	143.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	172.00	172.00

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.