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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 7

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

937 head

▼ 655 vs last sale 1,592▲ 757 vs year ago 180 · +420.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

206 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 160▲ 160 vs year ago 46 · +347.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, with the exception of 900 lb cattle which were steady. Steer and heifer calves were sharply higher on a light test. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with the majority of the trade consisting of plainer cattle off the short wheat. Any open cows that had the potential to return to the country was bought to rebreed. As a result, slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Hot, dry, and windy conditions have continued across the trading region. However, some much needed rain is in the forecast over the weekend.

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 $407.63/cwt on 55 head, down $20.52 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +21.17 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$407.63

▼ 20.52 vs prior sale

55 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$8.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs TX average

−20.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	409.58	2,272	43
Medium and Large 1	567	400.66	2,272	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale55 hd

407.63

—

TX average4 barns · 210 hd

409.54

−1.90

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−20.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

+21.17

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	—	Average	1,838	190.19	3,496	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	165.05	2,088	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	162.25	1,686	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,695	155.50	2,636	1thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$3,827	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$3,445	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,852	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$2,104	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,962	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	817	$2,500	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$4,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,620	$3,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	739	$2,969	9

Every lot

58 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,059	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	612.00/cwt	612.00–612.00	2,454	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,300	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	553.34/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,573	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,770	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	441.55/cwt	439.50–449.00	2,605	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	401.16/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,844	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,606	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,877	85
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,010	57
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	871	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,839	31
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	334.75/cwt	334.50–335.00	3,063	60
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,049	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,189	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,867	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,162	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	520.61/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,150	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,193	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,130	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,228	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	426.34/cwt	418.00–432.00	2,289	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	404.50/cwt	404.50–404.50	2,265	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	400.66/cwt	400.00–401.00	2,272	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	387.89/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,331	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	346.13/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,302	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	357.76/cwt	350.00–360.75	2,454	184
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,524	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,477	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,787	32
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,690	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,763	17
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,834	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,576	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,235	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,927	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	190.54/cwt	186.50–200.00	3,424	3
Bulls	—	—	1,879	176.64/cwt	170.00–184.00	3,319	7
Bulls	—	—	2,060	213.68/cwt	206.00–221.00	4,402	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,559	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,418	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,892	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	166.18/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,057	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,309	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,636	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	858	322.20/cwt	300.00–347.00	2,764	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	225.69/cwt	217.00–252.00	2,516	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	171.03/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,015	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,179	195.48/cwt	180.00–200.00	2,305	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	783	2,104.39/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,104	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	932	3,827.18/head	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,827	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	1,962.36/head	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,962	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	3,445.45/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,445	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	2,852.24/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,852	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	667	2,578.50/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,579	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,520	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,620	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	2

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 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 937Last week 1,592Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 206Last week 160Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	413	515.00–530.00	520.61
5	450–500	470	474.00	474.00
10	500–550	537	418.00–432.00	426.34
33	550–600	560	404.50	404.50
184	650–700	686	350.00–360.75	357.76
7	700–750	718	345.00	345.00
17	900–950	921	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	635.00	635.00
8	350–400	376	575.00	575.00
12	550–600	567	400.00–401.00	400.66
17	600–650	601	387.00–390.00	387.89
13	650–700	680	355.00	355.00
17	700–750	701	360.00	360.00
32	800–850	822	339.00	339.00
5	900–950	912	295.00	295.00
17	950–1000	991	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	463	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	665	345.00–347.00	346.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	675.00	675.00
7	400–450	401	612.00	612.00
3	550–600	563	492.00	492.00
24	700–750	709	400.00–402.00	401.16
57	850–900	860	350.00	350.00
60	900–950	915	334.50–335.00	334.75
18	1000–1050	1,049	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	465	540.00–565.00	553.34
27	550–600	590	439.50–449.00	441.55
85	750–800	761	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	460	500.00	500.00
9	700–750	734	355.00	355.00
31	850–900	871	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	150.00	150.00
1	—	945	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	156.00	156.00
8	—	1,238	165.00–169.00	166.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	186.50–200.00	190.54
2	—	2,060	206.00–221.00	213.68
7	—	1,879	170.00–184.00	176.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	237.00	237.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,115	217.00–252.00	225.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	858	300.00–347.00	322.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,179	180.00–200.00	195.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,178	170.00–177.50	171.03

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	—	817	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,273	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,852.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,962.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,238	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,445.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	932	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,827.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	783	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,104.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	667	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,578.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	3,750.00	3,750.00

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	—	1,520	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,620	3,775.00	3,775.00

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	—	1,265	4,000.00	4,000.00

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.