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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 14

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,121 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 937▲ 78 vs year ago 1,043 · +7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 18 vs year ago 17 · +105.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 206▲ 68 vs year ago 17 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers weighing between 500 to 700 lbs traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales in other classes to establish a market trend. Quality was mixed, with a the majority of the supply consisting of plainer type cattle. A large consignment of Corriente-cross cattle were on offer, with most falling into the Medium 2 grade. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand as the board traded heavy into the green again today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with notably higher buyer demand. Portions of the Panhandle received limited rain last week, but drought conditions persist across the trading region.

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 $425.65/cwt on 105 head, up $18.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +39.18 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$425.65

▲ 18.02 vs prior sale

105 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$0.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

vs TX average

−1.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	426.18	2,382	23
Medium 2	526	425.50	2,238	82

One grade step is worth $0.68/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale105 hd

425.65

—

TX average5 barns · 228 hd

417.37

+8.27

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−1.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

+39.18

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	1,810	203.75	3,688	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	188.00	2,594	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	178.53	2,266	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	175.38	1,944	15

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)	950	$3,524	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$3,386	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,194	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	632	$2,600	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,117	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,757	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$3,656	10

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,929	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,231	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,621	29
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	498	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,490	16
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	429.85/cwt	422.00–433.00	2,695	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,845	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,866	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,779	5
Steers	700–750	Medium 2	737	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,580	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,963	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,849	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	798	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	3,004	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	3,025	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	356.50/cwt	355.00–358.00	2,980	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	3,103	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	931	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	3,068	55
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,021	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,277	9
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,094	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	3,096	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	138	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,966	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	563.20/cwt	555.00–567.50	2,123	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	393	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,993	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,353	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,071	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	526	425.50/cwt	425.50–425.50	2,238	82
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	426.18/cwt	419.00–431.00	2,382	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	380.14/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,357	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	663	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,224	47
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	372.88/cwt	370.50–377.00	2,517	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,465	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,606	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	767	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,569	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	332.25/cwt	332.25–332.25	2,645	63
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	886	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,747	48
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,717	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,892	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1	147	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	10
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,644	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,369	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,524	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	3,419	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,960	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	993	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,827	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	173.87/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,918	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	163.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,842	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	178.72/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,028	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	181.07/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,225	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	178.21/cwt	175.50–179.00	2,269	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,594	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,397	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	890	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	3,655.77/head	3,650.00–3,675.00	3,656	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	3,757.03/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,757	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	632	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	3,523.54/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,524	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	2,116.92/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,117	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	3,193.78/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,194	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	3,386.16/head	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,386	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	295.50/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,689	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,516	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	241.12/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,703	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,121Last week 937Year ago 1,043

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 206Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,094	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
32	750–800	798	376.50	376.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	665.00	665.00
29	400–450	448	585.00	585.00
21	600–650	627	422.00–433.00	429.85
11	650–700	671	424.00	424.00
4	700–750	713	402.00	402.00
14	750–800	754	393.00	393.00
65	800–850	830	364.50	364.50
8	900–950	929	334.00	334.00
9	1000–1050	1,021	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	660.00	660.00
5	700–750	720	386.00	386.00
21	750–800	772	369.00	369.00
10	800–850	836	355.00–358.00	356.50
55	900–950	931	329.50	329.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	498	500.00	500.00
74	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
23	700–750	737	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	393	507.00	507.00
82	500–550	526	425.50	425.50
47	650–700	663	335.50	335.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	100–150	138	1,275.00	1,275.00
8	250–300	287	685.00	685.00
12	350–400	377	555.00–567.50	563.20
21	400–450	444	530.00	530.00
4	450–500	476	435.00	435.00
23	550–600	559	419.00–431.00	426.18
13	600–650	620	375.00–382.50	380.14
24	650–700	675	370.50–377.00	372.88
15	700–750	724	360.00	360.00
15	900–950	930	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	679	363.00	363.00
63	750–800	796	332.25	332.25
4	900–950	921	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	815	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	750–800	767	335.00	335.00
48	850–900	886	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	100–150	147	1,325.00	1,325.00
8	250–300	261	630.00	630.00
5	350–400	376	630.00	630.00
3	450–500	493	512.00	512.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,140	3,650.00–3,675.00	3,655.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,757.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	950	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,523.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,065	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,116.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,175	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,193.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,257	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,386.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	632	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,118	225.00	225.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	290.00–301.00	295.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,121	235.00–242.00	241.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	190.50	190.50
1	—	1,825	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	180.00–184.00	181.07
1	—	1,410	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,273	175.50–179.00	178.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	170.00–176.00	173.87
7	—	1,135	177.00–181.00	178.72
3	—	1,128	160.00–165.00	163.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	188.00	188.00

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.