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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 21

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,387 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 1,121▲ 542 vs year ago 845 · +64.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 29 vs year ago 6 · +483.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 85▲ 22 vs year ago 57 · +38.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 10.00 to 14.00 lower, which was in line with the large declines noted in the cattle futures over the past week. Feeder heifers were mostly weak to 4.00 lower, with the exception of 600 weight heifers which traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Quality was mostly plain to average, with the majority of the supply consisting of plainer type cattle straight off the short wheat. However, flesh conditions were mostly favorable. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted.

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 $409.44/cwt on 134 head, down $16.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +22.97 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$409.44

▼ 16.21 vs prior sale

134 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$69.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

vs TX average

−12.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	475.00	2,546	4thin
Medium and Large 1	560	410.51	2,297	46
Medium and Large 1-2	579	405.73	2,350	84

One grade step is worth $69.27/cwt here — about $196 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 sale134 hd

409.44

—

TX average5 barns · 328 hd

404.46

+4.98

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−12.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

+22.97

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	—	Low	1,373	181.23	2,488	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	167.87	1,982	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	156.52	2,243	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	156.00	1,675	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$3,600	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$3,333	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,307	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$2,612	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$2,528	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,039	$4,000	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,600	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,475	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,600	2thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	278	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,974	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,079	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,260	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,388	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,322	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,430	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,098	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	467	526.00/cwt	526.00–526.00	2,456	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	560.80/cwt	560.00–582.00	2,669	105
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	502	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,786	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	523.86/cwt	512.00–532.00	2,698	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	425.76/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,222	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	476.10/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,566	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,608	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,454	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	409.50/cwt	396.00–413.00	2,547	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	418.25/cwt	416.00–421.00	2,681	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	644	421.50/cwt	421.50–421.50	2,714	72
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	403.98/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,699	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	380.88/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,746	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	350.90/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,881	35
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,858	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	866	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,923	29
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,146	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,830	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	477	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,266	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,284	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	455.20/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,230	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	494	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,322	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,546	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	422.15/cwt	411.00–423.00	2,301	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	421.18/cwt	419.00–426.00	2,308	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	413.39/cwt	399.00–421.00	2,311	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,342	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	597	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,376	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	599	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,168	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	399.03/cwt	382.00–404.00	2,446	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	373.90/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,374	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	664	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,304	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	366.25/cwt	366.25–366.25	2,458	137
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,584	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	741	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,564	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	340.87/cwt	339.00–344.00	2,591	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,561	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,773	55
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	291	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,761	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,200	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,434	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,394	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,157	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,471	16
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	978	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,807	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	965	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,660	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,180	188.20/cwt	186.00–190.00	2,221	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	174.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,549	3
Bulls	—	—	1,547	186.68/cwt	181.00–190.50	2,888	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,730	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	153.33/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,656	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	176.98/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,014	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	167.22/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,946	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,114	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	156.52/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,243	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	2,611.82/head	2,600.00–2,625.00	2,612	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	2,527.73/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,528	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	3,283.97/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,284	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,120	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	241.45/cwt	227.00–257.50	2,535	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,174	206.53/cwt	194.00–215.00	2,425	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,220	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,039	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	885	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,387Last week 1,121Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 85Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	630.00	630.00
2	350–400	398	600.00	600.00
3	400–450	430	565.00	565.00
105	450–500	476	560.00–582.00	560.80
48	500–550	515	512.00–532.00	523.86
20	550–600	577	452.00	452.00
11	600–650	641	416.00–421.00	418.25
11	650–700	668	397.00–410.00	403.98
12	700–750	721	378.00–383.00	380.88
35	800–850	821	335.00–360.00	350.90
58	950–1000	965	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	575.00	575.00
6	400–450	426	545.00	545.00
9	500–550	539	475.00–480.00	476.10
7	550–600	587	418.00	418.00
10	600–650	622	396.00–413.00	409.50
4	850–900	853	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	480.00	480.00
12	500–550	522	420.00–437.00	425.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	467	526.00	526.00
72	600–650	644	421.50	421.50
29	850–900	866	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	710.00	710.00
24	500–550	502	555.00	555.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
7	450–500	486	470.00	470.00
28	500–550	545	411.00–423.00	422.15
9	550–600	593	395.00	395.00
8	600–650	635	368.00–380.00	373.90
137	650–700	671	366.25	366.25
70	750–800	782	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
23	450–500	477	475.00	475.00
47	550–600	597	398.00	398.00
29	700–750	741	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	490	450.00–470.00	455.20
16	500–550	548	419.00–426.00	421.18
25	550–600	559	399.00–421.00	413.39
23	600–650	613	382.00–404.00	399.03
9	700–750	708	365.00	365.00
32	750–800	760	339.00–344.00	340.87
55	800–850	844	328.50	328.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
18	450–500	494	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	664	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	599	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	708	349.00	349.00
6	950–1000	978	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	605.00	605.00
5	350–400	376	585.00	585.00
2	450–500	480	507.00	507.00
6	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	583	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,080	149.00–156.00	153.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	150.00–162.00	156.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,164	165.00–168.00	167.22
2	—	1,305	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,138	176.00–178.00	176.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	170.00–180.00	174.21
3	—	1,547	181.00–190.50	186.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	186.00–190.00	188.20
1	—	965	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,031	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,283.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	918	2,600.00–2,625.00	2,611.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,008	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,527.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	3,675.00	3,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,307	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	2	—	1,200	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,050	227.00–257.50	241.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,174	194.00–215.00	206.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,039	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	2	—	885	4,000.00	4,000.00

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	—	1,475	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.