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Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 28

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,080 head

▼ 307 vs last sale 1,387▲ 430 vs year ago 650 · +66.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 35▼ 8 vs year ago 28 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 79▼ 3 vs year ago 40 · −7.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good with the CME board in the green on feeders and live cattle. Chance of much needed rain later in the week.

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 $516.73/cwt on 207 head, up $18.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +92.66 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$516.73

▲ 18.19 vs prior sale

207 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.24

vs TX average

+35.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	520.00	2,766	174
Medium and Large 1	540	499.50	2,697	33

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $69 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 sale207 hd

516.73

—

TX average5 barns · 388 hd

493.50

+23.24

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+35.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+92.66

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,600	185.96	2,975	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	181.32	2,156	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	163.95	2,546	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	145.10	1,303	2thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,493	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 1,387Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 79Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good with the CME board in the green on feeders and live cattle. Chance of much needed rain later in the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	503	423.00	423.00
12	550–600	582	390.00–410.00	397.99
88	800–850	809	335.25–337.00	335.79
35	850–900	887	319.00–320.00	319.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	400–450	400	530.00	530.00

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Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 28

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,080 head

▼ 307 vs last sale 1,387▲ 430 vs year ago 650 · +66.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 35▼ 8 vs year ago 28 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 79▼ 3 vs year ago 40 · −7.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good with the CME board in the green on feeders and live cattle. Chance of much needed rain later in the week.

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

Average price

$516.73

▲ 18.19 vs prior sale

207 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$20.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.24

vs TX average

+35.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	520.00	2,766	174
Medium and Large 1	540	499.50	2,697	33

One grade step is worth $20.50/cwt here — about $69 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 sale207 hd

516.73

—

TX average5 barns · 388 hd

493.50

+23.24

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+35.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+92.66

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,600	185.96	2,975	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	181.32	2,156	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	163.95	2,546	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	145.10	1,303	2thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,493	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 1,387Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 79Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good with the CME board in the green on feeders and live cattle. Chance of much needed rain later in the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	503	423.00	423.00
12	550–600	582	390.00–410.00	397.99
88	800–850	809	335.25–337.00	335.79
35	850–900	887	319.00–320.00	319.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	400–450	400	530.00	530.00

Every lot

36 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	150–200	Medium and Large 1	195	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	1,541	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,394	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	612.00/cwt	612.00–612.00	2,466	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,598	87
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	521.24/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,684	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,766	174
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,698	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,742	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,808	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,720	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,749	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,940	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	362.57/cwt	361.00–366.00	2,926	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	347.33/cwt	344.00–355.00	2,879	95
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,080	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	889	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,049	59
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,089	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	941	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,096	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,120	80
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,147	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,128	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	397.99/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,316	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	335.79/cwt	335.25–337.00	2,717	88
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	319.52/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,834	35
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	185.96/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,975	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	145.10/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,303	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	181.32/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,156	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,595	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	163.83/cwt	160.50–165.50	2,541	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,511	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,394	3,493.30/head	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,493	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,673.69/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,674	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	234.27/cwt	221.00–255.00	2,610	14

29	300–350	347	690.00	690.00
87	400–450	433	600.00	600.00
174	500–550	532	520.00	520.00
3	650–700	695	404.00	404.00
42	700–750	701	388.00	388.00
16	750–800	751	366.00	366.00
95	800–850	829	344.00–355.00	347.33
59	850–900	889	343.00	343.00
9	900–950	941	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	195	790.00	790.00
4	400–450	403	612.00	612.00
19	500–550	515	510.00–535.00	521.24
14	550–600	574	470.00	470.00
19	650–700	677	405.00	405.00
21	750–800	786	374.00	374.00
25	800–850	807	361.00–366.00	362.57
18	850–900	880	350.00	350.00
4	900–950	939	329.00	329.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,394	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,493.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,005	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,673.69

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	14	—	1,114	221.00–255.00	234.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	144.00–146.00	145.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	180.00–182.00	181.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	155.50	155.50
5	—	1,551	160.50–165.50	163.83
1	—	1,500	173.00	173.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Feeder Cattle

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Feeder Cattle

Every lot

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle