Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers due to last weeks light test, but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Trading activity was active on moderate to good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to average but weigh ups were favorable.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.72/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.86 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$333.72

9 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.39

vs TX average

+12.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	333.72	1,759	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $346.29, median $403.58 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

333.72

—

TX average4 barns · 88 hd

309.33

+24.39

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+12.54

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−69.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,792	163.55	2,930	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	140.00	1,592	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,708	132.25	2,258	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	122.71	1,182	8thin

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)	910	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,795	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,801	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	171	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,277	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	2,801.06/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,272	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,082	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	220.25/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,965	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	106	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	333.72/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,759	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,915	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	351.31/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,714	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	166	819.16/head	700.00–925.00	819	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,100	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,192	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,011	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	254.25/cwt	254.25–254.25	1,925	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	304.43/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,366	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	345.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,625	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,434	40
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,026	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	884	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,024	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	134.78/cwt	131.00–138.50	1,510	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,000	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,705	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,046	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,795	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	203.42/cwt	192.00–214.00	2,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	924	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,319	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	349.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	133	588.27/head	400.00–650.00	588	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,984	36
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,698	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	127.26/cwt	127.00–127.50	1,190	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	837	113.70/cwt	107.00–120.00	952	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	140.00/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,592	3
Bulls	—	—	2,093	168.60/cwt	162.00–174.50	3,529	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	150–200	157	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,852	14

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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