Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. The trading region received some much needed rain over the weekend. The grass has greened up but the cool season weeds have come with it.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.00/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −114.77 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$332.00

25 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.42

vs TX average

−42.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	332.00	1,969	25

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $393.85, median $446.77 across 28 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 sale25 hd

332.00

—

TX average4 barns · 138 hd

349.42

−17.42

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−42.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−114.77

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	138.00	2,422	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	950	91.97	874	3thin

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)	1,183	$2,683	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	959	$2,188	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,286	$2,817	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,616	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	704	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	496	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,461	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,933	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,815	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,947	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,068	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	379.01/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,969	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	2,817.20/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,817	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	261.09/cwt	260.00–261.25	2,300	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,827	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,146	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,939	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	2,187.55/head	2,025.00–2,450.00	2,188	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	732	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,134	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	671	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,704	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,422	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	87.96/cwt	86.00–90.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,821	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	225.30/cwt	222.00–227.00	2,442	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	2,682.56/head	2,525.00–2,800.00	2,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,174	176
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,734	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,470	43
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	449	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,369	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	200.36/cwt	197.00–205.00	2,460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,863	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,954	6

How this sale compares

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.

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