Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2026-04-07

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 7
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
937 head
655 vs last sale 1,592 757 vs year ago 180 · +420.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
0 vs last sale 25 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
206 head
46 vs last sale 160 160 vs year ago 46 · +347.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, with the exception of 900 lb cattle which were steady. Steer and heifer calves were sharply higher on a light test. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with the majority of the trade consisting of plainer cattle off the short wheat. Any open cows that had the potential to return to the country was bought to rebreed. As a result, slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Hot, dry, and windy conditions have continued across the trading region. However, some much needed rain is in the forecast over the weekend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.63/cwt on 55 head, down $20.52 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.05 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.
Average price
$407.63
20.52 vs prior sale
55 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,272
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$0
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$8.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.90
vs TX average
20.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555409.582,27243
Medium and Large 1567400.662,27212thin
One grade step is worth $8.92/cwt here — about −$0 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
459417374332median 403.5812/1602/2404/2806/2308/18
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 sale55 hd
407.63
TX average4 barns · 210 hd
409.54
−1.90
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−20.73
This barn, trailing median30 sales
403.58
+4.05
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,838190.193,49613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,265165.052,0889thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,039162.251,6864thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,695155.502,6361thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)932$3,8275
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$3,44517
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,273$2,85220
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)783$2,1049
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,138$1,9622thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)817$2,5003thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,520$4,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,620$3,7752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)739$2,9699

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686357.76/cwt350.00–360.752,454184
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500470474.00/cwt474.00–474.002,2285
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305675.00/cwt675.00–675.002,0594
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000991286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,83417
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750701360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,52417
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450443495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,1936
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950912295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6905
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300294635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,8674
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450401612.00/cwt612.00–612.002,4547
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567400.66/cwt400.00–401.002,27212
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1306
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,87785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590441.55/cwt439.50–449.002,60527
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,01057
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,30010
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915334.75/cwt334.50–335.003,06360
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4777
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750709401.16/cwt400.00–402.002,84424
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900871326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,83931
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,049304.00/cwt304.00–304.003,18918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465553.34/cwt540.00–565.002,57311
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600563492.00/cwt492.00–492.002,7703
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750734355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6069
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537426.34/cwt418.00–432.002,28910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950921300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,76317
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650601387.89/cwt387.00–390.002,33117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600560404.50/cwt404.50–404.502,26533
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850822339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,78732
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,5763
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight945150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4181
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight945165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5591
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,695155.50/cwt155.50–155.502,6361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,480156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238166.18/cwt165.00–169.002,0578
CowsLean 85-90%1,133167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8922
Bulls1,797190.54/cwt186.50–200.003,4243
Bulls2,060213.68/cwt206.00–221.004,4022
Bulls1,879176.64/cwt170.00–184.003,3197
BullsReturn to Feed1,235237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,9271
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,115225.69/cwt217.00–252.002,51612
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1858322.20/cwt300.00–347.002,76415
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,179195.48/cwt180.00–200.002,30514
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18172,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2732,852.24/head2,550.00–3,250.002,85220
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1381,962.36/head1,950.00–1,975.001,9622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2383,445.45/head3,350.00–3,550.003,44517
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19323,827.18/head3,550.00–3,900.003,8275
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700680355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,41413
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,178171.03/cwt170.00–177.502,01516
Bred CowsMedium 2-37832,104.39/head1,900.00–2,150.002,1049
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2-36672,578.50/head2,550.00–2,650.002,5796
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28833,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5204,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6203,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7752
BullsMedium and Large 11,2654,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,1628
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700665346.13/cwt345.00–347.002,3029
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413520.61/cwt515.00–530.002,15015

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.