Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2026-04-14

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Apr 14
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,121 head
184 vs last sale 937 78 vs year ago 1,043 · +7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
10 vs last sale 25 18 vs year ago 17 · +105.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
121 vs last sale 206 68 vs year ago 17 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers weighing between 500 to 700 lbs traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales in other classes to establish a market trend. Quality was mixed, with a the majority of the supply consisting of plainer type cattle. A large consignment of Corriente-cross cattle were on offer, with most falling into the Medium 2 grade. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand as the board traded heavy into the green again today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, with notably higher buyer demand. Portions of the Panhandle received limited rain last week, but drought conditions persist across the trading region.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.65/cwt on 105 head, up $18.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +22.07 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.
Average price
$425.65
18.02 vs prior sale
105 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$0.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.27
vs TX average
1.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559426.182,38223
Medium 2526425.502,23882
One grade step is worth $0.68/cwt here — about $144 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.

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 sale105 hd
425.65
TX average5 barns · 228 hd
417.37
+8.27
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−1.74
This barn, trailing median30 sales
403.58
+22.07
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
BullsAverage1,810203.753,6882thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380188.002,5942thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269178.532,26610
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,108175.381,94415

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$3,52410
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$3,3867
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$3,1942thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$2,7005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)632$2,6006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,1179
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$4,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$3,7572thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$3,65610

Every lot, as filed

64 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy1050–11001,094283.00/cwt283.00–283.003,0969
SteersMedium and Large 1Full750–800798376.50/cwt376.50–376.503,00432
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,8664
HeifersMedium 2650–700663335.50/cwt335.50–335.502,22447
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600559426.18/cwt419.00–431.002,38223
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950930311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,89215
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750724360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,60615
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377563.20/cwt555.00–567.502,12312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800796332.25/cwt332.25–332.252,64563
HeifersMedium 2350–400393507.00/cwt507.00–507.001,99312
HeifersMedium and Large 1100–1501381,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2756
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy800–850815310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5276
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0714
HeifersMedium 2500–550526425.50/cwt425.50–425.502,23882
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300287685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,9668
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700675372.88/cwt370.50–377.002,51724
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,4654
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1403,655.77/head3,650.00–3,675.003,65610
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3153,757.03/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7572
Bred CowsMedium and Large 19503,523.54/head3,400.00–3,550.003,52410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0652,116.92/head2,050.00–2,150.002,1179
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2453,193.78/head2,900.00–3,450.003,1942
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-36322,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,118225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,5163
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1910295.50/cwt290.00–301.002,6892
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,121241.12/cwt235.00–242.002,7037
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 18904,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2573,386.16/head3,250.00–3,900.003,3867
Bulls1,795190.50/cwt190.50–190.503,4191
Bulls1,825217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,9601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,229181.07/cwt180.00–184.002,2254
CowsBoner 80-85%1,410170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,3971
CowsLean 85-90%1,103173.87/cwt170.00–176.001,9183
CowsLean 85-90%1,135178.72/cwt177.00–181.002,0287
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight993184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8272
CowsBoner 80-85%1,273178.21/cwt175.50–179.002,2695
CowsLean 85-90%1,128163.34/cwt160.00–165.001,8423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,5942
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620380.14/cwt375.00–382.502,35713
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450444530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,35321
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950921295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7174
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450448585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,62129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850836356.50/cwt355.00–358.002,98010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,2312
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650627429.85/cwt422.00–433.002,69521
SteersMedium 2450–500498500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,49016
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950929334.00/cwt334.00–334.003,1038
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,021321.00/cwt321.00–321.003,2779
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,84921
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800754393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,96314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950931329.50/cwt329.50–329.503,06855
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300290665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,9292
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700671424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,84511
SteersMedium 2700–750737350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,58023
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850830364.50/cwt364.50–364.503,02565
SteersMedium 2550–600590400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,36074
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,7795
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800767335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,56934
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900886310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,74748
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500493512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,5243
BullsMedium and Large 1100–1501471,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,32510
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,3695
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300261630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6448

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.