Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

1,835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $312.00/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,856/hd at 595 lb · 178 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.14/cwt -7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,931/hd at 760 lb · 150 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.20/cwt +11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 705 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,835 1,768 1,415
Feeder cattle 1,631 1,605 1,288
Slaughter cattle 31 31 56
Replacement cattle 173 132 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend but a sharply lower undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate. Buyer demand was moderate with the both the CME Feeder and Live Cattle futures closing sharply lower again today. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Quality was mostly attractive several loads of reputation cattle, nice heavy bred cows and a few drafts of Akaushi heifer that were tagged value added on offer.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 thin fleshed 446 20 391.00 $391.00 $1,744 —
547 547 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,750 —
595 thin fleshed 595 178 312.00 $312.00 $1,856 —
628 628 13 263.00 $263.00 $1,652 -20.00
700 thin fleshed 700 115 278.75 $278.75 $1,951 —
722–742 731 23 253.00–263.00 $257.42 $1,882 -6.72
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 384.00 $384.00 $1,471 —
436 436 4 388.00 $388.00 $1,692 -32.00
468–481 477 6 362.00–375.00 $366.25 $1,747 —
482–486 unweaned 483 14 325.00–330.00 $326.80 $1,578 —
513 unweaned 513 10 312.00 $312.00 $1,601 —
523–529 525 17 325.00–345.00 $334.62 $1,757 -20.22
559 559 4 319.00 $319.00 $1,783 -14.00
600–624 610 12 294.50–306.00 $301.10 $1,837 -17.91
618 unweaned 618 2 272.00 $272.00 $1,681 —
655–667 659 28 279.00–288.00 $284.75 $1,877 -8.88
717 717 15 277.00 $277.00 $1,986 -5.57
764–795 787 50 261.50–262.50 $262.25 $2,064 -6.50
838 838 10 260.00 $260.00 $2,179 —
855–874 867 104 257.75–261.00 $260.12 $2,255 -4.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,218 —
416 unweaned 416 9 342.00 $342.00 $1,423 —
474–484 479 23 310.00–314.00 $312.34 $1,496 -11.66
524–531 526 27 301.00–334.00 $325.36 $1,711 +10.42
545 545 3 292.00 $292.00 $1,591 -22.94
581–598 unweaned 588 10 261.00–265.00 $263.37 $1,549 -16.63
757–775 760 150 245.00–256.50 $254.14 $1,931 -7.86
801–809 804 43 241.50–244.00 $243.06 $1,954 —
887 887 32 236.50 $236.50 $2,098 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,076 —
442 value added 442 82 327.00 $327.00 $1,445 —
490 490 9 293.00 $293.00 $1,436 —
545 value added 545 82 319.00 $319.00 $1,739 —
732 732 11 228.00 $228.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 19 317.00 $317.00 $1,484 —
588 588 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,582 —
657 657 3 256.00 $256.00 $1,682 -16.37
706–749 744 73 244.00–249.25 $248.70 $1,850 -14.80
756–778 758 76 239.00–246.00 $245.43 $1,860 +4.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 342.00 $342.00 $1,512 -34.00
455 455 4 352.00 $352.00 $1,602 —
578 578 5 297.00 $297.00 $1,717 —
732 732 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,654 —
798 798 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–489 478 13 315.00–335.00 $327.13 $1,564 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–990 885 85-90% 2 110.00–113.00 $111.68 $988 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 101.50 $101.50 $1,020 -11.50
1000–1315 1130 85-90% 3 117.00–124.00 $121.63 $1,374 —
1190 1190 85-90% 1 110.50 $110.50 $1,315 +18.37
1310 1310 85-90% 3 134.50 $134.50 $1,762 +11.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1480 1268 80-85% 5 122.50–129.50 $125.87 $1,596 +1.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1800 1545 75-80% 4 120.00–127.00 $123.51 $1,908 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1190 1113 4 161.00–165.00 $162.69 $1,811 —
2390 2390 1 146.50 $146.50 $3,501 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,448
980–1146 1129 (<2 yrs)Open 10 170.00–194.50 $192.37 $2,172

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1165 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,700.00–2,950.00 $2,862.41
1045–1375 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,274.26
1134–1628 1219 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 25 2,250.00–2,600.00 $2,365.44
1188–1525 1258 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 46 2,600.00–2,800.00 $2,664.36
1203–1450 1297 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 53 2,700.00–2,950.00 $2,843.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
958–1345 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 1,750.00–2,250.00 $1,947.13

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1900 1900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.