Cattle Market Pulse

Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 4, 2025

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $425.00/cwt ≈ $2,142/hd at 504 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.38/cwt +9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 458 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.02/cwt +45.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,078/hd at 618 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 917 978 533
Feeder cattle 782 790 436
Slaughter cattle 75 27 17
Replacement cattle 60 161 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 20.00 to 30.00 higher despite the board closing sharply lower on both the Live and Feeder Cattle contracts. Yearlings were too lightly tested for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. The majority of the supply consisted of short weaned or unweaned calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 unweaned 302 3 540.00 $540.00 $1,631 —
463–498 unweaned 489 18 428.00–460.00 $446.14 $2,182 +28.14
503–538 515 26 422.00–435.00 $426.75 $2,198 —
564–585 unweaned 579 24 374.00–403.00 $383.29 $2,219 +30.11
600 600 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,340 —
642 unweaned 642 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,247 +19.63
673 673 16 365.00 $365.00 $2,456 —
681 unweaned 681 5 347.00 $347.00 $2,363 +34.48
733–749 unweaned 742 15 315.00–320.00 $317.31 $2,354 +5.31
788 788 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,443 —
809–810 810 22 299.00–322.50 $315.03 $2,552 —
1033 1033 3 298.00 $298.00 $3,078 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,858 +33.00
490 490 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 +18.22
504 504 77 425.00 $425.00 $2,142 —
651 651 7 342.00 $342.00 $2,226 —
728 728 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,402 —
766 766 5 318.00 $318.00 $2,436 —
800–824 810 10 315.00–317.00 $316.19 $2,561 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–392 unweaned 388 11 435.00–462.00 $457.34 $1,774 —
407 407 6 460.00 $460.00 $1,872 —
438 unweaned 438 5 382.00 $382.00 $1,673 +7.07
481–497 unweaned 493 17 368.00–370.00 $368.46 $1,817 +27.46
507–520 unweaned 511 12 355.00–375.00 $361.78 $1,849 +34.69
554–597 unweaned 578 36 320.00–357.00 $337.47 $1,951 +31.56
616–624 unweaned 618 27 331.00–333.00 $331.45 $2,048 +40.94
619 619 13 345.50 $345.50 $2,139 —
902 902 19 329.00 $329.00 $2,968 —
1015 1015 10 293.00 $293.00 $2,974 +34.68
1068–1074 1073 8 298.00–301.00 $300.25 $3,222 —
1123 1123 7 257.00 $257.00 $2,886 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 unweaned 368 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,435 —
382 382 3 417.00 $417.00 $1,593 -3.00
428 unweaned 428 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,605 —
455–493 458 56 360.00–364.00 $360.38 $1,651 +9.68
665 unweaned 665 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,915 —
708 708 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,273 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,623 —
500 500 5 388.00 $388.00 $1,940 —
693 693 16 306.00 $306.00 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 402.00 $402.00 $1,166 —
481 481 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,515 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,188 —
1035–1320 1157 85-90% 5 120.00–127.50 $123.54 $1,429 —
1000–1278 1169 85-90% 40 128.00–137.00 $132.63 $1,550 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1119–1565 1245 80-85% 5 140.00–145.50 $144.12 $1,794 —
1145–1645 1387 80-85% 3 125.00–136.00 $131.32 $1,821 -2.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,982 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,365 +12.11
1080 1080 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,404 -77.89
1500–1725 1587 3 140.50–160.00 $151.76 $2,408 +21.76
1695–2200 1948 2 170.50–174.50 $172.24 $3,355 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1070 1045 (<2 yrs)Open 2 230.00–254.00 $241.71 $2,526

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088 1088 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1020–1155 1101 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,725.00–2,025.00 $1,990.03
1058–1325 1177 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,225.00–2,300.00 $2,262.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1460 1460 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,125.00 $2,125.00
1008–1925 1542 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,500.00–2,700.00 $2,577.25

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1073–1170 1089 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 3,000.00–3,050.00 $3,008.95
1105 1105 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1695 1695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —

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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.