Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 7, 2026

1,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $357.76/cwt +12.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,454/hd at 686 lb · 184 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.00/cwt +23.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,877/hd at 761 lb · 85 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $334.75/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $3,063/hd at 915 lb · 60 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,168	1,777	233
Feeder cattle	937	1,592	180
Slaughter cattle	25	25	7
Replacement cattle	206	160	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend
→ Slaughter cows: slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	4	675.00	$675.00	$2,059	+5.00
401	401	7	612.00	$612.00	$2,454	+37.00
563	563	3	492.00	$492.00	$2,770	—
704–716	709	24	400.00–402.00	$401.16	$2,844	+20.16
860	860	57	350.00	$350.00	$3,010	—
906–926	915	60	334.50–335.00	$334.75	$3,063	-0.25
1049	1049	18	304.00	$304.00	$3,189	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–479	465	11	540.00–565.00	$553.34	$2,573	+25.65
572–595	590	27	439.50–449.00	$441.55	$2,605	—
761	761	85	378.00	$378.00	$2,877	+23.42

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	460	10	500.00	$500.00	$2,300	—
734	734	9	355.00	$355.00	$2,606	—
871	871	31	326.00	$326.00	$2,839	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–419	413	15	515.00–530.00	$520.61	$2,150	—
470	470	5	474.00	$474.00	$2,228	—
533–543	537	10	418.00–432.00	$426.34	$2,289	—
560	560	33	404.50	$404.50	$2,265	—
655–699	686	184	350.00–360.75	$357.76	$2,454	+12.76
718	718	7	345.00	$345.00	$2,477	-1.12
921	921	17	300.00	$300.00	$2,763	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	4	635.00	$635.00	$1,867	—
376	376	8	575.00	$575.00	$2,162	+43.89
563–575	567	12	400.00–401.00	$400.66	$2,272	+28.66
600–603	601	17	387.00–390.00	$387.89	$2,331	+25.63
651–677	665	9	345.00–347.00	$346.13	$2,302	-33.87
680	680	13	355.00	$355.00	$2,414	-2.42
701	701	17	360.00	$360.00	$2,524	-5.00
822	822	32	339.00	$339.00	$2,787	+11.14
912	912	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,690	-7.00
991	991	17	286.00	$286.00	$2,834	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	6	495.00	$495.00	$2,193	—
463	463	6	460.00	$460.00	$2,130	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	3	510.00	$510.00	$2,576	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1342	1238	80-85%	8	165.00–169.00	$166.18	$2,057	+7.17
1480	1480	80-85%	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,309	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,418	+3.06
945	945	85-90%	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,559	+18.06
1030–1235	1133	85-90%	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,892	+3.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695	1695	75-80%	1	155.50	$155.50	$2,636	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	1	237.00	$237.00	$2,927	—
1345–2230	1797	3	186.50–200.00	$190.54	$3,424	—
1490–2170	1879	7	170.00–184.00	$176.64	$3,319	—
2010–2110	2060	2	206.00–221.00	$213.68	$4,402	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
758–1013	858	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	300.00–347.00	$322.20	$2,764
945–1275	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	217.00–252.00	$225.69	$2,516
1062–1295	1178	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	170.00–177.50	$171.03	$2,015
1072–1375	1179	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	180.00–200.00	$195.48	$2,305

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
923–970	932	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,550.00–3,900.00	$3,827.18
1125–1150	1138	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,950.00–1,975.00	$1,962.36
1137–1353	1238	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	3,350.00–3,550.00	$3,445.45
1195–1360	1273	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,550.00–3,250.00	$2,852.24

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
630–825	783	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,900.00–2,150.00	$2,104.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
817	817	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
570–860	667	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,550.00–2,650.00	$2,578.50	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1520	1520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1620	1620	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,775.00	$3,775.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
883	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

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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.