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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 6

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,787 head

▲ 1,081 vs last sale 706▼ 82 vs year ago 1,869 · −4.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 36▲ 13 vs year ago 51 · +25.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 188▼ 48 vs year ago 199 · −24.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 15.00 to 20.00 higher, which was in line with the cattle futures as both contracts closed in the green today for the third day in a row. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls but a mostly steady to firm undertone was noted. The weather continues to be unseasonably warm and dry for this time of year. There's a chance for some much needed rain through the middle of the week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $419.82/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits −4.25 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$419.82

84 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$73.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.25

vs TX average

−46.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	457.42	2,493	36
Medium and Large 2	518	437.50	2,266	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	383.78	2,103	41

One grade step is worth $73.64/cwt here — about $390 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale84 hd

419.82

—

TX average2 barns · 224 hd

408.57

+11.25

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−46.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−4.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,794	172.69	3,099	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	150.80	1,734	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	146.50	2,080	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	140.73	1,446	25

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,541	36
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$2,385	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$2,181	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	992	$1,454	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$3,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$3,680	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$3,084	7

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,191	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,165	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,872	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,941	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,257	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	495.07/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,352	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	443.65/cwt	433.00–457.50	2,183	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,266	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	475.93/cwt	450.00–482.00	2,484	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,239	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	449.28/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,494	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	567	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,914	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	411.90/cwt	401.00–414.50	2,541	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	392.74/cwt	389.00–394.00	2,459	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	392.72/cwt	387.00–398.00	2,572	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	368.32/cwt	358.00–377.00	2,464	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	371.00/cwt	362.75–379.50	2,697	90
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	341.90/cwt	334.00–353.00	2,533	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	748	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,506	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	341.60/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,934	109
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	882	332.10/cwt	328.50–337.50	2,929	134
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,967	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	310.31/cwt	310.00–314.00	3,072	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,756	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,674	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,795	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	479.86/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,063	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	423.36/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,964	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,951	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,787	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	378.33/cwt	355.00–384.00	2,016	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	335.87/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,931	59
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	356.44/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,107	82
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	704	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,175	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	345.08/cwt	334.00–345.50	2,447	54
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	327.11/cwt	326.00–329.75	2,509	100
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,688	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,773	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,015	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,182	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	366.47/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,235	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,257	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	173.03/cwt	169.50–177.50	3,191	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	927	126.97/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,177	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	928	152.21/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,413	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	140.26/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,396	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	126.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,324	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	153.34/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,745	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	143.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,667	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	154.32/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,853	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,943	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,198	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,987.79/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,637.11/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,637	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	2,223.54/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,224	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	2,541.29/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,541	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	2,384.81/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,385	23
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	945	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,741	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	3,084.02/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,084	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	3,679.70/head	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,680	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	5

This sale against other markets

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Jan 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,787Last week 706Year ago 1,869

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 36Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 188Year ago 199

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	635.00	635.00
5	350–400	370	585.00	585.00
12	450–500	475	480.00–500.00	495.07
11	500–550	522	450.00–482.00	475.93
25	550–600	555	447.00–450.00	449.28
63	600–650	617	401.00–414.50	411.90
25	650–700	655	387.00–398.00	392.72
90	700–750	727	362.75–379.50	371.00
109	850–900	859	338.00–344.00	341.60
26	950–1000	990	310.00–314.00	310.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	567	337.50	337.50
23	700–750	748	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
134	850–900	882	328.50–337.50	332.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	520.00	520.00
58	450–500	492	433.00–457.50	443.65
23	500–550	533	420.00	420.00
12	600–650	626	389.00–394.00	392.74
9	650–700	669	358.00–377.00	368.32
12	700–750	741	334.00–353.00	341.90
5	900–950	910	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	485.00	485.00
7	400–450	422	460.00	460.00
7	500–550	518	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	465.00	465.00
56	450–500	473	412.50	412.50
59	550–600	575	329.00–350.00	335.87
100	750–800	767	326.00–329.75	327.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	512.00	512.00
18	400–450	430	475.00–485.00	479.86
54	450–500	464	420.00–435.00	423.36
34	500–550	533	355.00–384.00	378.33
82	550–600	591	351.00–359.00	356.44
16	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
54	700–750	709	334.00–345.50	345.08
24	800–850	812	331.00	331.00
7	850–900	883	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
13	700–750	704	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	383	437.00	437.00
30	500–550	524	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	403	500.00	500.00
6	500–550	536	407.00	407.00
20	600–650	610	365.00–367.00	366.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,239	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,541.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,283	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,384.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,147	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,223.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,105	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,637.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,075	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,987.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	850	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	290.00	290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,327	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,679.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,033	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,084.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,072	3,700.00	3,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	149.00–155.00	153.34
3	—	1,045	122.00–130.00	126.72
2	—	1,163	140.00–146.00	143.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,270	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	927	120.00–134.00	126.97
4	—	928	149.00–154.00	152.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,201	151.00–158.00	154.32
5	—	995	130.00–143.00	140.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,844	169.50–177.50	173.03
1	—	1,770	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,620	160.00	160.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.