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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jan 20

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 13Jan 20Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,342 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 1,312▲ 744 vs year ago 598 · +124.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 14 vs year ago 15 · +93.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 163▲ 54 vs year ago 151 · +35.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded uneven across all weight classes, with quality and flesh playing the largest role in pricing. Front end 800 pound steers were 5.00 higher, while higher quality 600-700 pound heifers traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers weighing between 700-800 pounds traded mostly weak to 10.00 lower. Discounts were also noted on short weaned calves as producers are bracing for this weekends frigid temperatures and snow potential. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows for a market trend.

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 $483.93/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +59.85 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$483.93

96 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$50.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.45

vs TX average

+18.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	494.42	2,610	76
Medium and Large 1-2	552	444.04	2,453	20

One grade step is worth $50.38/cwt here — about $157 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 sale96 hd

483.93

—

TX average4 barns · 662 hd

467.48

+16.45

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+18.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+59.85

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	1,133	222.53	2,521	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	158.00	1,785	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	153.85	1,547	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	149.71	2,285	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,900	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$3,767	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,034	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,694	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,639	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,050	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,976	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,101	$3,664	7

Every lot

67 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	275	628.30/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,728	31
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	613.93/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,750	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,033	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	497.29/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,815	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	374	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,151	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	378	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,117	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,338	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,202	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	545.45/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,520	45
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,204	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,630	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,407	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,430	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,471	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	430.65/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,502	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	415.37/cwt	415.00–416.00	2,525	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,560	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,560	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,583	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	401.94/cwt	398.00–404.00	2,677	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,644	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	369.89/cwt	363.00–374.00	2,656	81
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,749	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	359.28/cwt	354.00–363.50	2,770	65
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	342.77/cwt	336.00–351.00	2,684	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	349.62/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,818	40
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,707	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	876	332.18/cwt	327.00–333.00	2,910	50
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,919	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,368	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	281	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,461	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	353	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,712	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	452.18/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,632	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	467.52/cwt	452.00–490.00	1,996	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	437.38/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,885	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,097	24
Heifers	450–500	Large 2	497	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,849	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	410.20/cwt	408.00–412.00	2,108	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	394.07/cwt	379.00–396.00	2,309	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,392	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	652	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,184	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	363.21/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,426	81
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,387	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	329.86/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,504	53
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	799	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,485	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,997	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,133	222.53/cwt	210.00–235.00	2,521	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,170	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	161.78/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,464	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	157.96/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,685	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,785	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,323	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,048	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	254.32/cwt	247.00–278.00	2,561	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	217.51/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,427	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,638.53/head	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,639	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	3,767.30/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,767	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	1,976.21/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,976	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,281	3,087.64/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,088	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,694.19/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,694	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,342Last week 1,312Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 40Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 163Year ago 151

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	600.00–620.00	613.93
5	300–350	336	605.00	605.00
4	400–450	431	542.50	542.50
45	450–500	462	540.00–550.00	545.45
66	500–550	524	502.00	502.00
7	550–600	559	442.00	442.00
16	600–650	608	415.00–416.00	415.37
26	650–700	666	398.00–404.00	401.94
81	700–750	718	363.00–374.00	369.89
65	750–800	771	354.00–363.50	359.28
40	800–850	806	349.00–350.00	349.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	575.00	575.00
3	500–550	540	450.00	450.00
4	600–650	648	395.00	395.00
5	650–700	694	381.00	381.00
11	750–800	783	336.00–351.00	342.77
50	850–900	876	327.00–333.00	332.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	480.00–505.00	497.29
13	400–450	436	505.00	505.00
4	450–500	464	475.00	475.00
11	500–550	529	455.00	455.00
9	550–600	581	430.00–432.00	430.65
3	600–650	632	405.00	405.00
6	650–700	654	395.00	395.00
30	750–800	770	357.00	357.00
9	800–850	846	320.00	320.00
9	1000–1050	1,017	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	250–300	275	620.00–640.00	628.30
22	350–400	378	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	228	600.00	600.00
9	350–400	361	450.00–455.00	452.18
50	400–450	427	452.00–490.00	467.52
24	450–500	468	448.00	448.00
27	500–550	514	408.00–412.00	410.20
52	550–600	586	379.00–396.00	394.07
24	600–650	618	387.00	387.00
81	650–700	668	355.00–364.00	363.21
53	750–800	759	325.00–331.00	329.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	652	335.00	335.00
21	750–800	799	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	497	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	281	520.00	520.00
32	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
13	350–400	353	485.00	485.00
11	400–450	400	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	431	415.00–455.00	437.38
24	650–700	690	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	417.00	417.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,116	200.00–235.00	217.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,007	247.00–278.00	254.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,315	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,694.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,208	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,767.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,281	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,087.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,228	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,976.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,213	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	980	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,638.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,059	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	4,050.00	4,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	905	159.00–165.00	161.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,067	153.00–159.00	157.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,575	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	210.00–235.00	222.53

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.