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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 3

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jan 20Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,458 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 1,342▼ 173 vs year ago 1,631 · −10.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 29▲ 19 vs year ago 31 · +61.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 205▲ 72 vs year ago 173 · +41.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of up to 20.00 higher on the nicer quality, reputation sets. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive, with several reputation sets of yearlings off the short wheat on offer. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Temperatures have warmed back up to above seasonal, with no moisture in the forecast.

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 $438.12/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.05 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$438.12

35 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$85.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs TX average

−44.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	447.94	2,540	31
Medium and Large 1-2	598	362.00	2,165	4thin

One grade step is worth $85.94/cwt here — about $375 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale35 hd

438.12

—

TX average3 barns · 210 hd

441.63

−3.51

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−44.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+14.05

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	—	Low	1,365	194.35	2,652	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	161.41	1,963	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	155.66	2,277	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	146.83	1,401	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,239	$2,955	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,841	67
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$2,711	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$2,285	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$2,308	6

Every lot

55 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,204	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,468	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	447.94/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,540	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,165	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	428.94/cwt	415.00–434.00	2,629	62
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	386.37/cwt	383.00–387.00	2,457	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	403.40/cwt	399.00–408.50	2,683	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,641	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	392.95/cwt	374.50–397.00	2,884	162
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	364.32/cwt	353.00–372.50	2,681	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	367.43/cwt	363.50–368.50	2,899	163
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	343.72/cwt	340.00–344.50	2,836	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,841	74
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	851	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,787	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	338.11/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,972	102
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,008	78
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,179	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,253	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	401.23/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,323	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	385.08/cwt	367.00–388.50	2,257	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	368.40/cwt	357.00–372.00	2,358	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	342.97/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,373	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,563	107
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	336.01/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,544	54
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	758	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,426	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	326.21/cwt	323.50–327.00	2,587	84
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	801	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,607	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	848	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,459	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,118	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,418	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,050	227.21/cwt	212.00–244.00	2,386	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,205	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	168.47/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,502	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	180.65/cwt	174.00–185.00	2,914	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	130.05/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,079	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	158.60/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,388	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	154.44/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,683	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,844	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	164.90/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,995	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	158.62/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,937	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,152	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	154.79/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,300	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	660	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	985	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	659	1,343.07/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,343	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	2,833.97/head	2,825.00–2,850.00	2,834	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	3,156.44/head	2,950.00–3,550.00	3,156	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	2,955.03/head	2,850.00–3,025.00	2,955	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	2,711.36/head	2,425.00–2,950.00	2,711	49
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	2,874.31/head	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,874	61
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	217.03/cwt	213.00–222.00	2,231	3

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 Feb 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,458Last week 1,342Year ago 1,631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 29Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 245Last week 205Year ago 173

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	168.00–169.00	168.47
6	—	1,613	174.00–185.00	180.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	164.00	164.00
5	—	1,050	212.00–244.00	227.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	160.00–162.00	161.01
2	—	1,090	154.00–155.00	154.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	158.00–159.00	158.62
4	—	1,210	162.00–168.00	164.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	127.50–132.00	130.05
2	—	875	155.00–162.00	158.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,486	147.00–159.00	154.79
1	—	1,345	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
12	450–500	479	455.00	455.00
8	500–550	534	422.00	422.00
31	550–600	579	400.00–410.00	401.23
21	600–650	640	357.00–372.00	368.40
107	700–750	710	361.00	361.00
54	750–800	757	331.00–340.00	336.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	758	320.00	320.00
6	800–850	848	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	550–600	586	367.00–388.50	385.08
30	650–700	692	340.00–344.00	342.97
84	750–800	793	323.50–327.00	326.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	800–850	801	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	851	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	598	362.00	362.00
19	600–650	636	383.00–387.00	386.37
6	650–700	672	393.00	393.00
14	700–750	736	353.00–372.50	364.32
74	800–850	838	339.00	339.00
78	900–950	910	330.50	330.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	580.00	580.00
3	450–500	482	512.00	512.00
31	550–600	567	430.00–480.00	447.94
62	600–650	613	415.00–434.00	428.94
15	650–700	665	399.00–408.50	403.40
162	700–750	734	374.50–397.00	392.95
163	750–800	789	363.50–368.50	367.43
17	800–850	825	340.00–344.50	343.72
102	850–900	879	335.00–340.00	338.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	350	605.00	605.00
6	550–600	587	412.00	412.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,410	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	660	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	659	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,343.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	61	—	1,305	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,874.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	1,263	2,425.00–2,950.00	2,711.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,239	2,850.00–3,025.00	2,955.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,043	2,950.00–3,550.00	3,156.44

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,171	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	2,825.00–2,850.00	2,833.97

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	3	—	1,028	213.00–222.00	217.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	235.00	235.00

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.