Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2026-02-10

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 10
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,051 head
▲ 593 vs last sale 1,458▲ 1,174 vs year ago 877 · +133.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 50▲ 13 vs year ago 32 · +40.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 245▼ 90 vs year ago 207 · −43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was plain to attractive, with flesh being the largest determinant on price. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend but a slightly lower undertone was noted. Temperatures have been in the upper 60's and 70's, but a cold front moving through today has provided a chance of moisture to the trading area later this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $438.31/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +14.23 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.
Average price
$438.31
68 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,465
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−6.06
vs TX average
−40.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562438.312,46568
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale68 hd
438.31
—
TX average5 barns · 358 hd
444.37
−6.06
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−40.08
This barn, trailing median30 sales
424.07
+14.23
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
531470409348median 424.0703/0304/2107/1409/1511/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,622165.482,6846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,180163.871,9343thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average975147.701,4409thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,388145.402,0184thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$3,8005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$3,32826
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,413$3,04524
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$2,62518
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,56616
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,530$4,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,165$3,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$3,4251thin

Every lot

75 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6904
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363634.92/cwt630.00–636.002,30528
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434572.50/cwt572.50–572.502,48510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440527.00/cwt527.00–527.002,3192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478537.65/cwt530.00–570.002,57042
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1544451.80/cwt450.00–453.002,45825
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573430.46/cwt415.00–433.002,46743
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2604402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,42832
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609429.43/cwt420.00–431.002,61599
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,73735
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665379.73/cwt350.50–391.002,52554
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712372.65/cwt370.00–377.002,65324
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719403.97/cwt394.00–404.502,905137
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy737363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,67538
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773371.67/cwt364.00–384.002,87358
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy797357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,84913
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy823344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,83172
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1839353.26/cwt347.50–357.502,96479
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2849342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,90424
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1867344.40/cwt342.50–345.002,98654
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy909328.06/cwt315.00–331.502,98276
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2911325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,96114
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,004307.00/cwt307.00–307.003,08220
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1237607.00/cwt607.00–607.001,4393
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274610.48/cwt600.00–615.001,67311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,00521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,03010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477444.65/cwt425.00–450.002,12134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,0066
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558398.90/cwt385.00–405.002,22678
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569402.96/cwt398.00–423.002,293126
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy593362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,1504
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627364.22/cwt362.00–367.002,28444
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2641364.35/cwt364.35–364.352,33535
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy643346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,2256
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,46242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy734326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,39310
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1744357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,656131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy763328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,50312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,5135
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785337.99/cwt335.00–344.002,65371
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,68265
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy887287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,5468
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2943295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7824
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,111260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,88910
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,9045
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,1543
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1606362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1945
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6931
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,295170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2021
Bulls——1,490151.97/cwt149.00–157.002,2643
Bulls——1,983183.48/cwt182.00–185.003,6382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight780129.76/cwt127.00–132.001,0123
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight945156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078150.92/cwt149.00–153.001,6272
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113158.11/cwt156.00–160.001,7602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160160.06/cwt158.00–162.501,8572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220171.50/cwt171.50–171.502,0921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,297147.86/cwt145.00–152.001,9183
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,660138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2911
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1653,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5304,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28832,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0473,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1522,678.33/head2,575.00–2,850.002,67816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1902,566.16/head2,500.00–2,700.002,56616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2063,328.44/head2,950.00–3,550.003,32826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4133,044.71/head2,950.00–3,200.003,04524
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0553,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1847232.98/cwt230.00–242.001,97317
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,060193.04/cwt181.00–204.002,0463

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.