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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,436 head

▼ 615 vs last sale 2,051▲ 966 vs year ago 470 · +205.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 45▲ 37 vs year ago 12 · +308.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 117▲ 98 vs year ago 62 · +158.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers traded mixed. Feeder steers weighing over 750 pounds were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of up to 10.00 higher on 800 pound steers. Steers weighing less than 750 pounds traded mostly 6.00 to 8.00 to lower, with the largest discounts noted on 600 to 700 pound steers. Light weight steer calves were mostly 20.00 to 30.00 higher on a light test. All classes of heifers traded mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Quality ranged from plain to attractive. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested the previous week for a market trend but a much higher undertone was noted. Extreme winds moved into the region causing power outages and several wildfires.

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 $457.22/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +33.15 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$457.22

41 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$72.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.68

vs TX average

−30.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	472.38	2,592	21
Medium and Large 1-2	559	459.00	2,566	14thin
Medium and Large 2	584	400.00	2,336	6thin

One grade step is worth $72.38/cwt here — about $256 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 sale41 hd

457.22

—

TX average4 barns · 304 hd

450.54

+6.68

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−30.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+33.15

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	1,392	182.75	2,544	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	166.39	1,881	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	155.01	1,569	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	153.00	2,196	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$3,223	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$2,888	41
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,690	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,252	$4,400	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,242	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,122	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	512.65/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,471	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,443	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	2,566	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,637	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,336	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	423.41/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,663	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	402.03/cwt	395.00–411.00	2,545	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	416.43/cwt	416.00–418.00	2,778	41
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	672	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,681	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,746	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	395.61/cwt	394.00–400.00	2,908	59
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,797	71
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	378.15/cwt	370.25–386.00	2,927	237
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	791	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,867	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	791	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,769	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	364.65/cwt	355.00–369.50	2,983	34
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,871	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	836	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,926	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,059	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	890	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,990	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	338.57/cwt	338.00–339.00	3,149	37
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,014	322.11/cwt	318.00–324.25	3,266	36
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,904	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,058	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,117	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	395.96/cwt	367.00–420.00	1,853	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	473.50/cwt	473.50–473.50	2,325	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,298	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	415.74/cwt	390.00–434.00	2,224	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	406.58/cwt	402.00–413.00	2,322	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	395.42/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,305	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	363.81/cwt	361.00–366.00	2,434	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,261	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	357.76/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,562	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	335.69/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,437	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,551	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,587	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,719	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,847	55
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,920	45
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,028	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,379	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,145	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,350	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	187.16/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,272	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	983	146.90/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,444	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,817	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	151.77/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,692	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	167.24/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,873	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,986	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,196	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	705	334.70/cwt	315.00–346.00	2,360	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	738	289.74/cwt	270.00–302.00	2,138	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	851	235.73/cwt	212.00–252.00	2,006	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	3,396.31/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,396	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	2,690.09/head	2,625.00–2,800.00	2,690	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	2,887.58/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,888	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,311	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,252	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,436Last week 2,051Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 45Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 117Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	570.00	570.00
5	400–450	406	507.00	507.00
3	500–550	532	432.00	432.00
18	550–600	571	402.00–413.00	406.58
8	650–700	669	361.00–366.00	363.81
45	700–750	716	350.00–365.00	357.76
3	750–800	770	336.00	336.00
15	800–850	808	336.50	336.50
55	850–900	872	326.50	326.50
45	900–950	904	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	480.00	480.00
58	450–500	491	473.50	473.50
12	500–550	535	390.00–434.00	415.74
55	550–600	583	380.00–401.00	395.42
34	700–750	726	335.00–343.00	335.69
66	750–800	757	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	468	367.00–420.00	395.96
12	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
12	650–700	669	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	672	399.00	399.00
14	750–800	791	362.50	362.50
4	800–850	836	350.00	350.00
5	850–900	890	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	515.00	515.00
8	450–500	482	500.00–520.00	512.65
14	550–600	559	459.00	459.00
9	600–650	633	395.00–411.00	402.03
20	650–700	673	408.00	408.00
71	750–800	756	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	584	400.00	400.00
8	750–800	791	350.00	350.00
6	800–850	818	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	395	567.50	567.50
5	500–550	509	480.00	480.00
16	550–600	561	470.00	470.00
32	600–650	629	415.00–428.00	423.41
41	650–700	667	416.00–418.00	416.43
59	700–750	735	394.00–400.00	395.61
237	750–800	774	370.25–386.00	378.15
34	800–850	818	355.00–369.50	364.65
25	850–900	852	359.00	359.00
37	900–950	930	338.00–339.00	338.57
36	1000–1050	1,014	318.00–324.25	322.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	476	426.00	426.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	142.00–160.00	151.77
7	—	1,069	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	983	135.00–149.00	146.90
1	—	785	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	151.00	151.00
18	—	1,120	163.00–167.50	167.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,418	180.00–192.00	187.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,300	165.00	165.00

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	37	—	738	270.00–302.00	289.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	25	—	705	315.00–346.00	334.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	851	212.00–252.00	235.73

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)	9	—	1,111	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,396.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,208	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,887.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,168	2,625.00–2,800.00	2,690.09

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)	7	—	1,311	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	3	—	1,252	4,400.00	4,400.00

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.