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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 24

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

769 head

▼ 667 vs last sale 1,436▼ 114 vs year ago 883 · −12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 49▲ 26 vs year ago 26 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 160▲ 57 vs year ago 38 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with several bunches of yearlings straight off the wheat, and one large load of program cattle with all of the bells and whistles. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. The trading region is in need of a rain following the fires last week. Unfortunately, no moisture is in sight with hot and dry conditions forecasted through the rest 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 $474.99/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +50.92 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$474.99

60 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.15

vs TX average

−12.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	490.81	2,699	28
Medium and Large 1-2	557	461.15	2,569	32

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $130 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 sale60 hd

474.99

—

TX average5 barns · 350 hd

462.84

+12.15

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−12.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+50.92

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	1,221	230.16	2,811	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	161.31	1,958	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,599	151.39	2,420	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	136.67	1,428	3thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$3,167	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,341	$3,131	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,012	25
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	938	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,338	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$4,153	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,033	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	416	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,309	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,280	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,698	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	474.57/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,487	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,753	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	463.16/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,617	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	456.68/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,594	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	381.87/cwt	380.00–383.00	2,536	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,700	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	394.51/cwt	391.00–395.00	2,848	71
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	739	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,963	94
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,857	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,894	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,855	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	3,008	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,940	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	201	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,226	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,786	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,733	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	563.36/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,084	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	406	495.19/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,010	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	457.29/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,136	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	469	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,204	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	424.04/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,247	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,146	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	371.98/cwt	371.00–372.50	2,321	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,412	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	331.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,307	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,468	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	808	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,456	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	833	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,707	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,830	19
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	858	307.84/cwt	301.00–313.00	2,641	14
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,126	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,153	4
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,173	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,167	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	173	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,280	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,964	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	631.36/cwt	625.00–640.00	1,995	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,406	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,376	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,377	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,032	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,199	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,133	257.18/cwt	252.00–275.00	2,914	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,193	232.46/cwt	216.00–235.00	2,773	24
Bulls	—	—	1,465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,637	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	173.56/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,803	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,346	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,928	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	162.74/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,964	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,939	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,288	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,428	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	912	298.84/cwt	250.00–312.00	2,725	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	182.14/cwt	176.00–195.00	2,177	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	169.52/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,277	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	3,167.23/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,167	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	3,012.48/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	3,012	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,341	3,131.02/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,131	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	4,323.55/head	3,900.00–4,450.00	4,324	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,390	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	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 Feb 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 1,436Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 49Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 160Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	248	720.00	720.00
5	300–350	304	570.00	570.00
6	350–400	370	560.00–570.00	563.36
8	450–500	470	490.00	490.00
10	500–550	530	420.00–425.00	424.04
16	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
34	600–650	624	371.00–372.50	371.98
38	650–700	650	371.00	371.00
19	850–900	855	331.00	331.00
4	1100–1150	1,126	280.00	280.00
8	1150–1200	1,173	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	201	610.00	610.00
19	450–500	467	450.00–460.00	457.29
5	550–600	577	372.00	372.00
10	650–700	695	330.00–340.00	331.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	469	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	406	475.00–500.00	495.19
2	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	533	400.00	400.00
7	700–750	726	340.00	340.00
3	800–850	808	304.00	304.00
14	850–900	858	301.00–313.00	307.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	833	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	500.00	500.00
8	500–550	524	465.00–485.00	474.57
24	550–600	568	420.00–465.00	456.68
13	650–700	664	380.00–383.00	381.87
4	850–900	883	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	560.00	560.00
4	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
5	500–550	509	530.00	530.00
10	550–600	565	455.00–475.00	463.16
2	650–700	680	400.00	400.00
71	700–750	722	391.00–395.00	394.51
6	750–800	798	358.00	358.00
16	800–850	806	359.00	359.00
5	850–900	852	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	720	375.00	375.00
2	800–850	830	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	554	497.00	497.00
94	700–750	739	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	555.00	555.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	173	740.00	740.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	770.00	770.00
10	300–350	316	625.00–640.00	631.36
2	400–450	448	537.00	537.00
2	500–550	528	450.00	450.00
1	650–700	695	342.00	342.00
5	1000–1050	1,032	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,205	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	150.00–152.50	151.29
1	—	1,430	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,755	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	162.00–164.00	162.74
1	—	1,235	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	170.00–177.50	173.56
1	—	1,465	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	252.00–275.00	257.18
24	—	1,193	216.00–235.00	232.46

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	3	—	1,195	176.00–195.00	182.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	169.00–170.00	169.52
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	912	250.00–312.00	298.84

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)	25	—	1,250	2,900.00–3,050.00	3,012.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,167.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,341	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,131.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,187	3,900.00–4,450.00	4,323.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	4,700.00	4,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	938	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.