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Lonestar Stockyards

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

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

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

858 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 769▼ 847 vs year ago 1,705 · −49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 52▲ 32 vs year ago 13 · +246.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 95▲ 116 vs year ago 4 · +2,900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on all classes of steers for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted on heavier weight yearlings. Heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Quality was mixed. A really nice set replacement quality heifers with a good weigh up sold with notable buyer demand, as some producers are slowly trying to increase their herds. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher. Hotter than average temperatures have returned to the forecast, with a much needed chance of rain forecasted later this 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 $482.87/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +58.80 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$482.87

19 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$59.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.75

vs TX average

+7.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	489.09	2,690	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	430.00	2,494	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.09/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd

482.87

—

TX average5 barns · 305 hd

465.12

+17.75

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

+7.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+58.80

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	1,639	182.95	2,999	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	169.00	1,983	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	161.25	1,740	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,269	$3,992	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,116	$3,052	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,314	$2,872	9
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	841	$2,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$3,830	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$3,502	24

Every lot

58 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	543.29/cwt	537.00–550.00	2,515	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,509	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,730	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	466.06/cwt	459.00–483.00	2,652	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,494	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,598	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	347.50/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,203	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	390.55/cwt	382.00–396.00	2,632	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	711	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,695	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,785	68
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,786	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,858	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	355.17/cwt	347.00–356.50	2,880	73
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,785	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,005	49
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,970	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	468.42/cwt	456.00–485.00	2,131	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,065	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	517	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,094	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	438.43/cwt	432.00–440.00	2,306	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,158	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,337	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	675	399.23/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,695	154
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,256	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,674	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,631	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	908	284.27/cwt	259.00–288.50	2,581	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,397	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,317	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,386	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,020	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,081	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,145	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,981	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	183.04/cwt	178.50–188.50	3,220	9
Bulls	—	—	1,793	163.28/cwt	162.00–165.50	2,928	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,592	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	152.44/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,553	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	163.62/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,849	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,881	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,196	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	3,969.16/head	3,850.00–4,050.00	3,969	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	3,136.48/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,136	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,347	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	2,936.20/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,936	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,177	2,707.47/head	2,675.00–2,750.00	2,707	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	3,825.79/head	3,400.00–4,350.00	3,826	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	4,226.93/head	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,227	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,382	2,954.04/head	2,950.00–2,975.00	2,954	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	277.37/cwt	262.00–301.00	2,782	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,174	219.64/cwt	216.00–270.00	2,579	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,529	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 769Year ago 1,705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 52Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 95Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	424.00	424.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
8	450–500	455	456.00–485.00	468.42
55	500–550	526	432.00–440.00	438.43
13	600–650	604	387.00	387.00
7	650–700	691	387.00	387.00
8	750–800	767	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	405.00	405.00
2	550–600	568	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	690	327.00	327.00
29	900–950	908	259.00–288.50	284.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
154	650–700	675	390.00–410.00	399.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	535.00	535.00
5	450–500	493	470.00	470.00
2	600–650	633	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	492	510.00	510.00
2	550–600	580	430.00	430.00
30	600–650	629	413.00	413.00
68	700–750	733	380.00	380.00
7	750–800	774	360.00	360.00
20	850–900	884	315.00	315.00
4	900–950	943	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	463	537.00–550.00	543.29
7	500–550	523	522.00	522.00
10	550–600	569	459.00–483.00	466.06
43	650–700	674	382.00–396.00	390.55
25	750–800	783	365.00	365.00
73	800–850	811	347.00–356.50	355.17
49	900–950	919	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	711	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	634	335.00–360.00	347.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,019	145.00–156.00	152.44
8	—	1,130	162.00–166.00	163.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,133	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,759	178.50–188.50	183.04
3	—	1,793	162.00–165.50	163.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,215	230.00	230.00
1	—	1,020	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	841	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,136.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,139	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,113	3,850.00–4,050.00	3,969.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,347	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	3,600.00	3,600.00

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)	2	—	1,183	3,400.00–4,350.00	3,825.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,334	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,226.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,382	2,950.00–2,975.00	2,954.04

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	—	1,142	2,900.00–3,100.00	2,936.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,675.00–2,750.00	2,707.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	11	—	1,174	216.00–270.00	219.64
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	262.00–301.00	277.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,405	180.00	180.00

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.