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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

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

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,513 head

▲ 809 vs last sale 704▲ 411 vs year ago 1,102 · +37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 17 vs year ago 33 · −51.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 152▲ 78 vs year ago 51 · +152.9%

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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. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested for a market trend but increased buyer demand was noted on lighter weight cattle with good flesh conditions that were suitable to turn out. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive, with several load lots of high end type cattle and good conditioned feeding cattle on offer. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend. Replacement cattle trended higher this week with the majority of the bred cattle and pairs returning back to the country. Hotter than average temperatures continue to be the story, with temperatures expected to reach triple digits by mid to late 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 $435.88/cwt on 17 head, down $11.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +11.81 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$435.88

▼ 11.05 vs prior sale

17 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.21

vs TX average

−42.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	465.00	2,702	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	420.00	2,457	11thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale17 hd

435.88

—

TX average5 barns · 169 hd

466.09

−30.21

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−42.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+11.81

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	166.85	2,670	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	161.30	1,887	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	155.86	1,628	7thin

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)	1,229	$4,155	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$4,000	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,156	$3,808	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$3,591	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	921	$2,450	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$4,350	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$4,200	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$3,587	4thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,664	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	717.00/cwt	717.00–717.00	1,793	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,161	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,272	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,415	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,290	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,560	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,702	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,682	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,855	147
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	402.09/cwt	391.00–417.00	2,694	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	366.83/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,649	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	373.60/cwt	370.00–383.00	2,709	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,722	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,927	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	342.54/cwt	337.00–349.50	2,973	198
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	334.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,926	129
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	889	328.40/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,919	39
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,052	44
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,059	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	980	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,940	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	195	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,424	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,724	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,801	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	616.18/cwt	610.00–622.50	2,052	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,094	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,156	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,021	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,092	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,123	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,251	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	367.71/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,295	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	364.82/cwt	359.00–368.00	2,484	49
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,377	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	329.25/cwt	329.25–329.25	2,509	47
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	337.18/cwt	325.00–341.50	2,613	258
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	326.65/cwt	318.00–331.00	2,662	62
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	837	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,553	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,793	21
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	970	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,813	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,049	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,885	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,090	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,466	8
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,768	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	973	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,586	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,278	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	161.30/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,887	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,380	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,153	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	166.85/cwt	162.50–168.00	2,670	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,015	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	3,807.61/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,808	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,274	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,277	3,590.66/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,591	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,289	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,117	232.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,161	3,587.43/head	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,587	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	11

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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,513Last week 704Year ago 1,102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 152Year ago 51

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	498	420.00	420.00
10	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
13	600–650	624	360.00–370.00	367.71
11	700–750	736	323.00	323.00
47	750–800	762	329.25	329.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	730.00	730.00
5	200–250	248	695.00	695.00
8	250–300	261	690.00	690.00
22	300–350	333	610.00–622.50	616.18
4	350–400	379	552.50	552.50
3	400–450	427	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	503	422.00	422.00
7	600–650	602	374.00	374.00
49	650–700	681	359.00–368.00	364.82
258	750–800	775	325.00–341.50	337.18
62	800–850	815	318.00–331.00	326.65
21	850–900	881	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	410.00	410.00
3	800–850	837	305.00	305.00
3	950–1000	970	290.00	290.00
4	1000–1050	1,049	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	850–900	889	328.00–332.00	328.40
4	950–1000	980	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	590.00	590.00
34	450–500	458	500.00	500.00
11	550–600	585	420.00	420.00
147	650–700	667	428.00	428.00
8	700–750	722	360.00–374.00	366.83
2	800–850	810	336.00	336.00
129	850–900	875	325.00–335.00	334.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	800.00	800.00
1	250–300	250	717.00	717.00
25	300–350	311	695.00	695.00
4	350–400	388	622.50	622.50
4	450–500	474	540.00	540.00
6	550–600	581	465.00	465.00
4	600–650	631	425.00	425.00
32	650–700	670	391.00–417.00	402.09
7	700–750	725	370.00–383.00	373.60
29	800–850	828	353.50	353.50
198	850–900	868	337.00–349.50	342.54
44	900–950	911	335.00	335.00
6	950–1000	968	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	312	670.00	670.00
8	650–700	661	373.00	373.00
10	850–900	857	323.00	323.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,380	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	162.50–168.00	166.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	160.00–163.00	161.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	163.00	163.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,289	4,550.00	4,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,274	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,156	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,807.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,277	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,590.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,068	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	921	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	2	—	1,117	230.00–235.00	232.81
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	300.00	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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,218	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,161	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,587.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,246	4,350.00	4,350.00

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.