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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 31

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,592 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 1,513▲ 1,053 vs year ago 539 · +195.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 16▼ 44 vs year ago 69 · −63.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 129▲ 101 vs year ago 59 · +171.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher, in line with stronger futures, which have closed well into the green the past two days. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week for a market trend, but a much higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with the bulk of the offering consisting of yearlings coming off the short wheat or out of backgrounding yards. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test.

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 $504.03/cwt on 33 head, up $68.15 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +79.96 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$504.03

▲ 68.15 vs prior sale

33 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$47.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.18

vs TX average

+20.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	522.26	2,721	19thin
Medium and Large 2	502	480.00	2,410	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	475.00	2,556	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.26/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

504.03

—

TX average5 barns · 415 hd

469.85

+34.18

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+20.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+79.96

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	1,440	202.00	2,909	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,207	163.23	1,969	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,440	161.00	2,318	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	160.40	1,647	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$3,793	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$3,351	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$3,253	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$2,338	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,225	20
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,153	$3,851	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$3,274	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$4,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,113	$3,474	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,369	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$3,050	12

Every lot

68 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,097	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,404	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	592.20/cwt	570.00–593.00	2,683	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	527.69/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,501	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,410	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	2,799	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,556	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,525	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	434.87/cwt	432.00–436.00	2,705	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	415.12/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,582	79
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	401.98/cwt	397.00–405.00	2,693	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	408.97/cwt	407.00–419.00	2,810	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,708	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,789	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	354.58/cwt	349.00–359.00	2,762	109
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	367.76/cwt	365.00–369.00	2,887	90
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,802	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	355.54/cwt	353.50–359.00	2,933	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,965	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,028	31
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	904	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,001	56
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,928	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,040	5
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,946	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	531.11/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,093	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,209	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	500.00/cwt	486.00–502.00	2,295	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,176	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,199	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	362.26/cwt	361.00–363.00	2,304	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	661	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,512	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,332	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	357.42/cwt	357.00–358.50	2,455	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,599	64
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	346.12/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,544	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	344.05/cwt	339.00–345.50	2,635	202
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	791	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,879	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,657	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,616	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	327.86/cwt	326.00–329.00	2,708	47
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,781	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,512	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	923	146.94/cwt	142.00–152.50	1,356	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	164.63/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,585	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,940	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	163.93/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,854	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,980	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	165.25/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,933	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	159.01/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,940	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,318	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	3,473.75/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,474	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	963	291.09/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,803	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	189.91/cwt	187.50–192.00	2,004	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	2,836.65/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,837	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	3,793.45/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,793	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	3,253.20/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,253	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,214	3,619.83/head	3,450.00–4,200.00	3,620	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,361.29/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,361	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2-3	768	1,901.74/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,902	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,299	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	3,274.01/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,274	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	3,851.45/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,851	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,592Last week 1,513Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 129Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	670.00	670.00
3	400–450	418	575.00	575.00
58	450–500	453	570.00–593.00	592.20
13	500–550	508	551.00	551.00
24	600–650	622	432.00–436.00	434.87
51	650–700	687	407.00–419.00	408.97
33	700–750	732	381.00	381.00
90	750–800	785	365.00–369.00	367.76
16	800–850	825	353.50–359.00	355.54
31	900–950	904	335.00	335.00
5	950–1000	968	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	549	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	505.00–550.00	527.69
2	500–550	538	475.00	475.00
79	600–650	622	380.00–417.00	415.12
30	650–700	670	397.00–405.00	401.98
61	700–750	722	375.00	375.00
109	750–800	779	349.00–359.00	354.58
8	800–850	824	340.00	340.00
12	850–900	885	335.00	335.00
56	900–950	904	332.00	332.00
2	950–1000	963	304.00	304.00
13	1050–1100	1,079	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	502	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	676	345.00	345.00
31	700–750	735	335.00–350.00	346.12
69	750–800	798	333.00	333.00
10	800–850	815	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	394	515.00–535.00	531.11
22	400–450	409	540.00	540.00
42	450–500	459	486.00–502.00	500.00
4	500–550	544	400.00	400.00
5	550–600	591	372.00	372.00
11	600–650	636	361.00–363.00	362.26
32	650–700	687	357.00–358.50	357.42
64	700–750	712	365.00	365.00
202	750–800	766	339.00–345.50	344.05
47	800–850	826	326.00–329.00	327.86
24	900–950	921	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	650–700	661	380.00	380.00
19	750–800	791	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	773	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	174.00	174.00
4	—	1,131	160.00–171.00	163.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,170	162.00–168.00	165.25
2	—	1,220	157.50–161.00	159.01
2	—	1,138	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	142.00–152.50	146.94
3	—	963	159.00–168.00	164.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	202.00	202.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	963	285.00–305.00	291.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	187.50–192.00	189.91

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)	2	—	1,213	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,253.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,090	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,183	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,793.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,214	3,450.00–4,200.00	3,619.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,315	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,361.29

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)	12	—	1,073	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,836.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,027	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	12	—	1,080	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,299	4,250.00	4,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	768	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,901.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,851.45
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	925	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,274.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	4,100.00	4,100.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,113	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,473.75

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.