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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

848 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 894▼ 165 vs year ago 1,013 · −16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 129▲ 25 vs year ago 25 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 110▲ 288 vs year ago 12 · +2,400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded sharply lower on a light test. Buyer demand was light to moderate, with fewer buyers in the seats. Quality covered a wide range, from green yearlings straight off the short wheat, to fleshy, backgrounded cattle, along with a handful of crossbred cattle carrying quite a bit of ear. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Drought conditions persist across the trading region. Hot, dry, and windy conditions over the past few weeks created a perfect storm for wild fires to break out all across the Panhandle. Currently there are still 3 active fires burning across the Panhandle totaling 38,252 acres burned and ranging from 30 to 95% containment. A cold front has blown in carrying a much needed chance of rain through the end of the week and into the weekend.

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 $439.15/cwt on 31 head, up $0.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +15.08 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$439.15

▲ 0.69 vs prior sale

31 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$12.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs TX average

−35.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	443.22	2,265	11thin
Medium and Large 2	517	440.00	2,275	13thin
Medium and Large 1	569	431.18	2,453	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.04/cwt here — about −$189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale31 hd

439.15

—

TX average5 barns · 248 hd

443.70

−4.55

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−35.33

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

+15.08

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	1,758	204.94	3,603	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	174.57	2,360	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	171.16	2,488	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	169.51	1,775	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,730	$3,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,763	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,479	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	952	$1,770	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,509	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	773	$2,425	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	686	$2,414	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$4,319	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$4,133	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$3,545	30

Every lot

74 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,984	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,196	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,106	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	443.22/cwt	429.00–469.00	2,265	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,275	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	431.18/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,453	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	385.84/cwt	370.00–391.00	2,624	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,438	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,562	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	365.96/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,829	43
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,735	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	878	331.32/cwt	331.00–331.50	2,909	96
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	903	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,971	33
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,070	53
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	945	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,062	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	229	626.24/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,434	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	563.52/cwt	555.00–567.00	1,871	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,858	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,940	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,891	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	453	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,025	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	453.07/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,157	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,092	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,239	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	534	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,163	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,087	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	2,252	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,356	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	363.19/cwt	362.00–364.00	2,237	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	621	362.02/cwt	354.00–367.00	2,248	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,238	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,385	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	350.17/cwt	347.00–350.50	2,539	42
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	754	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,413	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	329.61/cwt	329.00–336.00	2,574	78
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,575	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,544	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,919	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,099	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,977	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,244	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,336	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,530	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,070	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,408	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,160	185.00/cwt	178.00–192.00	2,146	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	215.01/cwt	210.00–218.00	4,117	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	185.49/cwt	180.00–190.50	3,567	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	204.07/cwt	202.75–205.50	4,214	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	168.72/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,662	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	170.61/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,935	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	174.57/cwt	170.50–178.00	2,360	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	172.28/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,481	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	4,274.14/head	4,250.00–4,300.00	4,274	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	3,535.72/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,536	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	4,229.78/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,230	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	3,706.76/head	3,600.00–3,875.00	3,707	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,602	4,322.47/head	4,100.00–4,650.00	4,322	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	1,770.26/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,770	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	2,479.04/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,479	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	2,762.66/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,763	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,730	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	754	317.70/cwt	308.00–330.00	2,395	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	202.70/cwt	187.50–217.00	1,832	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	906	221.57/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,007	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,161	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,437	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,572	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	2,413.80/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,414	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	2,509.19/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,509	6

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 894Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 129Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 110Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	620.00–630.00	626.24
13	300–350	332	555.00–567.00	563.52
6	350–400	388	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	522	429.00	429.00
19	550–600	595	378.50	378.50
8	600–650	604	390.00	390.00
42	700–750	725	347.00–350.50	350.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	476	445.00–455.00	453.07
6	500–550	538	388.00	388.00
4	600–650	645	347.00	347.00
9	650–700	670	356.00	356.00
78	750–800	781	329.00–336.00	329.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	394	480.00	480.00
6	450–500	498	420.00	420.00
22	600–650	616	362.00–364.00	363.19
8	750–800	754	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	453	447.00	447.00
17	500–550	534	405.00	405.00
13	600–650	621	354.00–367.00	362.02
2	950–1000	950	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	640.00	640.00
7	550–600	569	422.00–435.00	431.18
16	650–700	680	370.00–391.00	385.84
43	750–800	773	365.00–372.00	365.96
53	900–950	933	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	537.00	537.00
6	450–500	451	467.00	467.00
11	500–550	511	429.00–469.00	443.22
17	700–750	717	340.00	340.00
5	800–850	844	324.00	324.00
33	900–950	903	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
96	850–900	878	331.00–331.50	331.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	517	440.00	440.00
9	700–750	732	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	900–950	945	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	219	705.00	705.00
2	250–300	293	655.00	655.00
2	300–350	328	640.00	640.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	447	502.00	502.00
16	550–600	563	415.00	415.00
18	700–750	729	347.00	347.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,054	4,250.00–4,300.00	4,274.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,602	4,100.00–4,650.00	4,322.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	4,500.00	4,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,136	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,535.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,207	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,229.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	3,800.00	3,800.00

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	7	—	1,214	3,600.00–3,875.00	3,706.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	952	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,770.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	42	—	1,150	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,479.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,201	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,762.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,730	3,750.00	3,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	904	187.50–217.00	202.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,235	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,437	179.00	179.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	906	200.00–235.00	221.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	754	308.00–330.00	317.70

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)	7	—	686	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,413.80
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	800	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,509.19
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	773	2,425.00	2,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	170.50–178.00	174.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	168.00–173.00	170.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	985	167.00–169.00	168.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	155.50	155.50
14	—	1,440	170.00–172.50	172.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	225.00	225.00
2	—	1,160	178.00–192.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	180.00–190.50	185.49
6	—	1,915	210.00–218.00	215.01
2	—	2,065	202.75–205.50	204.07

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.