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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, May 26

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▼ 547 vs last sale 848▼ 361 vs year ago 662 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 11 vs year ago 29 · +37.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 265 vs last sale 300▲ 16 vs year ago 19 · +84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to the light test following the holiday. Buyer demand was moderate to good. Quality was mostly plain. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.41/cwt on 17 head, down $5.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.95 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$389.41

▼ 5.97 vs prior sale

17 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.84

vs TX average

−18.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	400.00	2,077	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	380.00	2,060	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $17 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 sale17 hd

389.41

—

TX average5 barns · 228 hd

407.25

−17.84

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−18.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

+2.95

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $386.46 across 31 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	1,453	194.33	2,824	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	175.00	2,153	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	170.23	2,674	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	168.30	1,820	22

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,743	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$2,693	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,323	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$2,175	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$3,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,897	3thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,909	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Full	305	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,074	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	424	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,099	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,282	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,531	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,545	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,164	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,498	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	236	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,569	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,734	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,857	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,082	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,060	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,052	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,275	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	699	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,349	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	801	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,523	66
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	928	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,478	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,904	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,354	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,320	7
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,633	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	411	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	740	11
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	484.43/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,298	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,085	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,246	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,861	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	939	152.49/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,432	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	952	166.47/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,585	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	153.14/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,643	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	166.59/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,799	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	176.33/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,042	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,153	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	171.88/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,664	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,714	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	948	2,692.55/head	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,693	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	958	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	2,743.21/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,743	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	2,322.86/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	234.28/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,394	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	940	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	2,897.20/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,897	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	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 May 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 848Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 300Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	163.00–168.00	166.47
3	—	939	149.00–154.00	152.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,158	170.00–178.00	176.33
2	—	1,073	151.00–155.00	153.14
3	—	1,080	164.00–168.00	166.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,550	170.00–175.00	171.88
1	—	1,675	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,085	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,980	195.00	195.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	296	645.00	645.00
8	450–500	451	506.00	506.00
10	550–600	562	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	535.00	535.00
4	500–550	508	501.00	501.00
4	650–700	654	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	680.00	680.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	665.00	665.00
2	450–500	453	410.00	410.00
9	500–550	542	380.00	380.00
8	650–700	699	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	509	409.00	409.00
6	650–700	679	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	550	373.00	373.00
2	900–950	928	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	800–850	801	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	411	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	705.00	705.00
6	450–500	458	514.00	514.00
7	500–550	519	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	908	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	475.00–505.00	484.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	2	—	948	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,692.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,525.00	2,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,743.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,322.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	665	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	275.00	275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,022	225.00–245.00	234.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	3,075.00	3,075.00

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	3	—	1,132	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,897.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.