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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 16

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

559 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 686▼ 208 vs year ago 767 · −27.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 177▼ 84 vs year ago 108 · −77.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 190▲ 43 vs year ago 3 · +1,433.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales due to last weeks light test on yearling cattle. Cattle futures have rallied once again closing sharply higher. Not enough comparable sales on calves for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on good buyer demand. Quality ranged from average to attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $413.09/cwt on 47 head, up $26.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.62 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$413.09

▲ 26.62 vs prior sale

47 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$33.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs TX average

+1.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	418.00	2,346	40
Medium and Large 1-2	562	385.00	2,164	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $182 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 sale47 hd

413.09

—

TX average5 barns · 305 hd

405.53

+7.55

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+1.59

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

+26.62

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	1,655	190.00	3,145	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	179.64	2,246	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	169.00	1,889	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,495	160.50	2,399	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,411	$2,883	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,800	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	976	$2,982	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,186	$3,448	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,849	4thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,814	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,065	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	544.73/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,261	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,230	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	480.28/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,339	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,558	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	437.09/cwt	417.50–444.00	2,714	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	392.19/cwt	383.00–414.00	2,451	56
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	730	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,789	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,679	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,829	17
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,864	2
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,225	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,369	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,937	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,057	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	490.98/cwt	490.00–492.00	2,092	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	443.37/cwt	435.00–452.00	1,893	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,964	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,176	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,386	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,146	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	618	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,287	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,465	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	683	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,459	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	763	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,449	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,713	65
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	791	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,397	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,735	38
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,164	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,577	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,708	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	180.28/cwt	177.50–183.00	2,210	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,045	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	172.68/cwt	170.00–175.50	2,279	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,714	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,399	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	976	2,981.69/head	2,875.00–3,200.00	2,982	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,922.12/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,922	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,186	3,447.55/head	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,448	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,348	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,411	2,883.48/head	2,550.00–3,150.00	2,883	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	885	299.89/cwt	297.00–302.00	2,654	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,306	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	246.23/cwt	240.00–252.00	2,869	2

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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 559Last week 686Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 177Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 190Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	630.00	630.00
9	400–450	415	535.00–550.00	544.73
56	600–650	621	417.50–444.00	437.09
2	1000–1050	1,023	280.00	280.00
10	1200–1250	1,225	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	353	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	433	515.00	515.00
12	450–500	487	465.00–485.00	480.28
14	500–550	533	480.00	480.00
56	600–650	625	383.00–414.00	392.19
13	700–750	742	361.00	361.00
17	800–850	842	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	730	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	683	360.00	360.00
14	750–800	791	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	540.00	540.00
8	400–450	426	490.00–492.00	490.98
4	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
8	500–550	506	430.00	430.00
32	550–600	575	415.00	415.00
12	600–650	621	397.00	397.00
65	750–800	791	343.00	343.00
2	950–1000	998	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	334	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	427	435.00–452.00	443.37
4	450–500	479	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	613	350.00	350.00
38	800–850	839	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	763	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
4	700–750	706	365.00	365.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,922.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	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	5	—	1,186	3,350.00–3,500.00	3,447.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,411	2,550.00–3,150.00	2,883.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	976	2,875.00–3,200.00	2,981.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	240.00–252.00	246.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	885	297.00–302.00	299.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	184.00	184.00
15	—	1,226	177.50–183.00	180.28
2	—	1,320	170.00–175.50	172.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	190.00	190.00

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.