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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 7

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Jun 23Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

973 head

▲ 228 vs last sale 745▼ 109 vs year ago 1,082 · −10.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 93▲ 9 vs year ago 27 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 214▲ 26 vs year ago 35 · +74.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough comparable sales on yearlings due to the light test before the holiday week. Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested from the previous sale for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality was mostly plain to average, but flesh conditions were favorable. Increased buyer demand was noted on weaned light weight calves carrying favorable flesh conditions. Trading activity was mostly active on good buyer demand.

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 $444.74/cwt on 49 head, up $27.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +58.27 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$444.74

▲ 27.15 vs prior sale

49 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs TX average

+28.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	457.15	2,391	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	527	438.72	2,314	33

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $77 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 sale49 hd

444.74

—

TX average1 barns · 49 hd

444.74

+0.00

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

+28.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

+58.27

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	—	High	1,479	187.39	2,772	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	180.62	2,297	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	180.00	2,079	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	172.50	2,993	2thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,382	$3,775	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,916	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$3,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,805	$5,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,071	$3,717	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,428	$3,708	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,575	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

59 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 1-2	342	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,069	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	637.50/cwt	637.50–637.50	2,257	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	403	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,297	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,383	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,389	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	489.80/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,591	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,617	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	423.50/cwt	423.50–423.50	2,715	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,715	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,738	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,820	69
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,955	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	333.62/cwt	333.00–341.00	2,953	76
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,135	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	3,030	5
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,176	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,352	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	575.12/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,938	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,811	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,088	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,289	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,124	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,363	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	451.03/cwt	442.50–457.00	2,327	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	457.15/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,391	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,240	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	375.09/cwt	362.50–389.00	2,374	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	368.61/cwt	357.50–369.75	2,518	124
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,253	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	332.95/cwt	332.75–333.25	2,644	171
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,064	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,734	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	577.46/cwt	562.50–605.00	2,183	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	453.04/cwt	435.00–482.50	2,388	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	411.99/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,332	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,585	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	333.53/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,411	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium 3	803	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,566	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,035	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,553	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,105	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	199.57/cwt	198.00–200.50	3,203	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	4,230	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,079	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	2,169	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	177.02/cwt	173.50–181.00	2,450	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	3,045	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	2,941	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,805	5,150.00/head	5,150.00–5,150.00	5,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,071	3,717.00/head	3,625.00–4,200.00	3,717	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	3,708.06/head	3,450.00–4,050.00	3,708	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,575	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	907	293.24/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,660	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	995	197.73/cwt	189.00–202.50	1,967	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,426	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,588	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,916.12/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,916	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,382	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,605	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 973Last week 745Year ago 1,082

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 93Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 214Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	354	637.50	637.50
5	400–450	448	532.00	532.00
15	500–550	529	485.00–500.00	489.80
6	550–600	579	452.00	452.00
3	700–750	702	390.00	390.00
12	800–850	823	359.00	359.00
5	1100–1150	1,135	267.00	267.00
4	1150–1200	1,176	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	605.00	605.00
3	400–450	403	570.00	570.00
7	500–550	511	467.50	467.50
48	600–650	641	423.50	423.50
6	650–700	677	401.00	401.00
69	700–750	748	377.00	377.00
76	850–900	885	333.00–341.00	333.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	337	565.00–600.00	575.12
7	350–400	360	580.00	580.00
17	400–450	407	562.50	562.50
46	450–500	466	507.00	507.00
16	500–550	523	447.50–467.50	457.15
5	1050–1100	1,064	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	517.50	517.50
3	400–450	427	497.50	497.50
10	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
26	500–550	516	442.50–457.00	451.03
7	550–600	570	393.00	393.00
13	600–650	633	362.50–389.00	375.09
124	650–700	683	357.50–369.75	368.61
171	750–800	794	332.75–333.25	332.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	704	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	803	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	562.50–605.00	577.46
12	500–550	527	435.00–482.50	453.04
10	550–600	566	400.00–430.00	411.99
16	600–650	620	417.00	417.00
7	700–750	723	325.00–340.00	333.53

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,071	3,625.00–4,200.00	3,717.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,428	3,450.00–4,050.00	3,708.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	995	189.00–202.50	197.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	907	290.00–307.50	293.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,426	181.50	181.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	3,200.00	3,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,382	3,775.00	3,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,916.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	3,450.00	3,450.00

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	—	1,805	5,150.00	5,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	175.50	175.50
1	—	1,735	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,182	183.50	183.50
4	—	1,384	173.50–181.00	177.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,520	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,605	198.00–200.50	199.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,105	188.00	188.00

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.