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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

352 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 435▼ 164 vs year ago 516 · −31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 90▲ 54 vs year ago 37 · +145.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 134▼ 118 vs year ago 170 · −69.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales due to this weeks light test, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to average. Volatility in the futures markets coupled with extreme heat across the trading region has lightened receipts and made buyers a little more cautious on higher risk cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $345.00/cwt on 8 head, down $80.84 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −43.63 against this barn's trailing median of $388.63.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 80.84 vs prior sale

8 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.29

vs TX average

−26.94 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	698	345.00	2,408	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

345.00

—

TX average5 barns · 153 hd

362.29

−17.29

National average139 barns · 3,856 hd

371.94

−26.94

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.63

−43.63

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 600–700 lb

27 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $434.58, low $331.08, median $388.63 across 27 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	1,558	211.14	3,290	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	168.02	1,893	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	166.50	1,863	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	166.13	2,434	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,961	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,516	$4,097	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$3,372	9

Every lot

40 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,840	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	294	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,764	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,871	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,047	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,181	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,408	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	325.45/cwt	325.00–326.50	2,646	69
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,597	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	917	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,751	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	616.36/cwt	605.00–630.00	1,356	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,790	28
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	533.57/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,921	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,900	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,312	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,580	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,806	24
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,770	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,901	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,629	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,946	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	206.90/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,604	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	163.11/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,571	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	158.89/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,765	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	168.82/cwt	165.75–172.00	1,887	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	170.96/cwt	164.50–171.50	1,944	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,950	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,239	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	2,436	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,509	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,285	3,123.54/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,124	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,394	3,443.62/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,444	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,470	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,519	4,154.89/head	4,150.00–4,175.00	4,155	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	795	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,200	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	200.44/cwt	192.50–205.00	2,379	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	900	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	993	2,023.53/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,024	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 435Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 90Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 134Year ago 170

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	220.00	220.00
3	—	1,742	200.00–214.00	206.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,439	169.25	169.25
1	—	1,395	160.50	160.50
1	—	1,825	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	159.00–167.00	163.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,118	165.75–172.00	168.82
2	—	1,238	155.00–160.00	157.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,111	155.00–162.00	158.89
22	—	1,137	164.50–171.50	170.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	630.00	630.00
4	300–350	303	617.50	617.50
22	350–400	353	580.00	580.00
5	450–500	472	462.00	462.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	294	600.00	600.00
8	650–700	698	345.00	345.00
69	800–850	813	325.00–326.50	325.45
9	900–950	917	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	823	315.50	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	650.00	650.00
24	250–300	296	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	590.00	590.00
6	350–400	388	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	605.00–630.00	616.36
28	300–350	314	570.00	570.00
22	350–400	360	495.00–540.00	533.57
6	500–550	505	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	539	352.50	352.50
9	750–800	768	301.00	301.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,519	4,150.00–4,175.00	4,154.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,394	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,443.62

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	2	—	1,285	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,123.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	3,225.00	3,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	795	151.00	151.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,187	192.50–205.00	200.44

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,023.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.