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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 4

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

822 head

▲ 470 vs last sale 352▲ 382 vs year ago 440 · +86.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 91▲ 12 vs year ago 25 · +48.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 52▼ 60 vs year ago 110 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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 $359.54/cwt on 31 head, down $9.03 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.92 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$359.54

▼ 9.03 vs prior sale

31 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.85

vs TX average

−14.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	359.54	2,001	31

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

359.54

—

TX average5 barns · 261 hd

365.39

−5.85

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−14.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−26.92

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	—	Average	1,723	197.97	3,411	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	179.20	2,200	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	175.77	1,769	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	167.18	2,458	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,493	$2,764	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$2,241	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$4,662	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,838	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$2,960	15

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,655	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	294	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,588	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,051	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,060	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	418.37/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,925	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,218	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,012	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	424.53/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,275	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,310	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,638	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,454	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,389	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,707	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,644	70
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,712	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,746	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,892	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Full	1,013	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,887	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	191	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,079	7
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	217	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,150	12
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,603	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,661	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,755	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	431.27/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,859	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,923	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	507	379.58/cwt	377.50–381.00	1,924	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,124	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	638	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,112	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,343	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,285	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,609	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Full	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	795	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,298	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,366	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	308.71/cwt	302.00–309.50	2,612	122
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,752	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	166	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,046	9
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	234	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,322	12
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	248	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,612	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,557	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,654	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	407	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,832	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,007	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,013	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	343.86/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,149	9
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Medium 3	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	197.97/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,411	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	163.82/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,491	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,763	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,642	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	177.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,819	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	184.03/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,993	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	180.72/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,250	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	167.18/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,458	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	4,662.26/head	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,662	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,092	2,959.89/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,960	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	3,837.92/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,838	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	970	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	2,241.32/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,241	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,493	2,763.78/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,764	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,462	184.84/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,702	3

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 352Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 91Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 52Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	755	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	334	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	431	422.50–445.00	431.27
7	450–500	469	410.00	410.00
21	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	634	335.00	335.00
24	650–700	684	342.50	342.50
7	700–750	737	354.00	354.00
122	800–850	846	302.00–309.50	308.71
4	900–950	933	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	150–200	191	565.00	565.00
12	200–250	217	530.00	530.00
2	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
15	350–400	369	450.00	450.00
4	700–750	714	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	750	317.00	317.00
18	800–850	813	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	638	331.00	331.00
3	750–800	795	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	415.00	415.00
10	500–550	507	377.50–381.00	379.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	462	480.00	480.00
8	500–550	536	420.00–432.00	424.53
15	600–650	608	380.00	380.00
58	650–700	696	379.00	379.00
8	700–750	701	350.00	350.00
15	750–800	754	359.00	359.00
15	800–850	823	329.50	329.50
9	900–950	921	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	382	537.00	537.00
2	450–500	468	430.00	430.00
7	700–750	724	330.00	330.00
70	750–800	781	338.50	338.50
9	800–850	845	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	540.00	540.00
12	450–500	460	410.00–420.00	418.37
3	550–600	558	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,013	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	150–200	166	630.00	630.00
12	200–250	234	565.00	565.00
2	250–300	278	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	318	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	248	650.00	650.00
20	400–450	434	462.50	462.50
4	500–550	544	370.00	370.00
9	600–650	625	335.00–355.00	343.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	407	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	825	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	179.00	179.00
2	—	910	162.00–166.00	163.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,470	162.00–171.00	167.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,245	180.00–183.00	180.72
1	—	1,020	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	182.00–186.00	184.03
3	—	1,027	175.00–180.00	177.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	190.00–205.00	197.97

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	15	—	1,092	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,959.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,060	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,662.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,245	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,837.92

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)	3	—	1,157	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,241.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,493	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,763.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	3	—	1,462	180.00–195.00	184.84

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.