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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 11

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

646 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 822▼ 127 vs year ago 773 · −16.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 37▲ 132 vs year ago 20 · +660.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 50▲ 84 vs year ago 136 · +61.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings for a market test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with the majority of the cows consisting of lower dressing fed cows. Abnormally hot temperatures accompanied by dry weather continues to be in the forecast. According to the US Drought Monitor, temperatures have been 5 to 9 degrees above average for this time of year.

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 $375.40/cwt on 25 head, up $15.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −11.07 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$375.40

▲ 15.86 vs prior sale

25 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

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

$1.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.25

vs TX average

+8.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	376.26	1,938	8thin
Medium and Large 1	528	374.99	1,982	17thin

One grade step is worth $1.27/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale25 hd

375.40

—

TX average5 barns · 223 hd

364.15

+11.25

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

+8.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−11.07

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	1,770	191.29	3,385	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	174.11	2,099	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	169.99	1,793	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	161.36	2,453	78

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)	1,009	$2,711	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,703	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$2,675	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,485	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,114	$2,355	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,150	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$4,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$3,471	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,974	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,850	2thin

Every lot

79 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	269	607.16/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,633	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,572	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	570.81/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,941	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,011	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	487.71/cwt	467.50–505.00	2,019	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,184	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	471.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,037	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,078	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,180	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,355	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	377.40/cwt	375.00–384.50	2,385	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,370	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,498	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,592	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Full	778	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,505	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,740	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,653	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Full	896	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,554	4
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,208	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,020	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	175	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,164	15
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	249	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,407	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	24
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,571	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,717	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,402	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	471.75/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,736	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	438.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,892	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	410.91/cwt	409.00–415.00	1,890	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	471	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,955	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,901	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	376.26/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,938	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	380.86/cwt	377.00–387.50	2,030	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,985	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	333.11/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,112	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,051	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	664	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,098	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,274	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,377	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	767	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,378	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	892	283.57/cwt	267.00–300.00	2,529	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	185	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,351	16
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	266	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,383	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,719	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,726	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,804	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,911	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	449.27/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,945	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,064	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,259	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,181	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	198.53/cwt	191.00–204.50	3,282	3
Bulls	—	—	1,945	180.43/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,509	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	171.49/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,770	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	157.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,700	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	176.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,976	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	177.77/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,101	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	163.58/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,082	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	161.36/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,453	78
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,079	2,511.62/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,512	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	2,355.01/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,355	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	3,288.42/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,288	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	3,759.93/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,760	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	956	272.71/cwt	225.00–282.00	2,607	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	187.42/cwt	182.00–205.00	1,809	4

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 822Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 37Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 50Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	410.00	410.00
11	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
32	400–450	432	435.00–445.00	438.03
8	500–550	515	375.00–377.00	376.26
8	600–650	641	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	743	306.00	306.00
6	750–800	762	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	664	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	767	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	372.00	372.00
11	600–650	634	328.00–336.00	333.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	150–200	175	665.00	665.00
5	200–250	249	565.00	565.00
24	250–300	265	525.00	525.00
40	450–500	471	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	278	565.00	565.00
6	300–350	318	540.00	540.00
16	350–400	368	455.00–490.00	471.75
13	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
16	450–500	460	409.00–415.00	410.91
8	500–550	533	377.00–387.50	380.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	367.00	367.00
8	850–900	892	267.00–300.00	283.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	600.00–610.00	607.16
15	300–350	340	565.00–580.00	570.81
9	350–400	369	545.00	545.00
12	400–450	416	525.00	525.00
15	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
8	550–600	566	416.00	416.00
4	600–650	632	375.00–384.50	377.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	778	322.00	322.00
4	850–900	896	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	432	470.00–480.00	471.47
22	650–700	651	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	414	467.50–505.00	487.71
5	450–500	481	432.00	432.00
4	550–600	559	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	694	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	843	325.00	325.00
5	850–900	853	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	728	356.00	356.00
4	1200–1250	1,208	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	266	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	311	555.00	555.00
12	400–450	433	420.00–455.00	449.27
3	650–700	657	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	625.00	625.00
4	300–350	334	540.00	540.00
16	350–400	394	485.00	485.00
18	450–500	469	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	502	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	150–200	185	730.00	730.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	998	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	969	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	890	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	951	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,114	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,355.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,079	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,511.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,183	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	1,308	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,212	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,288.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,759.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,215	3,700.00	3,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,287	4,300.00	4,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,000	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	4	—	965	182.00–205.00	187.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	956	225.00–282.00	272.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	174.00–185.00	180.43
3	—	1,653	191.00–204.50	198.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	155.00–165.00	157.53
4	—	1,120	175.00–180.00	176.46
16	—	1,032	168.00–172.00	171.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,520	158.00–164.00	161.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,273	161.00–164.00	163.58
23	—	1,182	166.00–179.00	177.77

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.