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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 18

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

839 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 646▼ 1,071 vs year ago 1,910 · −56.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 152▲ 77 vs year ago 78 · +98.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 220▼ 130 vs year ago 271 · −48.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower, with some larger discounts noted on unweaned or short weaned calves tagged fleshy. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings for a market trend but a few loads of good feeding type yearlings were on offer today. Quality was mixed, with the majority of the supply consisting of plainer unweaned or short weaned calves. Trading activity was moderate on light to moderate buyer demand, especially on unweaned calves as higher than average temperatures continue. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.64/cwt on 76 head, down $19.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −26.43 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$397.64

▼ 19.51 vs prior sale

76 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$20.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.00

vs TX average

+0.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	401.73	2,183	61
Medium and Large 1-2	525	381.00	2,001	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.73/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 sale76 hd

397.64

—

TX average5 barns · 357 hd

374.65

+23.00

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

+0.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−26.43

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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $424.07 across 30 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	1,943	199.26	3,872	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	166.36	2,021	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	154.49	1,605	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,472	151.62	2,231	3thin

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)	1,117	$3,308	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$2,897	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,694	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$2,547	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$2,351	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$1,860	25

Every lot

61 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	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	159	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	14
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	227	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,249	32
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	299	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,719	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	533.00/cwt	533.00–533.00	1,839	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,786	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,995	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,026	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,969	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,025	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	423.72/cwt	412.50–429.00	2,220	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	403.33/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,170	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	547	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,969	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	594	352.74/cwt	349.00–358.00	2,095	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,266	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,640	31
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	315.17/cwt	305.00–315.50	2,805	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,745	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2	129	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	167	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	14
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	217	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,074	43
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	467.52/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,384	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,288	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	448.28/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,672	45
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,655	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	412	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,730	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,849	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,884	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	463	386.39/cwt	367.50–393.00	1,789	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	367.07/cwt	362.00–372.50	1,945	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	332.11/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,893	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,290	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,073	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,283	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	433.55/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,890	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,928	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,871	201.03/cwt	198.50–203.00	3,761	4
Bulls	—	—	1,969	187.89/cwt	175.50–192.50	3,700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	208.87/cwt	208.00–209.50	4,157	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	888	140.51/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,248	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	159.05/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,746	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	166.50/cwt	165.00–169.50	1,911	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	162.27/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,868	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	168.35/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,098	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	158.43/cwt	157.50–159.50	2,202	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,256	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	2,494.12/head	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,494	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	2,062.60/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,063	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,943.87/head	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,944	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,117	3,308.14/head	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,308	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	2,826.44/head	2,725.00–2,975.00	2,826	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,523.80/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,524	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,299	2,896.63/head	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,897	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	820	248.57/cwt	222.00–265.00	2,038	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 646Year ago 1,910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 152Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 141Last week 220Year ago 271

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	299	575.00	575.00
20	300–350	345	533.00	533.00
11	350–400	397	502.50	502.50
8	400–450	438	462.50	462.50
25	500–550	524	412.50–429.00	423.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	150–200	159	900.00	900.00
32	200–250	227	550.00	550.00
16	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
16	350–400	384	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	478	412.00	412.00
7	500–550	500	405.00	405.00
31	800–850	825	320.00	320.00
63	850–900	890	305.00–315.50	315.17
57	900–950	937	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
6	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
24	500–550	538	400.00–410.00	403.33
12	550–600	594	349.00–358.00	352.74
2	700–750	708	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	547	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	436	430.00–440.00	433.55
3	500–550	543	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	570	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	150–200	167	975.00	975.00
45	350–400	373	445.00–455.00	448.28
6	400–450	428	432.00	432.00
14	450–500	463	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	100–150	129	1,000.00	1,000.00
43	200–250	217	495.00	495.00
14	250–300	296	455.00–500.00	467.52
12	300–350	318	405.00	405.00
11	350–400	394	420.00	420.00
6	750–800	761	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	570	330.00–335.00	332.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	420.00	420.00
38	450–500	463	367.50–393.00	386.39
14	500–550	530	362.00–372.50	367.07
6	650–700	696	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	735	282.00	282.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,114	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	793	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,129	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,059	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,494.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,185	2,725.00–2,975.00	2,826.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,117	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,308.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,076	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,062.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,299	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,896.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,220	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,523.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,115	2,700.00–3,075.00	2,943.87

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	1	—	955	175.00	175.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	820	222.00–265.00	248.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,871	198.50–203.00	201.03
4	—	1,990	208.00–209.50	208.87
4	—	1,969	175.50–192.50	187.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,148	165.00–169.50	166.50
35	—	1,098	154.00–162.00	159.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	888	139.00–149.00	140.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,390	157.50–159.50	158.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,246	165.00–171.00	168.35
19	—	1,151	155.00–163.00	162.27

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.