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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Aug 25

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

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Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▼ 329 vs last sale 839▼ 78 vs year ago 588 · −13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 155▲ 59 vs year ago 45 · +131.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

390 head

▲ 249 vs last sale 141▲ 323 vs year ago 67 · +482.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 20.00 to 30.00 lower on comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows traded 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower on a light test. Buyer demand was light to moderate as the board closed sharply lower again today and abnormally hot and dry conditions continue across the Panhandle. Drought conditions have expanded, with the entire Panhandle now listed in the Severe to Exceptional drought categories and some cities now putting in water conservation measures and restrictions. The supply consisted primarily of replacement cows from droughted out producers, along with short weaned calves.

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 $363.21/cwt on 51 head, down $34.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.87 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$363.21

▼ 34.44 vs prior sale

51 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$25.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.62

vs TX average

−7.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	365.73	1,998	46
Medium and Large 1-2	595	340.00	2,023	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.73/cwt here — about −$25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale51 hd

363.21

—

TX average5 barns · 268 hd

353.59

+9.62

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−7.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−60.87

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	—	Low	1,640	193.50	3,173	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	156.75	1,975	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	145.82	1,527	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	132.50	1,736	1thin

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)	869	$2,526	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,398	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,041	$2,368	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$1,998	49
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,924	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,668	57
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	838	$2,600	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	833	$2,425	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,513	$3,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,301	$3,079	7

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,691	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	429	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,995	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	386.38/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,789	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,975	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,093	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	597	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,170	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,245	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,138	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,185	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	663	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,141	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,462	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,487	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	39
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,091	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,728	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	959	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	361	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,444	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,568	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	422	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,604	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	359.95/cwt	359.00–365.00	1,706	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,807	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,990	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,891	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,888	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	764	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,307	69
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,043	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,493	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,502	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	348	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,496	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,227	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	457	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,833	33
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	353.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,641	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,841	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,929	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,842	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,510	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	911	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,275	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	981	149.34/cwt	149.25–151.00	1,465	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	987	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,268	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	143.22/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,492	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	152.11/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,758	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	156.75/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,975	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,736	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	1,720.89/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,721	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	869	2,525.65/head	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,526	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	1,558.41/head	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,558	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	2,367.87/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,368	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,067	1,790.71/head	1,785.00–1,800.00	1,791	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,139	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,146	2,397.51/head	2,000.00–2,575.00	2,398	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	2,080.75/head	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,081	39
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,570	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	940	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,936	8

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 839Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 155Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 390Last week 141Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
24	450–500	474	359.00–365.00	359.95
7	500–550	533	339.00	339.00
7	600–650	621	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	397	395.00	395.00
4	600–650	626	302.00	302.00
69	750–800	764	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	400.00	400.00
36	400–450	422	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	660	286.00	286.00
2	1000–1050	1,043	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	417.50	417.50
8	450–500	463	370.00–392.00	386.38
39	500–550	541	365.00	365.00
4	550–600	559	374.50	374.50
37	750–800	754	326.50	326.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	622	361.00	361.00
3	650–700	662	330.00	330.00
19	750–800	782	318.00	318.00
39	800–850	835	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	429	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	363.50	363.50
2	600–650	643	332.50	332.50
7	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
18	1050–1100	1,091	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	663	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	455.00	455.00
4	350–400	397	309.00	309.00
7	450–500	464	350.00–355.00	353.58
4	550–600	563	327.00	327.00
3	600–650	645	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	430.00	430.00
33	450–500	457	401.00	401.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	—	987	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,558.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	843	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,720.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	933	1,675.00	1,675.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	869	2,300.00–2,725.00	2,525.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,239	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,080.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,139	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,146	2,000.00–2,575.00	2,397.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	1,067	1,785.00–1,800.00	1,790.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,041	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,367.87

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	5	—	1,400	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,570	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	—	1,053	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	833	2,425.00	2,425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	838	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	940	206.00	206.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	987	128.50	128.50
17	—	911	140.00	140.00
18	—	981	149.25–151.00	149.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,042	140.00–146.00	143.22
37	—	1,156	149.00–154.00	152.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,260	148.00–157.50	156.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,800	195.00	195.00

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.