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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 460▼ 416 vs year ago 977 · −42.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 58▼ 40 vs year ago 49 · −81.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 101▼ 50 vs year ago 77 · −64.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, which was in line with the the board that closed well into the green today. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. Quality was mostly plain to attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of short weaned calves. Temperatures are still 6-10 degrees above average for this time of year, but some spotty rain showers have greened up a few pastures that were lucky enough to catch a rain.

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 $341.20/cwt on 64 head, down $14.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −45.27 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$341.20

▼ 14.22 vs prior sale

64 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.48

vs TX average

+3.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	341.20	1,885	64

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 sale64 hd

341.20

—

TX average5 barns · 277 hd

320.72

+20.48

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

+3.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−45.27

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	1,840	168.23	3,095	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	140.17	1,520	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,478	9

Every lot

35 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,132	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	434.59/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,678	47
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	450.71/cwt	437.50–471.00	1,902	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	427.53/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,001	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,839	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	392.09/cwt	377.00–422.00	2,082	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	367.72/cwt	364.00–371.00	2,125	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,343	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,533	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	242	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,016	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	429.50/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,383	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	39
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	426.10/cwt	424.00–430.00	1,679	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	420.51/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,758	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,691	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	345.88/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,826	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	336.51/cwt	333.00–342.00	1,942	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,177	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	326.03/cwt	312.50–328.00	2,272	63
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,355	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,319	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,794	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,862	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,949	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.50	3,095	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	143.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,604	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,626	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	2,478.30/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,478	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	916	247.55/cwt	220.00–265.00	2,268	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	197.08/cwt	180.00–211.00	2,059	10

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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 460Year ago 977

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 58Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 101Year ago 77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	165.00–170.50	168.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	135.50	135.50
8	—	1,119	140.00–148.00	143.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	422.00–440.00	429.50
26	350–400	394	424.00–430.00	426.10
14	400–450	418	415.00–422.00	420.51
4	450–500	485	355.00	355.00
32	500–550	528	344.00–348.00	345.88
32	550–600	577	333.00–342.00	336.51
22	600–650	648	336.00	336.00
63	650–700	697	312.50–328.00	326.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	483	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	242	420.00	420.00
39	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
11	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
15	800–850	815	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	293	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	425	422.00	422.00
3	550–600	573	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	663	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
22	400–450	422	437.50–471.00	450.71
21	450–500	468	422.00–430.00	427.53
34	500–550	531	377.00–422.00	392.09
27	550–600	578	364.00–371.00	367.72
8	650–700	689	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	283	400.00	400.00
47	350–400	386	430.00–475.00	434.59
10	450–500	493	373.00	373.00
3	1000–1050	1,005	252.00	252.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	9	—	1,090	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,478.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	916	220.00–265.00	247.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,045	180.00–211.00	197.08

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.