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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 15

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,232 head

▲ 671 vs last sale 561▲ 212 vs year ago 1,020 · +20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

168 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 9▲ 118 vs year ago 50 · +236.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

232 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 27▲ 201 vs year ago 31 · +648.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 10.00 higher, with instances of up to 15.00 higher on a higher quality kinds with at least two rounds of shots. Quite a few yearlings were on offer today, but do to last weeks light test no trend is available. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was more attractive this week, consisting primarily of load lots of yearlings and bunches of unweaned or short weaned calves with at least two rounds of shots. Buyers continue to show preference for weaned calves and will pay a premium for them, although vaccination status appeared to be the most important factor today as the market begins its transition into fall the fall run. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle were sharply higher, with quality to match. Spotty thundershowers moved across the region last night, with a chance of more rain this evening.

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 $360.30/cwt on 112 head, up $19.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.17 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$360.30

▲ 19.10 vs prior sale

112 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$52.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.52

vs TX average

+5.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	362.65	1,915	107
Medium and Large 1-2	580	310.00	1,798	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.65/cwt here — about $117 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 sale112 hd

360.30

—

TX average4 barns · 304 hd

341.78

+18.52

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+5.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−26.17

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	1,607	169.74	2,727	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	158.75	2,169	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	147.77	1,532	141
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,523	137.50	2,094	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)	1,185	$3,519	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$3,151	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,743	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,246	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,125	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$2,086	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,017	$1,700	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,183	$3,900	28
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	957	$3,863	20
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,360	$4,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,565	$4,100	1thin

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,447	31
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	476.27/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,505	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,619	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	439.56/cwt	422.00–442.00	1,727	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	399	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,357	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,965	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	394.82/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,883	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,904	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	413.20/cwt	401.00–419.00	2,215	67
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,134	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,173	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	625	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,138	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,064	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	714	312.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,231	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	783	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,545	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	792	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,685	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Full	804	331.75/cwt	331.75–331.75	2,667	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	173	850.29/head	800.00–900.00	850	16
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	459.24/cwt	410.00–485.00	1,240	46
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,412	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,335	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	422.04/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,595	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	419	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,408	86
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	402.05/cwt	396.00–410.00	1,717	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,721	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,568	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,821	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,781	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	362.65/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,915	107
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	613	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,035	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,029	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,083	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	666	324.31/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,160	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	736	325.43/cwt	325.00–325.50	2,395	71
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,405	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Full	747	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,256	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,458	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,391	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	853	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,397	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	185	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	493.32/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,598	21
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	453.97/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,689	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	429.74/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,835	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,955	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,944	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,033	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,384	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	166.65/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	172.82/cwt	171.00–174.50	2,814	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	894	133.48/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,193	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	948	151.86/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,440	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	968	117.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,136	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,320	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	160.28/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,757	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,677	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,086	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,217	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,094	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,565	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	2,102.19/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,102	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	3,518.73/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,519	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	2,177.59/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,178	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	3,151.21/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,151	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,393	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	2,329.42/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,329	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	918	200.30/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,839	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	258.87/cwt	220.00–277.50	2,395	45
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	3,863.47/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,863	20
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	28

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,232Last week 561Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 9Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 232Last week 27Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	324	475.00–520.00	493.32
5	350–400	372	430.00–470.00	453.97
22	400–450	427	422.00–440.00	429.74
14	500–550	540	362.00	362.00
9	600–650	627	310.00	310.00
6	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
3	800–850	822	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	870	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
4	150–200	185	900.00	900.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	660	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	440.00	440.00
11	400–450	427	396.00–410.00	402.05
6	450–500	459	375.00	375.00
107	500–550	528	357.50–370.00	362.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	150–200	173	800.00–900.00	850.29
46	250–300	270	410.00–485.00	459.24
5	300–350	338	395.00	395.00
31	350–400	378	420.00–432.00	422.04
6	400–450	428	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	483	377.00	377.00
3	600–650	645	323.00	323.00
30	700–750	747	322.00	322.00
70	750–800	768	320.00	320.00
3	800–850	848	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	613	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	496	359.00	359.00
5	600–650	630	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	747	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	853	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	666	317.50–330.00	324.31
71	700–750	736	325.00–325.50	325.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
86	400–450	419	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	468	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	401	490.00	490.00
67	500–550	536	401.00–419.00	413.20
3	550–600	560	381.00	381.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	550–600	592	367.00	367.00
5	600–650	639	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	250–300	286	506.00	506.00
6	300–350	316	425.00–500.00	476.27
15	350–400	393	422.00–442.00	439.56
13	450–500	477	392.50–400.00	394.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
61	800–850	804	331.75	331.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	460.00	460.00
15	450–500	482	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	342.00	342.00
20	700–750	714	310.00–320.00	312.46
60	750–800	792	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	783	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	399	340.00	340.00

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)	27	—	1,156	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,102.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	958	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,209	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,177.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,009	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,017	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,393	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,185	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,518.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,311	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,151.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	960	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,495	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,329.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	45	—	925	220.00–277.50	258.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	195.00–207.00	200.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	957	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,863.47
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,183	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	4,100.00	4,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	160.00–165.00	161.67
5	—	1,412	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,096	155.00–161.00	160.28
58	—	1,133	146.00–150.00	148.01
8	—	1,023	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	948	145.00–161.00	151.86
4	—	894	128.00–140.00	133.48
5	—	968	115.00–123.00	117.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	165.00–168.00	166.65
2	—	1,628	171.00–174.50	172.82

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.