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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 22

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

968 head

▼ 264 vs last sale 1,232▲ 484 vs year ago 484 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 168▲ 70 vs year ago 47 · +148.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 232▼ 122 vs year ago 207 · −58.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded unevenly steady on like kinds. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was mixed, ranging from a large string of cross bred reputation heifers to smaller bunches of calves with varying lengths of time since weaning. Once again buyers showed a preference for weaned calves with at least two rounds of shots. However, 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 to 15.00 lower, quality played a role in the large price drop. Cooler temperatures have finally moved into the area with highs topping out in the 70's and chances of rain in the forecast for most of the week.

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 $358.79/cwt on 173 head, down $1.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −27.68 against this barn's trailing median of $386.46.

Average price

$358.79

▼ 1.51 vs prior sale

173 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$37.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.84

vs TX average

+2.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	379.15	2,142	78
Medium and Large 1	565	342.07	1,933	95

One grade step is worth $37.09/cwt here — about $209 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 sale173 hd

358.79

—

TX average5 barns · 432 hd

344.95

+13.84

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

+2.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.46

−27.68

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	—	Average	1,875	158.92	2,980	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	144.90	1,859	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,389	143.69	1,996	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,126	137.98	1,553	77

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,470	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$1,992	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,866	16
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,655	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,699	4thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,881	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,904	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,969	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	481	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,996	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	446.15/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,182	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,080	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,974	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	548	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,126	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	556	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,168	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	2,032	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	352.01/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,087	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	351.39/cwt	347.00–366.00	2,203	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	355.44/cwt	335.00–361.00	2,328	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	328.20/cwt	328.00–329.00	2,567	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	323.46/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,643	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,703	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,662	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,830	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	236	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,192	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,228	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,396	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	398.01/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,680	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	371.32/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,734	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	343.48/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,649	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	346.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,825	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	562	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,186	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,016	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,888	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	318.93/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,898	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,050	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	311.11/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,926	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	647	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,239	90
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,158	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	321.83/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,291	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,199	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	739	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,032	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	303.61/cwt	299.00–305.00	2,283	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	284.06/cwt	283.00–285.00	2,497	30
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	942	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,704	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	266	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,290	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,524	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,413	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,593	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,042	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,899	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	156.03/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,994	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,117	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,394	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	113.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,218	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	133.83/cwt	122.00–138.50	1,435	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	165.92/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,784	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	145.28/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,733	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	136.46/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,676	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	143.64/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,880	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	143.69/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,996	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,655	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	801	261.48/cwt	250.00–267.00	2,094	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	1,611.50/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,612	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,913.98/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,914	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	2,864.91/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,865	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	1,877.55/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,878	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	1,982.22/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,982	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,698.74/head	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,699	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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 968Last week 1,232Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 168Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 232Year ago 207

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	175	700.00	700.00
9	200–250	236	505.00	505.00
3	250–300	267	460.00	460.00
21	450–500	480	342.00–350.00	343.48
12	550–600	581	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	733	300.00	300.00
13	750–800	752	299.00–305.00	303.61
6	900–950	942	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	739	275.00	275.00
28	750–800	750	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	422	387.50–405.00	398.01
42	550–600	568	355.00	355.00
7	600–650	612	335.00	335.00
4	650–700	654	330.00	330.00
11	700–750	712	320.00–324.00	321.83
30	850–900	879	283.00–285.00	284.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	550–600	562	389.00	389.00
90	600–650	647	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	427.00	427.00
2	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	467	370.00–372.00	371.32
25	500–550	527	320.00–350.00	346.26
28	550–600	595	315.00–342.00	318.93
11	600–650	619	310.00–312.00	311.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
5	250–300	266	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	438	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	381	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	440	362.00	362.00
5	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	663	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	459	429.00	429.00
3	500–550	523	377.50	377.50
19	550–600	588	345.50	345.50
37	800–850	817	322.00–325.00	323.46
3	900–950	910	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	450.00	450.00
13	400–450	418	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	548	388.00	388.00
30	550–600	593	350.00–365.00	352.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	481	415.00	415.00
7	550–600	556	390.00	390.00
3	800–850	845	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	450.00	450.00
22	450–500	489	445.00–450.00	446.15
4	500–550	511	407.00	407.00
34	600–650	627	347.00–366.00	351.39
55	650–700	655	335.00–361.00	355.44
15	750–800	782	328.00–329.00	328.20
5	800–850	829	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	110.00–120.00	113.92
33	—	1,072	122.00–138.50	133.83
37	—	1,193	139.00–148.00	145.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	143.00	143.00
2	—	955	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,309	142.00–144.00	143.64
2	—	1,075	157.00–175.00	165.92
2	—	1,228	132.00–140.00	136.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,389	139.00–150.00	143.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	170.50	170.50
4	—	1,919	150.00–162.00	156.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,150	200.00	200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	801	250.00–267.00	261.48

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)	3	—	1,173	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,864.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,220	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,229	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,982.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,900.00	2,900.00

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)	2	—	1,203	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,877.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,091	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,611.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,108	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,913.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,655	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	4	—	1,315	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,698.74

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.