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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Sep 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

440 head

▼ 528 vs last sale 968▼ 733 vs year ago 1,173 · −62.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 117▲ 65 vs year ago 35 · +185.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 85▲ 11 vs year ago 30 · +36.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady, except for better quality calves weighing under 450 pounds which sold 10.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. The entire trading region received anywhere from 2 to 7 inches of rain last week with more rain in the forecast today and into tomorrow due to Hurricane Polo. As a result, pastures have greened up but harvest has been put on pause due to muddy field conditions.

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 $394.29/cwt on 90 head, up $32.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −29.79 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$394.29

▲ 32.04 vs prior sale

90 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.98

vs TX average

−20.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	395.30	2,150	87
Medium and Large 1-2	590	365.00	2,154	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about −$3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale90 hd

394.29

—

TX average5 barns · 398 hd

375.31

+18.98

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−20.37

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−29.79

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	1,770	170.98	3,026	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	146.65	1,761	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	144.88	1,859	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	139.16	1,475	34

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)	1,190	$3,031	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,094	$2,845	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,191	$2,135	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,859	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	488.43/cwt	485.00–492.50	1,846	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	407.28/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,552	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	376.73/cwt	368.00–400.00	1,658	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	460.09/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,103	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	415.91/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,100	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	582	375.15/cwt	371.50–380.00	2,183	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	336.50/cwt	336.00–337.00	2,224	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	332.91/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,244	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,638	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,976	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,436	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,623	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	359.44/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,344	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	422.83/cwt	422.00–427.50	1,767	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	354.86/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,529	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	451	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,840	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	329.21/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,537	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	521	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,824	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	604	319.16/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,928	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,115	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,262	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	849	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,530	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,540	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	286.99/cwt	285.00–289.00	2,623	12
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,077	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,822	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,487	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,775	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	338.57/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,882	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,000	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	170.98/cwt	165.00–174.00	3,026	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,088	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	113.00/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,170	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,449	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	144.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,564	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,774	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	134.94/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,492	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	146.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,772	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,271	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,856	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,877	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	898	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	3,311.37/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,311	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,030.82/head	2,700.00–3,275.00	3,031	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	2,134.88/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,135	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	259.57/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,616	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	236.11/cwt	225.00–247.00	2,836	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 968Year ago 1,173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 117Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 85Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
3	—	940	140.00	140.00
1	—	980	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,370	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	138.00	138.00
31	—	1,206	140.00–150.00	146.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	107.00–119.00	113.00
4	—	1,106	128.00–139.00	134.94
1	—	1,095	162.00	162.00
21	—	1,081	140.00–148.00	144.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	165.00–174.00	170.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	898	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,191	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,134.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,190	2,700.00–3,275.00	3,030.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,167	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,311.37

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	4	—	1,201	225.00–247.00	236.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	255.00–265.00	259.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	400.00–420.00	407.28
7	400–450	440	368.00–400.00	376.73
3	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
8	650–700	661	336.00–337.00	336.50
2	800–850	840	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	582	371.50–380.00	375.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	555.00	555.00
11	350–400	378	485.00–492.50	488.43
20	450–500	457	452.00–470.00	460.09
43	500–550	505	400.00–427.00	415.91
3	950–1000	960	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	674	327.50–335.00	332.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	374	330.00–390.00	359.44
12	400–450	431	350.00–360.00	354.86
20	450–500	467	326.00–350.00	329.21
2	650–700	663	319.00	319.00
3	750–800	788	287.00	287.00
7	850–900	870	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
19	500–550	521	350.00	350.00
13	600–650	604	319.00–320.00	319.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	373	435.00	435.00
22	400–450	418	422.00–427.50	422.83
10	450–500	451	408.00	408.00
4	800–850	849	298.00	298.00
12	900–950	914	285.00–289.00	286.99
13	1050–1100	1,077	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	556	330.00–350.00	338.57
3	600–650	630	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	452.00	452.00
13	500–550	507	350.00	350.00

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.