Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2026-11-10

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 10
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
← Nov 3Nov 10latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
588 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 706▲ 118 vs year ago 470 · +25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 45▼ 25 vs year ago 46 · −54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 34▲ 18 vs year ago 83 · +21.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves traded mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Lighter weight heifer calves traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher on few comparable sales. Buyers continued to heavily discount unweaned and short-weaned calves compared to their weaned counterparts. Buyer demand was good, supported by this week's recovery in the futures market and favorable winter wheat crop conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls too lightly tested for a market trend but a sharply lower undertone was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $398.51/cwt on 97 head, up $8.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.14 against this barn's trailing median of $417.65.
Average price
$398.51
▲ 8.30 vs prior sale
97 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$16.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.10
vs TX average
−3.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549399.202,19193
Medium and Large 1-2548382.502,0944thin
One grade step is worth $16.70/cwt here — about $97 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 sale97 hd
398.51
—
TX average5 barns · 627 hd
396.41
+2.10
National average41 barns · 3,459 hd
402.38
−3.87
This barn, trailing median30 sales
417.65
−19.14
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
531470409348median 417.6503/1004/2807/2109/2211/10
Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $417.65 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,568152.502,3902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204120.981,4578thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,131111.721,26410

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$2,57016
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,445$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)978$1,99142
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)866$1,8827
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$1,8112thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,058$1,6724thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)752$1,2503thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)987$3,2008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$3,25211
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,190$2,6501thin

Every lot

56 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0565
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387522.66/cwt510.00–535.002,0236
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418508.00/cwt508.00–508.002,12310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0244
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467477.41/cwt470.00–487.002,23023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned523375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned527416.51/cwt412.00–418.002,19536
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,28027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned584357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,08530
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1778
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3276
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned659324.44/cwt322.00–325.002,13851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728333.50/cwt333.50–333.502,42812
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned775287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2242
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Unweaned837277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,3183
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2909301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,73614
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1958293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,8074
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365474.57/cwt470.00–480.001,7328
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412449.96/cwt445.00–455.001,8546
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6834
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned449435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,95328
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455427.00/cwt427.00–427.001,94311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524364.80/cwt355.00–372.001,91216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned534353.73/cwt350.00–365.001,88961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned597320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9106
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,03912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy685295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0213
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned711255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8135
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy763285.40/cwt282.00–301.002,17811
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy930269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,5025
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410494.00/cwt494.00–494.002,0256
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2554332.55/cwt325.00–355.001,84212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9823
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2878242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1253
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers850–900Medium 2-3866140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2127
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,1701
Bulls——1,585165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79095.00/cwt95.00–95.007511
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight835116.00/cwt116.00–116.009691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204120.98/cwt120.00–124.001,4578
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,211113.27/cwt110.00–120.501,3728
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19873,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2008
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 27521,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2503
Bred Cows—Medium 28521,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28661,882.18/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29201,811.48/head1,625.00–2,000.001,8112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0342,211.27/head2,000.00–2,275.002,21129
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0581,672.27/head1,625.00–1,825.001,6724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0912,570.05/head2,400.00–2,725.002,57016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2953,251.72/head3,100.00–3,300.003,25211
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,013256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,59312

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.