Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 15.00 to 20.00 higher, which was in line with the cattle futures as both contracts closed in the green today for the third day in a row. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows and bulls but a mostly steady to firm undertone was noted. The weather continues to be unseasonably warm and dry for this time of year. There's a chance for some much needed rain through the middle of the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $419.82/cwt on 84 head, up $25.97 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −26.95 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$419.82

▲ 25.97 vs prior sale

84 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$73.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.25

vs TX average

−46.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	457.42	2,493	36
Medium and Large 2	518	437.50	2,266	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	383.78	2,103	41

One grade step is worth $73.64/cwt here — about $390 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $393.85, median $446.77 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale84 hd

419.82

—

TX average2 barns · 224 hd

408.57

+11.25

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−46.51

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−26.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,794	172.69	3,099	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	150.80	1,734	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	146.50	2,080	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	140.73	1,446	25

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,239	$2,541	36
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$2,385	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$2,181	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	992	$1,454	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$3,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,327	$3,680	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$3,084	7

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	475.93/cwt	450.00–482.00	2,484	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	495.07/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,352	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	341.60/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,934	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	371.00/cwt	362.75–379.50	2,697	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	748	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,506	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	356.44/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,107	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	392.72/cwt	387.00–398.00	2,572	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,688	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	345.08/cwt	334.00–345.50	2,447	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	479.86/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,063	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	366.47/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,235	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	882	332.10/cwt	328.50–337.50	2,929	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	411.90/cwt	401.00–414.50	2,541	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	423.36/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,964	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	2,541.29/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,541	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	3,679.70/head	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,680	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	3,084.02/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,084	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	153.34/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,745	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,198	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	927	126.97/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,177	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	154.32/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,853	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	126.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	378.33/cwt	355.00–384.00	2,016	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	449.28/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,494	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	310.31/cwt	310.00–314.00	3,072	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	567	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,914	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	704	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,175	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	368.32/cwt	358.00–377.00	2,464	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	335.87/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,931	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,674	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,951	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	327.11/cwt	326.00–329.75	2,509	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	341.90/cwt	334.00–353.00	2,533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	443.65/cwt	433.00–457.50	2,183	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,787	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	392.74/cwt	389.00–394.00	2,459	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,239	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,266	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	2,384.81/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,385	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	2,223.54/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,224	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,637.11/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,637	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,987.79/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	140.26/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,396	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	143.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	152.21/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,413	4
Bulls	—	—	1,844	173.03/cwt	169.50–177.50	3,191	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,257	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,592	1

How this sale compares

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.

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