Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded uneven across all weight classes, with quality and flesh playing the largest role in pricing. Front end 800 pound steers were 5.00 higher, while higher quality 600-700 pound heifers traded 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Steers and heifers weighing between 700-800 pounds traded mostly weak to 10.00 lower. Discounts were also noted on short weaned calves as producers are bracing for this weekends frigid temperatures and snow potential. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Not enough comparable sales on slaughter cows for a market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $483.93/cwt on 96 head, up $33.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +37.16 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$483.93

▲ 33.27 vs prior sale

96 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$50.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.45

vs TX average

+18.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	494.42	2,610	76
Medium and Large 1-2	552	444.04	2,453	20

One grade step is worth $50.38/cwt here — about $157 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 sale96 hd

483.93

—

TX average4 barns · 662 hd

467.48

+16.45

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+18.60

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

+37.16

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	1,133	222.53	2,521	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	158.00	1,785	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	153.85	1,547	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	149.71	2,285	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$3,900	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$3,767	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,034	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,694	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,639	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,050	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,976	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,101	$3,664	7

Every lot, as filed

67 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	700–750	718	369.89/cwt	363.00–374.00	2,656	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,630	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	452.18/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,632	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,097	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,368	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	401.94/cwt	398.00–404.00	2,677	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	415.37/cwt	415.00–416.00	2,525	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	329.86/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,504	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	467.52/cwt	452.00–490.00	1,996	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,392	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	694	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	613.93/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	876	332.18/cwt	327.00–333.00	2,910	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	783	342.77/cwt	336.00–351.00	2,684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	799	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,485	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	217.51/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,427	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	363.21/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,426	81
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,694.19/head	2,350.00–2,950.00	2,694	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,560	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	374	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,151	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,170	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	905	161.78/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,464	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,133	222.53/cwt	210.00–235.00	2,521	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	157.96/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,685	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,323	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	3,767.30/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,767	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	254.32/cwt	247.00–278.00	2,561	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	3,087.64/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,088	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	497	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,849	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	281	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,461	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,749	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,638.53/head	2,425.00–2,700.00	2,639	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,976.21/head	1,900.00–2,075.00	1,976	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,117	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	628.30/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,728	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	430.65/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,407	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	497.29/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,815	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	359.28/cwt	354.00–363.50	2,770	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	349.62/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,818	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	545.45/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,520	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	394.07/cwt	379.00–396.00	2,309	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	437.38/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,885	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,387	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	410.20/cwt	408.00–412.00	2,108	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	652	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,184	10

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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