Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2026-02-03

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Feb 3
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,458 head
116 vs last sale 1,342 173 vs year ago 1,631 · 10.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
21 vs last sale 29 19 vs year ago 31 · +61.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
245 head
40 vs last sale 205 72 vs year ago 173 · +41.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 6.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of up to 20.00 higher on the nicer quality, reputation sets. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive, with several reputation sets of yearlings off the short wheat on offer. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Temperatures have warmed back up to above seasonal, with no moisture in the forecast.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $438.12/cwt on 35 head, down $45.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits 8.65 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.
Average price
$438.12
45.81 vs prior sale
35 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,500
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$375
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$85.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.51
vs TX average
44.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567447.942,54031
Medium and Large 1-2598362.002,1654thin
One grade step is worth $85.94/cwt here — about $375 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
531480430380median 446.7712/1602/2404/1406/1608/18
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 sale35 hd
438.12
TX average3 barns · 210 hd
441.63
−3.51
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−44.91
This barn, trailing median28 sales
446.77
−8.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,365194.352,65214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216161.411,9639thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,463155.662,2776thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average954146.831,40110

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,239$2,95518
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,84167
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,263$2,71149
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$2,28524
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)985$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)785$2,3086

Every lot, as filed

55 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,485168.47/cwt168.00–169.002,5022
Bulls1,613180.65/cwt174.00–185.002,9146
CowsLean 85-90%1,145161.01/cwt160.00–162.001,8442
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550534422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,2538
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,17912
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy850–900851327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,7874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650636386.37/cwt383.00–387.002,45719
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665403.40/cwt399.00–408.502,68315
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825343.72/cwt340.00–344.502,83617
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600579401.23/cwt400.00–410.002,32331
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800757336.01/cwt331.00–340.002,54454
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750734392.95/cwt374.50–397.002,884162
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400350605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,11810
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600587412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,4186
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800758320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4263
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800–850848290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4596
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-36591,343.07/head1,000.00–1,600.001,34311
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,2043
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800789367.43/cwt363.50–368.502,899163
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3052,874.31/head2,650.00–3,000.002,87461
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,028217.03/cwt213.00–222.002,2313
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-36602,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0505
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221158.62/cwt158.00–159.001,9375
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight830130.05/cwt127.50–132.001,0794
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight875158.60/cwt155.00–162.001,3882
CowsLean 85-90%1,090154.44/cwt154.00–155.001,6832
BullsReturn to Feed1,205164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,486154.79/cwt147.00–159.002,3005
BullsReturn to Feed1,050227.21/cwt212.00–244.002,3865
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,345160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,210164.90/cwt162.00–168.001,9954
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1712,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29622,833.97/head2,825.00–2,850.002,8343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2632,711.36/head2,425.00–2,950.002,71149
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2392,955.03/head2,850.00–3,025.002,95518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0433,156.44/head2,950.00–3,550.003,15610
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900879338.11/cwt335.00–340.002,972102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600598362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,1654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910330.50/cwt330.50–330.503,00878
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850838339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,84174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,6416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750736364.32/cwt353.00–372.502,68114
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567447.94/cwt430.00–480.002,54031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700692342.97/cwt340.00–344.002,37330
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600586385.08/cwt367.00–388.502,25751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy800–850801325.50/cwt325.50–325.502,60732
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750710361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,563107
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,4683
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650640368.40/cwt357.00–372.002,35821
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800793326.21/cwt323.50–327.002,58784
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650613428.94/cwt415.00–434.002,62962
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400385495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9063

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.