Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly attractive with several bunches of yearlings straight off the wheat, and one large load of program cattle with all of the bells and whistles. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. The trading region is in need of a rain following the fires last week. Unfortunately, no moisture is in sight with hot and dry conditions forecasted through the rest of the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $474.99/cwt on 60 head, up $17.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +28.23 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$474.99

▲ 17.77 vs prior sale

60 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.15

vs TX average

−12.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	490.81	2,699	28
Medium and Large 1-2	557	461.15	2,569	32

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $130 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

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 sale60 hd

474.99

—

TX average5 barns · 350 hd

462.84

+12.15

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−12.03

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

+28.23

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	—	Low	1,221	230.16	2,811	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	161.31	1,958	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,599	151.39	2,420	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	136.67	1,428	3thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$3,167	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,341	$3,131	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,012	25
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	938	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,338	$4,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,221	$4,153	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	457.29/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,136	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	469	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,204	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	563.36/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,126	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,830	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,412	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,280	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,894	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	830	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	474.57/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	3,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	739	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,963	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,753	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	456.68/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,594	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	463.16/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	381.87/cwt	380.00–383.00	2,536	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	394.51/cwt	391.00–395.00	2,848	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	173	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,280	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	631.36/cwt	625.00–640.00	1,995	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	1,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	151.29/cwt	150.00–152.50	2,428	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	162.74/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,964	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,939	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	173.56/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,510	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,133	257.18/cwt	252.00–275.00	2,914	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,193	232.46/cwt	216.00–235.00	2,773	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	182.14/cwt	176.00–195.00	2,177	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,012.48/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	3,012	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	3,167.23/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,167	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,341	3,131.02/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,131	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	169.52/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,277	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	4,323.55/head	3,900.00–4,450.00	4,324	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	912	298.84/cwt	250.00–312.00	2,725	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	726	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	808	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	331.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	833	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	371.98/cwt	371.00–372.50	2,321	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,173	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	858	307.84/cwt	301.00–313.00	2,641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	406	495.19/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	201	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	424.04/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,247	10

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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