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

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Mar 3
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
858 head
89 vs last sale 769 847 vs year ago 1,705 · 49.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
7 vs last sale 52 32 vs year ago 13 · +246.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
25 vs last sale 95 116 vs year ago 4 · +2,900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on all classes of steers for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted on heavier weight yearlings. Heifers traded mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher on limited comparable sales. Quality was mixed. A really nice set replacement quality heifers with a good weigh up sold with notable buyer demand, as some producers are slowly trying to increase their herds. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 3.00 higher. Hotter than average temperatures have returned to the forecast, with a much needed chance of rain forecasted later this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $482.87/cwt on 19 head, up $7.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 28 comparable sales and sits +36.11 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.
Average price
$482.87
7.88 vs prior sale
19 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$196
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$59.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.75
vs TX average
+7.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550489.092,69017thin
Medium and Large 1-2580430.002,4942thin
One grade step is worth $59.09/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale19 hd
482.87
TX average5 barns · 305 hd
465.12
+17.75
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
+7.31
This barn, trailing median28 sales
446.77
+36.11
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
BullsAverage1,639182.952,99915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174169.001,9833thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,079161.251,74013

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,269$3,9925
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$3,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$3,0529
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,314$2,8729
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)841$2,4004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$3,83018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,296$3,50224

Every lot, as filed

58 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,0653
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526438.43/cwt432.00–440.002,30655
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455468.42/cwt456.00–485.002,1318
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700691387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,6747
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450448535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,3972
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650604387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,33713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750733380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,78568
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569466.06/cwt459.00–483.002,65210
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800783365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,85825
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500463543.29/cwt537.00–550.002,51517
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750711379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,69511
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350345555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9153
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650634347.50/cwt335.00–360.002,20310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800774360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7867
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950943315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500492510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,50913
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523522.00/cwt522.00–522.002,7307
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600580430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4942
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700674390.55/cwt382.00–396.002,63243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,59830
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900884315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,78520
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950919327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,00549
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850811355.17/cwt347.00–356.502,88073
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,6318
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700690327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,2562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy900–950908284.27/cwt259.00–288.502,58129
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550–600568380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1582
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650633377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,3862
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500493470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3175
CowsLean 85-90%1,019152.44/cwt145.00–156.001,5533
Bulls1,759183.04/cwt178.50–188.503,2209
CowsLean 85-90%1,130163.62/cwt162.00–166.001,8498
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,133166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,8812
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight965165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5922
Bulls1,793163.28/cwt162.00–165.502,9283
BullsLight Weight1,145173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9811
BullsLight Weight1,215230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,7951
BullsLight Weight1,020204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,0811
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18412,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2703,136.48/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1363
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1133,969.16/head3,850.00–4,050.003,96915
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1833,825.79/head3,400.00–4,350.003,8262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1422,936.20/head2,900.00–3,100.002,9366
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3344,226.93/head4,000.00–4,400.004,2274
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29253,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3822,954.04/head2,950.00–2,975.002,9546
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,174219.64/cwt216.00–270.002,57911
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,003277.37/cwt262.00–301.002,7822
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,405180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5293
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,1772,707.47/head2,675.00–2,750.002,7073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3473,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,55017
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1393,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3005
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2553,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550517405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0943
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650–700675399.23/cwt390.00–410.002,695154

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.