Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Top end steers that are light enough to be turned out back to grass traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good feeding type yearlings weighing over 800 pounds off the wheat traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. All other classes of steer and heifer calves sold mostly 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Quality was mixed, with increased buyer demand and trading activity noted on higher end cattle and replacement quality heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. The board closed back in the green today following the sharply lower closes yesterday. A slight chance of rain is forecasted for the Eastern Panhandle counties this evening. Otherwise hot and windy conditions continue throughout the rest of the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.33/cwt on 137 head, down $3.54 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +32.57 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$479.33

▼ 3.54 vs prior sale

137 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$45.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs TX average

+7.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	487.62	2,609	112
Medium and Large 1-2	550	442.17	2,431	25

One grade step is worth $45.45/cwt here — about $178 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 sale137 hd

479.33

—

TX average5 barns · 327 hd

476.39

+2.94

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+7.13

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

+32.57

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	1,420	182.50	2,592	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	169.18	1,983	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	162.82	1,614	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	159.77	2,432	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,900	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$3,845	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,021	$3,167	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$3,100	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$3,070	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,354	$3,051	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,972	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$3,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$4,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$4,191	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$4,006	13

Every lot, as filed

74 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	450–500	465	485.51/cwt	484.00–492.00	2,258	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,803	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,153	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	505.31/cwt	492.00–512.00	2,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	375.89/cwt	374.00–377.00	2,733	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	314.25/cwt	314.25–314.25	2,907	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,366	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	473.25/cwt	460.00–482.00	2,068	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	405.50/cwt	405.00–406.00	2,417	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	806	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,684	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	867	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	793	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,467	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	333.73/cwt	327.00–343.00	2,910	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	466.62/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,422	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,893	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	442.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,596	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	396.29/cwt	394.00–398.00	2,699	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	390.13/cwt	387.00–397.00	2,750	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,737	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	488.56/cwt	482.00–512.00	2,384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,068	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	497.33/cwt	485.00–499.00	2,606	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,041	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	298.11/cwt	287.00–299.00	2,507	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,588	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	534.00/cwt	534.00–534.00	2,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,528	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	153.79/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,604	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	157.90/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,579	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	170.64/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,051	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	165.56/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,690	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,126	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	157.52/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,481	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,592	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,842.76/head	3,550.00–3,900.00	3,843	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	3,873.51/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,874	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	271.41/cwt	262.00–285.00	2,388	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	4,006.19/head	3,675.00–4,050.00	4,006	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,354	3,050.97/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,051	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,863.06/head	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,863	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	201.53/cwt	174.00–208.00	2,078	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	897	238.96/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,143	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2-3	—	710	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,231	4,190.50/head	4,000.00–4,250.00	4,191	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,416	3,652.39/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,652	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	385.62/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,210	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	365.53/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,296	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	342.14/cwt	341.00–343.00	2,340	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,148	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	324.20/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,415	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	575.64/cwt	557.00–590.00	2,435	17

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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