Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted following the volatility observed on the CME board the past two days. Trading activity and demand were both moderate. Quality was mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested last week for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Replacement cattle softened up some this week following ongoing drought conditions in the panhandle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.46/cwt on 41 head, down $37.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −8.30 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$438.46

▼ 37.46 vs prior sale

41 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$38.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.14

vs TX average

−35.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	460.00	2,498	10thin
Medium and Large 1	559	438.00	2,448	19thin
Medium 1	540	421.25	2,276	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.75/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd

438.46

—

TX average5 barns · 241 hd

454.60

−16.14

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−35.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−8.30

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	1,675	189.75	3,179	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	172.96	2,281	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	171.29	1,995	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,383	164.50	2,274	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,154	$3,886	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$3,500	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,757	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,644	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,188	$3,800	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,775	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$3,732	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,600	$3,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	850–900	869	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	946	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	3,022	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	639	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,473	8
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	591	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	783	350.33/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,743	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	417.64/cwt	417.00–418.00	2,406	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	460.42/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,173	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	333.30/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,400	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	308.50/cwt	308.50–308.50	2,777	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,274	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	354.75/cwt	354.75–354.75	2,778	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	336.43/cwt	325.00–338.50	2,897	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	530.71/cwt	520.00–532.00	2,425	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	3,066	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,872	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	2,479	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,498	10
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	680	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,353	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	289	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,084	7
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	504	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	427.13/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	600.60/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,982	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	167.47/cwt	166.50–173.00	2,412	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	178.91/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,125	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	168.05/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	3,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,631	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	174.92/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,145	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,200	177.63/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,132	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	189.70/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,199	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,997.93/head	3,750.00–4,100.00	3,998	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,444	3,894.03/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,894	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	261.39/cwt	240.00–266.00	2,768	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	3,885.60/head	3,850.00–3,950.00	3,886	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	2,644.37/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,644	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	289.44/cwt	275.00–291.00	2,706	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,191	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,757.32/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,757	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	244	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,675	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	505.85/cwt	505.00–507.50	2,140	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	342.90/cwt	341.50–344.00	2,510	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	839	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	433.21/cwt	425.00–434.00	2,196	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,417	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	511	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,529	5

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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