Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded sharply lower on a light test. Buyer demand was light to moderate, with fewer buyers in the seats. Quality covered a wide range, from green yearlings straight off the short wheat, to fleshy, backgrounded cattle, along with a handful of crossbred cattle carrying quite a bit of ear. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Drought conditions persist across the trading region. Hot, dry, and windy conditions over the past few weeks created a perfect storm for wild fires to break out all across the Panhandle. Currently there are still 3 active fires burning across the Panhandle totaling 38,252 acres burned and ranging from 30 to 95% containment. A cold front has blown in carrying a much needed chance of rain through the end of the week and into the weekend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.15/cwt on 31 head, up $0.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 28 comparable sales and sits −7.61 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$439.15

▲ 0.69 vs prior sale

31 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$189

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

$12.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs TX average

−35.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	443.22	2,265	11thin
Medium and Large 2	517	440.00	2,275	13thin
Medium and Large 1	569	431.18	2,453	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.04/cwt here — about −$189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale31 hd

439.15

—

TX average5 barns · 248 hd

443.70

−4.55

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−35.33

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

−7.61

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	1,758	204.94	3,603	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	174.57	2,360	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	171.16	2,488	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	169.51	1,775	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,730	$3,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,763	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,479	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	952	$1,770	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,509	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	773	$2,425	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	686	$2,414	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$4,319	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$4,133	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$3,545	30

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	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	431.18/cwt	422.00–435.00	2,453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	626.24/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,070	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	4,274.14/head	4,250.00–4,300.00	4,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	443.22/cwt	429.00–469.00	2,265	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	878	331.32/cwt	331.00–331.50	2,909	96
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	3,706.76/head	3,600.00–3,875.00	3,707	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	2,252	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	350.17/cwt	347.00–350.50	2,539	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,971	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,770.26/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,336	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	453.07/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,157	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	329.61/cwt	329.00–336.00	2,574	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,385	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	202.70/cwt	187.50–217.00	1,832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,275	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,244	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,530	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,196	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,735	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	174.57/cwt	170.50–178.00	2,360	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,070	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	185.49/cwt	180.00–190.50	3,567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	215.01/cwt	210.00–218.00	4,117	6
Bulls	—	—	2,065	204.07/cwt	202.75–205.50	4,214	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,160	185.00/cwt	178.00–192.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	754	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,413	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	170.61/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,935	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	168.72/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,662	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	2,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	172.28/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,481	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,479.04/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,479	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	363.19/cwt	362.00–364.00	2,237	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,438	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	534	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,163	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	950	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,575	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	2,413.80/head	2,375.00–2,500.00	2,414	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,437	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	621	362.02/cwt	354.00–367.00	2,248	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	453	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,025	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	906	221.57/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,007	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	754	317.70/cwt	308.00–330.00	2,395	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	2,509.19/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	945	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,062	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,602	4,322.47/head	4,100.00–4,650.00	4,322	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	3,535.72/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,536	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	4,229.78/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,230	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	2,762.66/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,763	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,730	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	563.52/cwt	555.00–567.00	1,871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	385.84/cwt	370.00–391.00	2,624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	365.96/cwt	365.00–372.00	2,829	43
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,940	6

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

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