Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to the light test following the holiday. Buyer demand was moderate to good. Quality was mostly plain. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.41/cwt on 17 head, down $5.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −14.17 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$389.41

▼ 5.97 vs prior sale

17 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.84

vs TX average

−18.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	400.00	2,077	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	380.00	2,060	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $17 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $346.29, median $403.58 across 30 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 sale17 hd

389.41

—

TX average5 barns · 228 hd

407.25

−17.84

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−18.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−14.17

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	1,453	194.33	2,824	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	175.00	2,153	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	170.23	2,674	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	168.30	1,820	22

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,743	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$2,693	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$2,323	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$2,175	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$3,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,897	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	952	166.47/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,585	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	176.33/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,042	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	171.88/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,664	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,344	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,282	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,060	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	958	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	411	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,734	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	2,692.55/head	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,693	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	234.28/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,394	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	236	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,349	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,743.21/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	2,322.86/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	153.14/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	166.59/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,799	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,085	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,246	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	939	152.49/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,432	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,082	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	305	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,633	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	484.43/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,298	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	2,897.20/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,897	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,052	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	928	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	424	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	801	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,523	66

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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