Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on all classes for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to weak on a light test. Trading activity was moderate. Buyer demand was moderate as buyers have been a little more timid as drought conditions persist in the Panhandle and continued volatility on the CME board.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $386.46/cwt on 33 head, down $2.95 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −17.12 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$386.46

▼ 2.95 vs prior sale

33 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.34

vs TX average

−18.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	388.22	2,232	25
Medium and Large 1-2	568	380.98	2,164	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale33 hd

386.46

—

TX average5 barns · 181 hd

402.81

−16.34

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−18.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−17.12

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	—	High	1,639	206.75	3,388	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,291	174.30	2,250	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	169.75	1,702	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$2,715	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,564	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,521	12
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	898	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$3,340	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,784	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,550	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$178	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	412.51/cwt	411.00–413.00	2,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	388.22/cwt	383.00–400.00	2,232	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	416.02/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	319.56/cwt	311.00–321.00	2,761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	380.98/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,164	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	957	288.25/cwt	288.25–288.25	2,759	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	848	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,536	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,369.30/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,369	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,784.11/head	2,600.00–2,925.00	2,784	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,910	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	175.81/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,902	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	884	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,282	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	973	184.76/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	214.73/cwt	214.50–215.00	3,930	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	207.34/cwt	207.00–208.00	3,363	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,305	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,434	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	174.96/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,280	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,780	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	382.46/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,440	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,336	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	182.88/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,880	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	2,715.25/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	490.59/cwt	485.00–492.00	2,046	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	442.59/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,564.20/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,428	2,673.67/head	2,550.00–2,825.00	2,674	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,908	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	293.82/cwt	285.00–311.00	2,727	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	178.00/head	178.00–178.00	178	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	740	3,340.20/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	157	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,392	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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