Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2026-06-09

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 9
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
686 head
215 vs last sale 471 59 vs year ago 745 · 7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
129 vs last sale 48 91 vs year ago 86 · +105.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
190 head
135 vs last sale 55 157 vs year ago 33 · +475.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to last weeks lighter receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 higher. Quality was mixed, with the bigger drafts of yearlings consisting of plainer type cattle and the lighter weight cattle consisting of nice black calves with favorable flesh conditions. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. The majority of the Panhandle received some much needed rain which has greened up some of the pastures. However, drought conditions persist across the majority of the region.

however drought conditions persist across the region.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
400–500 lb steers averaged $553.00/cwt on 96 head, up $84.11 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 28 comparable sales and sits +26.38 against this barn's trailing median of $526.62.
Average price
$553.00
84.11 vs prior sale
96 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+44.40
vs TX average
+61.98 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463553.002,56096
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

28 sales
615551487423median 526.6212/1603/0304/2106/0908/18
Steers 400–500 lb: high $600.53, low $437.31, median $526.62 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale96 hd
553.00
TX average5 barns · 245 hd
508.60
+44.40
National average160 barns · 5,419 hd
491.02
+61.98
This barn, trailing median28 sales
526.62
+26.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,001237.962,38310
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,258179.492,25845
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,402177.372,48724
CowsLean 85-90%Average956174.431,66836

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,398$3,72512
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$2,94613
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,733$2,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,334$2,6028
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,448$2,52011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,121$2,32330
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)988$2,8882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)986$3,2864thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,217$3,0006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)806$25139

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsReturn to Feed905279.32/cwt275.00–287.002,5284
Bulls1,305210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,7411
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight955173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,65215
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight920180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,65611
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight940161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5131
CowsLean 85-90%1,005171.49/cwt169.00–174.001,7239
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 19863,286.06/head3,100.00–3,500.003,2864
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,4152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,158280.42/cwt260.00–307.503,24712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3983,725.13/head3,400.00–3,800.003,72512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,7332,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850842332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,80028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350342515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29082,750.92/head2,700.00–2,850.002,7513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4182,946.26/head2,750.00–3,400.002,94613
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4482,520.03/head2,500.00–2,700.002,52011
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,180190.10/cwt181.50–193.002,24326
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900883325.22/cwt320.00–327.002,872100
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400354550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,94715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450447510.75/cwt510.75–510.752,28386
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400369610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,25121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3342,601.55/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6028
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400351560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,96617
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450–500463553.00/cwt553.00–553.002,56096
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350328541.88/cwt520.00–585.001,77719
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300292635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,8548
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250210665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,3979
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1212,323.38/head2,200.00–2,375.002,32330
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,027218.57/cwt210.00–240.002,2453
BullsMedium and Large 19882,888.35/head2,850.00–2,925.002,8882
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2806251.00/head251.00–251.0025139
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300268440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1795
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250243440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,06917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800797337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,68652
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,48067
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200155710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,1014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,030168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,263179.75/cwt178.00–181.002,27044
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,885154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,9031
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,381178.39/cwt172.00–180.002,46423
BullsReturn to Feed980170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6662
BullsReturn to Feed1,043237.44/cwt227.00–250.002,4763

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.