Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2026-06-16

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jun 16
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
559 head
127 vs last sale 686 208 vs year ago 767 · 27.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
153 vs last sale 177 84 vs year ago 108 · 77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
144 vs last sale 190 43 vs year ago 3 · +1,433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales due to last weeks light test on yearling cattle. Cattle futures have rallied once again closing sharply higher. Not enough comparable sales on calves for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate on good buyer demand. Quality ranged from average to attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.09/cwt on 47 head, up $26.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.50 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.
Average price
$413.09
26.62 vs prior sale
47 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,319
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$33.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.55
vs TX average
+1.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561418.002,34640
Medium and Large 1-2562385.002,1647thin
One grade step is worth $33.00/cwt here — about $182 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
459417374332median 403.5812/1602/2404/2806/2308/18
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 sale47 hd
413.09
TX average5 barns · 305 hd
405.53
+7.55
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
+1.59
This barn, trailing median30 sales
403.58
+9.50
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
BullsLow1,655190.003,1451thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,250179.642,24618
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,118169.001,8892thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,495160.502,3991thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,411$2,8834thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,348$2,8002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)976$2,9824thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$3,4485
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,8494thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 11200–12501,225275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,36910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy750–800791303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,39714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700683360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4598
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,023280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8642
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750742361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,67913
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed700–750730382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,7893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400353585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,06519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625392.19/cwt383.00–414.002,45156
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850839326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,73538
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427443.37/cwt435.00–452.001,8934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,2302
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500455445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0254
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300288630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,8143
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550540435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3495
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350334580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,93713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2523
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29102,922.12/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9222
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight965177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7081
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495160.50/cwt160.50–160.502,3991
CowsBoner 80-85%1,475184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,7141
CowsBoner 80-85%1,226180.28/cwt177.50–183.002,21015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320172.68/cwt170.00–175.502,2792
Bulls1,655190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,1451
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0803,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850842336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,82917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650613350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500487480.28/cwt465.00–485.002,33912
CowsLean 85-90%1,270161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3482,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,38632
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750706365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5774
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy750–800763321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4492
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650618370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,55814
BullsMedium and Large 19762,981.69/head2,875.00–3,200.002,9824
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1602
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1863,447.55/head3,350.00–3,500.003,4485
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415544.73/cwt535.00–550.002,2619
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,153200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,3062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4112,883.48/head2,550.00–3,150.002,8834
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621437.09/cwt417.50–444.002,71456
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000998317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,1642
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800791343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,71365
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,46512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,165246.23/cwt240.00–252.002,8692
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1885299.89/cwt297.00–302.002,65410
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550506430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1768
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426490.98/cwt490.00–492.002,0928

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.