Sale reports / Texas / Lonestar Stockyards / 2026-07-07

Lonestar Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Jul 7
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365
Feeder Cattle receipts
973 head
228 vs last sale 745 109 vs year ago 1,082 · 10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
57 vs last sale 93 9 vs year ago 27 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
153 vs last sale 214 26 vs year ago 35 · +74.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough comparable sales on yearlings due to the light test before the holiday week. Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested from the previous sale for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality was mostly plain to average, but flesh conditions were favorable. Increased buyer demand was noted on weaned light weight calves carrying favorable flesh conditions. Trading activity was mostly active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $444.74/cwt on 49 head, up $27.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +41.16 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.
Average price
$444.74
27.15 vs prior sale
49 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$18.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs TX average
+28.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523457.152,39116thin
Medium and Large 1-2527438.722,31433
One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale49 hd
444.74
TX average1 barns · 49 hd
444.74
+0.00
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
+28.63
This barn, trailing median30 sales
403.58
+41.16
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
BullsHigh1,479187.392,7727thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272180.622,2979thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,155180.002,0791thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,735172.502,9932thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,382$3,7756
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,605$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,435$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,9162thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$2,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,805$5,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,071$3,7177
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,428$3,7088
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,575$3,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 11150–12001,176285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,3524
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,0713,717.00/head3,625.00–4,200.003,7177
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0887
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,6176
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,95512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800794332.95/cwt332.75–333.252,644171
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,36346
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400354637.50/cwt637.50–637.502,25712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516451.03/cwt442.50–457.002,32726
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523457.15/cwt447.50–467.502,39116
SteersMedium and Large 11100–11501,135267.00/cwt267.00–267.003,0305
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750748377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,82069
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350337575.12/cwt565.00–600.001,93822
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450407562.50/cwt562.50–562.502,28917
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350342605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0695
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450427497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,1243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400350517.50/cwt517.50–517.501,8112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650633375.09/cwt362.50–389.002,37413
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,30310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550511467.50/cwt467.50–467.502,3897
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600570393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,2407
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700683368.61/cwt357.50–369.752,518124
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,735175.50/cwt175.50–175.503,0451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,182183.50/cwt183.50–183.502,1695
CowsBoner 80-85%1,384177.02/cwt173.50–181.002,4504
CowsLean 85-90%1,155180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0791
Bulls1,880225.00/cwt225.00–225.004,2301
BullsLight Weight1,035150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450403570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,2973
Dairy HeifersMedium 3800–850803195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5669
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,735169.50/cwt169.50–169.502,9411
Bulls1,520150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2801
BullsLight Weight1,105188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0771
Bulls1,605199.57/cwt198.00–200.503,2033
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,58516
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700677401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,7156
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900885333.62/cwt333.00–341.002,95376
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2995197.73/cwt189.00–202.501,9676
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750704320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2536
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650641423.50/cwt423.50–423.502,71548
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378577.46/cwt562.50–605.002,1838
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723333.53/cwt325.00–340.002,4117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3823,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4352,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 11050–11001,064257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,7345
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4283,708.06/head3,450.00–4,050.003,7088
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550527453.04/cwt435.00–482.502,38812
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600566411.99/cwt400.00–430.002,33210
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529489.80/cwt485.00–500.002,59115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2101,916.12/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9162
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1907293.24/cwt290.00–307.502,6609
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450448532.00/cwt532.00–532.002,3835
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18402,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,426181.50/cwt181.50–181.502,58812
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750702390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,7383
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6053,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
BullsMedium and Large 11,8055,150.00/head5,150.00–5,150.005,1501

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.