Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. However, quality was a little plainer than a week ago, which accounted for some of the decline noted on prices. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Both Live and Feeder Cattle futures were sharply lower today following a brief jump yesterday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $451.33/cwt on 33 head, down $24.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 28 comparable sales and sits +4.56 against this barn's trailing median of $446.77.

Average price

$451.33

▼ 24.80 vs prior sale

33 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.30

vs TX average

+12.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	451.33	2,552	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $393.85, median $446.77 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

451.33

—

TX average4 barns · 292 hd

435.03

+16.30

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+12.18

This barn, trailing median28 sales

446.77

+4.56

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	—	Average	1,480	197.11	2,916	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	181.82	2,368	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	181.22	2,091	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	167.25	1,649	15

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)	1,353	$2,548	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,256	$2,256	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,252	$2,250	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$2,240	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$4,091	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$3,939	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$3,125	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	902	$314	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	250–300	281	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,621	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	4,090.53/head	3,850.00–4,150.00	4,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	555.34/cwt	510.00–585.00	2,332	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	450.07/cwt	446.00–457.50	2,606	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	506.72/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,447	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	391	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,951	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,180	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	365.67/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,457	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	425.84/cwt	424.00–435.00	2,585	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	444.82/cwt	432.50–460.00	2,131	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	528.11/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	232	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,067	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	422	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,203	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	755.12/cwt	720.00–795.00	1,729	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,515	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	407.80/cwt	392.50–445.00	1,900	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,435	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	181.56/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,368	24
Bulls	—	—	1,818	200.82/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,651	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	194.80/cwt	182.00–202.00	2,445	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,355	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	3,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	367	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,945	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	3,173	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	290.65/cwt	260.00–323.50	2,572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	168	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,380	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	2,279.05/head	2,225.00–2,400.00	2,279	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,488	3,938.71/head	3,900.00–3,950.00	3,939	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	249.16/cwt	212.00–267.50	2,791	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,442	2,618.18/head	2,475.00–2,700.00	2,618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	479.30/cwt	430.00–502.50	2,003	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	902	314.00/head	314.00–314.00	314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	2,140	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	4,772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	331.69/cwt	315.00–339.00	2,401	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	177.83/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,912	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	181.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,091	9
Bulls	—	—	1,540	181.91/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,011.74/head	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,361	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,338.82/head	2,325.00–2,350.00	2,339	4

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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