Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales for a market trend with these lighter summer runs. Demand was good especially for the attractive replacement cows on hand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.29/cwt on 21 head, down $59.16 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −57.30 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$346.29

▼ 59.16 vs prior sale

21 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.67

vs TX average

−29.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	346.29	1,973	21

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

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 sale21 hd

346.29

—

TX average5 barns · 220 hd

370.95

−24.67

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−29.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−57.30

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	1,772	191.55	3,393	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	180.47	2,308	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	173.00	2,448	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	171.38	1,715	60

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$4,016	43
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$3,200	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$2,517	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,229	$2,452	29
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$4,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$3,390	12

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,295	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,002	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	319.29/cwt	307.00–320.00	2,395	74
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,452.32/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,452	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	931	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,383	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	771	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,583	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,181	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,828	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	3,388.89/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,389	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	166.06/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,699	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	180.47/cwt	178.50–182.00	2,308	23
Bulls	—	—	1,872	195.06/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,652	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	175.96/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,886	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,448	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	529	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	639	367.12/cwt	367.00–367.50	2,346	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	996	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	535.16/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,012	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	865	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,487	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,651	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,516.88/head	2,475.00–2,550.00	2,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	562	345.50/cwt	345.50–345.50	1,942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,983	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,601	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	169.71/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,570	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	285.36/cwt	270.00–307.00	2,531	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,986	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2

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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