Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales due to this weeks light test, but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain to average. Volatility in the futures markets coupled with extreme heat across the trading region has lightened receipts and made buyers a little more cautious on higher risk cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $345.00/cwt on 8 head, down $80.84 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −62.20 against this barn's trailing median of $407.20.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 80.84 vs prior sale

8 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.29

vs TX average

−26.94 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	698	345.00	2,408	8thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

26 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $434.58, low $362.86, median $407.20 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

345.00

—

TX average5 barns · 153 hd

362.29

−17.29

National average139 barns · 3,856 hd

371.94

−26.94

This barn, trailing median26 sales

407.20

−62.20

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	—	High	1,558	211.14	3,290	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	168.02	1,893	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	166.50	1,863	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	166.13	2,434	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,961	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,516	$4,097	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$3,372	9

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	—	—	1,195	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,629	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	2,436	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	963	163.11/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	168.82/cwt	165.75–172.00	1,887	26
Bulls	—	—	1,742	206.90/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	158.89/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,519	4,154.89/head	4,150.00–4,175.00	4,155	15
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	795	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,200	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	200.44/cwt	192.50–205.00	2,379	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	2,023.53/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	325.45/cwt	325.00–326.50	2,646	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	296	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,806	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,790	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,751	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	533.57/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,921	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,394	3,443.62/head	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,047	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	616.36/cwt	605.00–630.00	1,356	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	3,123.54/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,124	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,312	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	6
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,950	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	2,239	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	170.96/cwt	164.50–171.50	1,944	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,470	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →