Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.54/cwt on 31 head, down $9.03 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −44.04 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$359.54

▼ 9.03 vs prior sale

31 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.85

vs TX average

−14.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	359.54	2,001	31

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 sale31 hd

359.54

—

TX average5 barns · 261 hd

365.39

−5.85

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−14.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−44.04

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	1,723	197.97	3,411	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	179.20	2,200	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	175.77	1,769	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	167.18	2,458	6thin

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)	1,310	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,493	$2,764	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$2,241	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$4,662	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,838	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$2,960	15

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	424.53/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	234	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,322	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,343	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,310	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	166	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,046	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,366	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,661	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,638	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	431.27/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,644	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	217	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,150	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	985	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	167.18/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,458	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	180.72/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,642	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	184.03/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	197.97/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,923	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	1000–1050	1,013	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,887	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	2,959.89/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,960	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,603	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,218	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	343.86/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,149	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	2,241.32/head	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,241	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,493	2,763.78/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	846	308.71/cwt	302.00–309.50	2,612	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	795	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,007	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	4,662.26/head	4,600.00–4,900.00	4,662	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,462	184.84/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	407	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,707	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	191	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,746	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	507	379.58/cwt	377.50–381.00	1,924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	3,837.92/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,838	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	163.82/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,491	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	177.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,819	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium 3	800–850	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	418.37/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,925	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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.

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