Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher on a light test. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings for a market test. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower with the majority of the cows consisting of lower dressing fed cows. Abnormally hot temperatures accompanied by dry weather continues to be in the forecast. According to the US Drought Monitor, temperatures have been 5 to 9 degrees above average for this time of year.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $375.40/cwt on 25 head, up $15.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −28.18 against this barn's trailing median of $403.58.

Average price

$375.40

▲ 15.86 vs prior sale

25 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$1.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.25

vs TX average

+8.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	376.26	1,938	8thin
Medium and Large 1	528	374.99	1,982	17thin

One grade step is worth $1.27/cwt here — about −$44 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

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 sale25 hd

375.40

—

TX average5 barns · 223 hd

364.15

+11.25

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

+8.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

403.58

−28.18

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	1,770	191.29	3,385	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	174.11	2,099	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	169.99	1,793	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	161.36	2,453	78

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)	1,009	$2,711	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,703	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$2,675	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,485	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,114	$2,355	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,150	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$4,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$3,471	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,974	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1-2Fleshy	750–800	767	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,378	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	664	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	607.16/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	570.81/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,941	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	380.86/cwt	377.00–387.50	2,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	377.40/cwt	375.00–384.50	2,385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	471.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,037	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	3,759.93/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.91/cwt	409.00–415.00	1,890	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,011	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	187.42/cwt	182.00–205.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,717	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	2,355.01/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,355	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	2,511.62/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,512	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,064	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	728	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,592	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	471.75/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,736	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	956	272.71/cwt	225.00–282.00	2,607	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	896	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,554	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	892	283.57/cwt	267.00–300.00	2,529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	541	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1200–1250	1,208	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,020	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	163.58/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,082	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	177.77/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,101	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	150–200	185	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,351	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	200–250	249	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,407	5
Bulls	—	—	1,653	198.53/cwt	191.00–204.50	3,282	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	161.36/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,453	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	171.49/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,770	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	176.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,976	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	157.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	180.43/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	376.26/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	487.71/cwt	467.50–505.00	2,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	438.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,892	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,402	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,383	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,653	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,726	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	3,288.42/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,288	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,955	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	449.27/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	150–200	175	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,164	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	651	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,370	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	778	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	333.11/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,184	12

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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