Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with larger advances noted on lighter weight cattle, primarily due to increased quality compared to last weeks calves. Feeder steers traded mostly 1.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Buyer demand improved from last week despite the volatility noted on the CME board last week, and it closing down again today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.00/cwt on 6 head, down $43.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −118.81 against this barn's trailing median of $438.81.

Average price

$320.00

▼ 43.21 vs prior sale

6 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.79

vs TX average

−51.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	591	320.00	1,891	6thin

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 $362.24, median $438.81 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 sale6 hd

320.00

—

TX average5 barns · 212 hd

345.79

−25.79

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−51.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

438.81

−118.81

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	—	Low	1,581	179.14	2,833	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,199	148.00	1,775	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	146.17	1,782	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	139.11	1,501	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,085	130.00	1,411	1thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,226	$3,851	21
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,184	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,599	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$2,163	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,731	19

Every lot, as filed

51 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	450–500	471	357.95/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,686	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	1,906.23/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,906	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	222.48/cwt	212.00–230.00	2,381	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,523	3,434.96/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,435	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	3,850.93/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,851	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	395.70/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,705	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,598.72/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,575	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,609	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	365.71/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,894	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	323.45/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,012	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	422.15/cwt	419.00–438.00	2,001	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,199	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,775	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	149.48/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,662	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	912	110.67/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,009	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	137.60/cwt	130.50–138.00	1,494	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	141.18/cwt	140.50–142.50	1,775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	313.53/cwt	313.00–314.50	2,565	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	674	302.46/cwt	300.50–312.00	2,039	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	848	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	440.10/cwt	430.00–442.00	1,461	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	388.12/cwt	375.00–411.00	1,677	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	818	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	639	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	441.89/cwt	432.00–462.50	1,613	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,603.02/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	330.47/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,211	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	796	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,436	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,523	2,548.86/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,549	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,480	160.27/cwt	160.00–160.50	2,372	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	194.08/cwt	190.50–197.00	3,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	149.17/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,784	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,085	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,922.35/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,922	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,826.23/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,826	7

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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