Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, which was in line with the the board that closed well into the green today. Not enough comparable sales on feeder steers or heifers for a market trend. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. Quality was mostly plain to attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of short weaned calves. Temperatures are still 6-10 degrees above average for this time of year, but some spotty rain showers have greened up a few pastures that were lucky enough to catch a rain.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.20/cwt on 64 head, down $14.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.51 against this barn's trailing median of $400.70.

Average price

$341.20

▼ 14.22 vs prior sale

64 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.48

vs TX average

+3.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	341.20	1,885	64

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 $341.20, median $400.70 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 sale64 hd

341.20

—

TX average5 barns · 277 hd

320.72

+20.48

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

+3.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

400.70

−59.51

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	1,840	168.23	3,095	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	140.17	1,520	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,478	9

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,840	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.50	3,095	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	143.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	326.03/cwt	312.50–328.00	2,272	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	483	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,177	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	367.72/cwt	364.00–371.00	2,125	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	420.51/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,758	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	450.71/cwt	437.50–471.00	1,902	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,839	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,478.30/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,478	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	916	247.55/cwt	220.00–265.00	2,268	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	197.08/cwt	180.00–211.00	2,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	426.10/cwt	424.00–430.00	1,679	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	429.50/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	392.09/cwt	377.00–422.00	2,082	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	345.88/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,826	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	434.59/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,678	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,355	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	336.51/cwt	333.00–342.00	1,942	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	427.53/cwt	422.00–430.00	2,001	21

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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