Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly firm to 10.00 higher, with instances of up to 15.00 higher on a higher quality kinds with at least two rounds of shots. Quite a few yearlings were on offer today, but do to last weeks light test no trend is available. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Quality was more attractive this week, consisting primarily of load lots of yearlings and bunches of unweaned or short weaned calves with at least two rounds of shots. Buyers continue to show preference for weaned calves and will pay a premium for them, although vaccination status appeared to be the most important factor today as the market begins its transition into fall the fall run. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle were sharply higher, with quality to match. Spotty thundershowers moved across the region last night, with a chance of more rain this evening.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.30/cwt on 112 head, up $19.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −41.42 against this barn's trailing median of $401.72.

Average price

$360.30

▲ 19.10 vs prior sale

112 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$52.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.52

vs TX average

+5.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	362.65	1,915	107
Medium and Large 1-2	580	310.00	1,798	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.65/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.74, low $341.20, median $401.72 across 29 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 sale112 hd

360.30

—

TX average4 barns · 304 hd

341.78

+18.52

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+5.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

401.72

−41.42

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	1,607	169.74	2,727	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,366	158.75	2,169	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	147.77	1,532	141
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,523	137.50	2,094	3thin

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)	1,185	$3,519	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$3,151	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,743	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,246	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,125	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$2,086	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,017	$1,700	11
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,183	$3,900	28
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	957	$3,863	20
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,360	$4,400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,565	$4,100	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	968	117.31/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,136	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	894	133.48/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	172.82/cwt	171.00–174.50	2,814	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,320	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,677	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,568	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	419	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,408	86
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	399	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,357	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	476.27/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	459.24/cwt	410.00–485.00	1,240	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	714	312.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,231	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	736	325.43/cwt	325.00–325.50	2,395	71
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	2,329.42/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	666	324.31/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,160	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,183	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	28
Bulls	—	—	1,585	166.65/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,217	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	151.86/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,440	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	160.28/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,757	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	161.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,086	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,405	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	439.56/cwt	422.00–442.00	1,727	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,904	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	747	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	804	331.75/cwt	331.75–331.75	2,667	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,391	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	422.04/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,595	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,177.59/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,178	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	394.82/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,883	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,447	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,458	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	173	850.29/head	800.00–900.00	850	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	496	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,781	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,102.19/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	2,102	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	362.65/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,915	107
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	3,151.21/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,151	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	918	200.30/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	639	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	783	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,545	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	3,518.73/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,519	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	413.20/cwt	401.00–419.00	2,215	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,955	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,944	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	3,863.47/head	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,863	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	258.87/cwt	220.00–277.50	2,395	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	493.32/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,598	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,033	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	853	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	792	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,685	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	429.74/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,835	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	453.97/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	402.05/cwt	396.00–410.00	1,717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,965	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	592	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,173	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	613	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,035	2

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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