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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 6

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

885 head

▲ 445 vs last sale 440▼ 539 vs year ago 1,424 · −37.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 100▲ 9 vs year ago 51 · +17.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 41▲ 5 vs year ago 56 · +8.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves weighing under 450 pounds traded mostly 10.00 to 20.00 higher, with larger advances on weaned cattle with at least two rounds of shots. Calves weighing over 450 pounds traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher. A few loads of plain feeding type yearling steers were on offer, but no trend available due to last weeks light test. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 5.00 lower. Temperatures have returned to the 80's following last weeks cooler weather and much needed rain.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.22/cwt on 146 head, up $18.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.72 against this barn's trailing median of $432.94.

Average price

$413.22

▲ 18.94 vs prior sale

146 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.47

vs TX average

−17.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	414.55	2,210	137
Medium and Large 1-2	501	393.00	1,969	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $241 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale146 hd

413.22

—

TX average5 barns · 379 hd

388.76

+24.47

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−17.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

432.94

−19.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $516.73, low $362.24, median $432.94 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,252	187.22	2,344	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	136.48	1,701	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	130.26	1,974	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	126.25	1,297	15

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,527	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,434	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$2,389	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,810	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,014	$3,625	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,288	$2,615	6

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,768	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	476.23/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,714	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	519.29/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,989	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,061	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,120	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,969	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	431.82/cwt	413.00–442.00	2,254	92
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,071	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	559	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,012	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	376.65/cwt	362.00–392.00	2,203	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,955	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	637	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,204	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	337.73/cwt	329.00–341.00	2,222	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,484	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,482	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,544	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,585	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	330.08/cwt	327.00–330.50	2,730	80
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	324.75/cwt	324.50–325.00	2,790	115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,582	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,566	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	455.49/cwt	452.50–457.50	1,731	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	420.27/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,862	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,529	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	475	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,651	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	381.65/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,885	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	324.86/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,657	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	387.55/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,073	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	567	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,871	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,042	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	296.21/cwt	292.00–298.00	2,171	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	887	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,439	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,601	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	284.12/cwt	284.00–285.00	2,762	40
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,831	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,519	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,670	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,966	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	965	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,316	1
Bulls	—	—	1,348	169.63/cwt	163.00–180.00	2,287	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	106.66/cwt	100.00–112.00	928	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	127.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,216	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	140.02/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,365	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	127.00/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,353	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	116.17/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,284	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,386	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	139.07/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,662	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	139.78/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,768	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	137.93/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,921	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,008	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	3,625.00/head	3,625.00–3,625.00	3,625	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	2,527.23/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,527	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	2,434.35/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,434	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	1,810.33/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,810	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,162	2,388.87/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,389	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	982	245.67/cwt	237.50–250.00	2,412	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	198.46/cwt	190.00–207.00	2,074	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,698.58/head	2,400.00–2,875.00	2,699	5

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Oct 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 440Year ago 1,424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 100Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 41Year ago 56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	137.00–139.00	137.93
2	—	1,638	120.00–125.00	122.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	138.00–140.00	139.07
4	—	1,065	122.00–134.00	127.00
2	—	1,105	113.00–120.00	116.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	137.00–143.00	140.02
3	—	955	123.00–130.00	127.29
2	—	870	100.00–112.00	106.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,265	139.00–140.00	139.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	163.00–180.00	169.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	442.50	442.50
6	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	469	326.00	326.00
18	500–550	510	310.00–340.00	324.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
18	300–350	344	460.00	460.00
12	350–400	380	452.50–457.50	455.49
37	400–450	443	420.00–422.50	420.27
17	450–500	494	375.00–383.00	381.65
14	500–550	535	385.00–390.00	387.55
3	600–650	643	317.50	317.50
5	850–900	897	290.00	290.00
40	950–1000	972	284.00–285.00	284.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	347.50	347.50
9	850–900	887	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	665	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	567	330.00	330.00
10	700–750	733	292.00–298.00	296.21
3	750–800	750	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	360	465.00–485.00	476.23
9	500–550	501	393.00	393.00
4	600–650	611	320.00	320.00
9	700–750	743	334.00	334.00
18	750–800	757	336.00	336.00
80	800–850	827	327.00–330.50	330.08
115	850–900	859	324.50–325.00	324.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	547.50	547.50
16	350–400	383	500.00–525.00	519.29
6	400–450	447	461.00	461.00
6	450–500	454	467.00	467.00
92	500–550	522	413.00–442.00	431.82
16	550–600	585	362.00–392.00	376.65
4	600–650	625	365.00	365.00
7	700–750	736	337.50	337.50
3	800–850	813	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	531	390.00	390.00
22	650–700	658	329.00–341.00	337.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	559	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	637	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	487.00	487.00
15	400–450	425	357.50	357.50
16	500–550	522	320.00	320.00
15	600–650	624	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,014	3,625.00	3,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,527.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,162	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,388.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,053	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,434.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,158	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,810.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,045	190.00–207.00	198.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	982	237.50–250.00	245.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,335	2,400.00–2,875.00	2,698.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,200.00	2,200.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.