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Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Oct 20

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,050 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 924▲ 38 vs year ago 1,012 · +3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 99▲ 28 vs year ago 24 · +116.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 162 vs last sale 251▲ 30 vs year ago 59 · +50.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 higher, with increased buyer demand and higher advances noted on 5 weight heifers. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings for a market trend. Winter wheat fields that got dusted in before the rains a couple weeks ago is up and looking good. As a result demand for lighter weight cattle suitable to stock the wheat pastures was on full display today. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with the majority of the sale consisting of unweaned or short weaned calves. Rain and cooler temperatures return to the forecast early next week.

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 $374.61/cwt on 77 head, down $5.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −58.34 against this barn's trailing median of $432.94.

Average price

$374.61

▼ 5.51 vs prior sale

77 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$20.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs TX average

−64.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	386.66	2,158	32
Medium and Large 1-2	577	366.04	2,113	45

One grade step is worth $20.62/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale77 hd

374.61

—

TX average5 barns · 393 hd

375.04

−0.44

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−64.66

This barn, trailing median30 sales

432.94

−58.34

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	—	Low	1,471	159.31	2,344	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	148.31	1,823	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,124	133.72	1,503	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,790	117.50	2,103	2thin

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)	1,148	$2,742	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,116	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,775	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	793	$2,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,698	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,765	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	487.82/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,771	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,995	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	1,920	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	441.52/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,943	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	427.65/cwt	409.00–432.00	1,967	78
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	434.52/cwt	429.00–495.00	2,073	73
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	401.11/cwt	397.50–422.50	2,150	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,048	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	409.54/cwt	397.50–417.50	2,298	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	364.29/cwt	364.00–367.00	2,120	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	340.36/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,998	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	374.64/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,312	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,246	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	343.57/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,202	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,107	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	328.10/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,205	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,411	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,144	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	749	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,210	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,502	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	803	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,148	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,592	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	885	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,752	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,813	15
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,078	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,695	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,591	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	443.52/cwt	442.50–445.00	1,481	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,737	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	417.21/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,610	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	448.45/cwt	446.00–475.00	1,843	47
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,810	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	407.05/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,763	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	374.18/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,796	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,871	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,822	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	508	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,905	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	400.15/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,045	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,868	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,937	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,015	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	334.26/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,912	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,144	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,066	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,985	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	677	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,105	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	287.46/cwt	285.00–288.00	2,090	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	797	271.15/cwt	257.50–275.00	2,161	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	936	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,714	47
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,416	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,756	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,751	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,859	17
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,034	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	276.01/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,916	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	732	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,072	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,109	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,210	152.06/cwt	150.50–154.00	1,840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	164.15/cwt	160.50–169.50	2,700	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,416	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	146.47/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,768	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	130.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,603	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,935	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	2,103	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	2,115.80/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,116	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,800.46/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,775.25/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,044	249.35/cwt	242.50–255.00	2,603	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	231.51/cwt	220.00–247.00	2,440	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	193.76/cwt	192.00–200.00	2,236	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,215	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 924Year ago 1,012

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 99Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 251Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	292	545.00	545.00
13	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	376	462.00	462.00
47	400–450	411	446.00–475.00	448.45
12	500–550	511	370.00–410.00	400.15
7	550–600	555	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	433	418.00	418.00
29	450–500	480	367.50–390.00	374.18
2	500–550	538	360.00	360.00
22	550–600	572	320.00–344.00	334.26
4	600–650	626	342.50	342.50
5	650–700	673	295.00	295.00
9	750–800	797	257.50–275.00	271.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	442.50–445.00	443.52
26	350–400	386	410.00–435.00	417.21
8	400–450	433	402.50–415.00	407.05
5	450–500	489	372.50	372.50
4	500–550	519	360.00	360.00
5	600–650	626	330.00	330.00
19	700–750	727	285.00–288.00	287.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	486	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	677	311.00	311.00
47	900–950	936	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
13	500–550	536	397.50–422.50	401.11
9	550–600	587	337.50–345.00	340.36
7	600–650	641	343.00–345.00	343.57
7	650–700	672	322.50–332.50	328.10
6	700–750	749	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	283	600.00	600.00
10	300–350	333	530.00	530.00
4	350–400	366	545.00	545.00
27	400–450	405	474.00	474.00
73	450–500	477	429.00–495.00	434.52
10	550–600	561	397.50–417.50	409.54
78	600–650	617	371.00–375.00	374.64
5	700–750	709	340.00	340.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	363	455.00–495.00	487.82
32	400–450	440	435.00–450.00	441.52
78	450–500	460	409.00–432.00	427.65
5	500–550	539	380.00	380.00
40	550–600	582	364.00–367.00	364.29
5	650–700	669	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	810	320.00	320.00
15	850–900	893	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	803	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	638	352.00	352.00
6	850–900	885	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	435.00	435.00
2	700–750	733	292.50	292.50
10	750–800	782	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	455.00	455.00
17	500–550	531	350.00	350.00
10	700–750	732	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
8	650–700	694	267.00–285.00	276.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	425.00	425.00
10	650–700	668	304.50	304.50
12	800–850	827	255.00	255.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	793	2,175.00	2,175.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,195	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,800.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,253	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,173	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,115.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,044	242.50–255.00	249.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,154	192.00–200.00	193.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,054	220.00–247.00	231.51

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	—	1,215	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,207	145.00–147.50	146.47
10	—	1,273	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	110.00	110.00
7	—	1,225	125.00–135.00	130.87
6	—	1,004	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	160.50–169.50	164.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	150.50–154.00	152.06

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.