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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Nov 3

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Oct 27Nov 3latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 814▼ 76 vs year ago 782 · −9.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 15▼ 30 vs year ago 75 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 126▼ 26 vs year ago 60 · −43.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Weaned steer calves with at least two rounds of shots traded mostly 5.00 higher. Much of that advance was attributed to the high quality of the offering, as buyers showed strong interest in reputation cattle suitable for wheat grazing. Not enough comparable sales on heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted following the past two weeks of advances on heifers. Trading activity was moderate on moderate to good buyer demand. Slaughter cows too lightly tested for a market trend, but a lower undertone was noted.

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 $390.21/cwt on 137 head, down $2.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −33.86 against this barn's trailing median of $424.07.

Average price

$390.21

▼ 2.52 vs prior sale

137 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$63.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.43

vs TX average

−17.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	408.06	2,263	84
Medium and Large 2	585	368.00	2,153	39
Medium and Large 1-2	543	345.00	1,873	14thin

One grade step is worth $63.06/cwt here — about $390 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 sale137 hd

390.21

—

TX average5 barns · 602 hd

380.78

+9.43

National average43 barns · 4,657 hd

408.07

−17.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

424.07

−33.86

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 $424.07 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	—	Average	1,410	175.00	2,468	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,180	133.01	1,569	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,475	131.45	1,939	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,290	130.00	1,677	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,404	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,388	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,750	2thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	297	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,827	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	564.88/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,926	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,711	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,508	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	547.40/cwt	538.00–580.00	2,097	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,219	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,790	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	425.99/cwt	411.50–435.00	2,006	80
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	460.35/cwt	457.00–462.00	2,233	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	427.67/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,224	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,873	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	398.25/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,278	56
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,153	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	319.01/cwt	307.00–350.00	1,952	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,037	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,234	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	351.43/cwt	351.00–352.00	2,372	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	724	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,266	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	809	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,629	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,780	9
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,105	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,553	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,245	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	402.73/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,281	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	487.78/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,658	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,265	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	459.14/cwt	450.00–473.00	1,749	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	413.18/cwt	407.00–423.00	1,781	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	380.95/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,832	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,027	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	590	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,982	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,202	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,356	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	768	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,342	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	895	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,408	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,005	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,412	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	349	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,745	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,693	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,628	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,146	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	995	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,646	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	935	137.29/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,284	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	120.98/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,165	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	131.45/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,429	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,685	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,677	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	131.45/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,939	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	2,482.51/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,483	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,500	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,220	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	201.31/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,251	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,158	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,200	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	166.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,065	6

This sale against other markets

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 Nov 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 814Year ago 782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 15Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 126Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	119.00–123.00	120.98
2	—	935	134.00–141.00	137.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	128.00–134.00	131.45
24	—	1,248	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,030	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,475	131.00–134.00	131.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,106	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,159	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,482.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	2	—	1,273	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	240.00	240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,118	200.00–220.00	201.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,239	165.00–175.00	166.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	190.00	190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	451	397.00	397.00
39	550–600	585	368.00	368.00
11	600–650	612	307.00–350.00	319.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	467.50	467.50
80	450–500	471	411.50–435.00	425.99
14	500–550	543	345.00	345.00
23	650–700	653	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	615.00	615.00
6	300–350	341	560.00–575.00	564.88
36	350–400	383	538.00–580.00	547.40
3	400–450	435	510.00	510.00
26	450–500	485	457.00–462.00	460.35
28	500–550	520	420.00–430.00	427.67
56	550–600	572	380.00–405.00	398.25
28	650–700	675	351.00–352.00	351.43
9	850–900	891	312.00	312.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	809	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	332.00	332.00
4	700–750	724	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	425.00	425.00
5	300–350	318	385.00–415.00	402.73
3	650–700	688	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	340	475.00–490.00	487.78
18	350–400	381	450.00–473.00	459.14
13	400–450	431	407.00–423.00	413.18
9	450–500	481	370.00–390.00	380.95
17	550–600	563	360.00	360.00
9	700–750	748	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	590	336.00	336.00
3	750–800	768	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	895	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,005	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	342	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	723	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	407	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	499	430.00	430.00

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.