Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 17, 2026

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.15/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,414/hd at 661 lb · 74 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.14/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,770/hd at 844 lb · 70 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $440.00/cwt +34.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,534/hd at 576 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	871	1,818	1,854
Feeder cattle	704	1,562	1,646
Slaughter cattle	15	25	12
Replacement cattle	152	231	196

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers weighing over 800 pounds sold 5.00 higher, with their steer counterparts trading mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers weighing between 600 and 700 pounds traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower following last weeks big gains. Steer and heifer calves traded 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Increased buyer demand was noted on heifers. Trading activity was moderate to active. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend. Another big run of bred cattle were on offer again today, with the majority of those consignments returning to the country again. High winds returned to the region over the weekend accompanied by a cold front. However, warmer temperatures are back in the forecast for the remainder of the week with no chance of precipitation.

▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers weighing between 600 and 700 pounds traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower following last weeks big gains
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers weighing between 600 and 700 pounds traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower following last weeks big gains
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested for a market trend

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	8	489.00	$489.00	$2,680	-8.33
550–590	556	14	445.00–486.00	$479.78	$2,668	+36.80
567–572	571	25	412.00–439.00	$432.56	$2,470	-10.42
628–649	634	17	422.00–440.00	$434.58	$2,755	—
703–715	705	15	389.00–390.00	$389.20	$2,744	-0.93
753–771	766	28	347.50–358.50	$355.41	$2,722	-19.59
803	803	8	347.50	$347.50	$2,790	+14.50
860–883	877	27	333.00	$333.00	$2,920	-0.73
906–943	916	19	319.00–326.50	$324.47	$2,972	-1.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	12	560.00	$560.00	$1,585	—
418	418	12	485.00	$485.00	$2,027	—
455–490	465	7	475.00–490.00	$479.52	$2,230	-9.04
576	576	63	440.00	$440.00	$2,534	+34.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	4	505.00	$505.00	$2,111	-0.31
456	456	4	485.00	$485.00	$2,212	-0.51
528	528	12	480.00	$480.00	$2,534	—
540	540	2	400.00	$400.00	$2,160	—
556–557	556	29	419.00–422.00	$419.52	$2,333	+33.90
571	571	15	392.00	$392.00	$2,238	+6.38
614	614	14	400.00	$400.00	$2,456	+34.47
655–685	661	74	343.50–387.00	$365.15	$2,414	+15.15
709–728	717	14	330.00–337.00	$333.95	$2,394	-4.05
778	778	5	318.00	$318.00	$2,474	—
811–848	844	70	314.00–330.00	$328.14	$2,770	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	14	512.00	$512.00	$1,454	—
312	312	14	525.00	$525.00	$1,638	—
397	397	5	515.00	$515.00	$2,045	—
688	688	11	333.00	$333.00	$2,291	-9.14
693	693	6	330.00	$330.00	$2,287	-12.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
188	188	3	550.00	$550.00	$1,034	—
500	500	4	450.00	$450.00	$2,250	—
563–588	576	6	380.00–420.00	$399.57	$2,302	—
823	823	2	277.00	$277.00	$2,280	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1575	1575	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	4,200.00	$4,200.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–845	800	85-90%	4	145.00–157.00	$151.13	$1,209	—
765–995	880	85-90%	2	171.00–175.00	$172.74	$1,520	+5.20
1075	1075	85-90%	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,892	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	80-85%	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,130	+18.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,605	—
955–1375	1165	2	190.00–199.00	$195.31	$2,275	—
1295	1295	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,189	—
1480	1480	1	212.00	$212.00	$3,138	—
2370	2370	1	175.00	$175.00	$4,148	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1140	962	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	220.00–277.00	$252.53	$2,429
1035–1100	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	207.00–210.00	$208.45	$2,226
1195–1230	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	184.00–187.00	$185.48	$2,250

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1054–1175	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,845.05
1203	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1177–1241	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	3,550.00–4,000.00	$3,780.96
1158–1330	1219	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,600.00–2,975.00	$2,802.35
1145–1405	1281	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	3,000.00–3,350.00	$3,181.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1071	1071	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1212	1212	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,100.00	$3,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1195	1127	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	3,050.00–3,650.00	$3,501.13

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1135–1233	1221	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	3,800.00–4,000.00	$3,823.24	-826.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.