Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 31, 2026

1,777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.77/cwt +8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,656/hd at 768 lb · 221 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $354.58/cwt ≈ $2,762/hd at 779 lb · 109 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $367.76/cwt ≈ $2,887/hd at 785 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,777	1,658	667
Feeder cattle	1,592	1,513	539
Slaughter cattle	25	16	69
Replacement cattle	160	129	59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher, in line with stronger futures, which have closed well into the green the past two days. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week for a market trend, but a much higher undertone was noted. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand. Quality was mixed, with the bulk of the offering consisting of yearlings coming off the short wheat or out of backgrounding yards. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–478	474	4	505.00–550.00	$527.69	$2,501	+27.69
538	538	2	475.00	$475.00	$2,556	—
622–625	622	79	380.00–417.00	$415.12	$2,582	—
666–685	670	30	397.00–405.00	$401.98	$2,693	-26.02
721–729	722	61	375.00	$375.00	$2,708	+8.17
761–794	779	109	349.00–359.00	$354.58	$2,762	—
824	824	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,802	+4.00
885	885	12	335.00	$335.00	$2,965	+0.63
904	904	56	332.00	$332.00	$3,001	—
963	963	2	304.00	$304.00	$2,928	—
1079	1079	13	273.00	$273.00	$2,946	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	670.00	$670.00	$2,097	-25.00
418	418	3	575.00	$575.00	$2,404	—
453–458	453	58	570.00–593.00	$592.20	$2,683	+52.20
508	508	13	551.00	$551.00	$2,799	—
549	549	6	460.00	$460.00	$2,525	—
612–630	622	24	432.00–436.00	$434.87	$2,705	+9.87
666–690	687	51	407.00–419.00	$408.97	$2,810	+6.88
732	732	33	381.00	$381.00	$2,789	+7.40
776–790	785	90	365.00–369.00	$367.76	$2,887	—
817–830	825	16	353.50–359.00	$355.54	$2,933	+2.04
904	904	31	335.00	$335.00	$3,028	±0.00
968	968	5	314.00	$314.00	$3,040	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	12	480.00	$480.00	$2,410	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–397	394	10	515.00–535.00	$531.11	$2,093	-21.39
406–419	409	22	540.00	$540.00	$2,209	+35.00
456–482	459	42	486.00–502.00	$500.00	$2,295	+90.00
544	544	4	400.00	$400.00	$2,176	—
591	591	5	372.00	$372.00	$2,199	—
631–644	636	11	361.00–363.00	$362.26	$2,304	-11.74
661	661	25	380.00	$380.00	$2,512	+15.18
683–688	687	32	357.00–358.50	$357.42	$2,455	-7.40
712	712	64	365.00	$365.00	$2,599	—
760–786	766	202	339.00–345.50	$344.05	$2,635	+6.87
791	791	19	364.00	$364.00	$2,879	+26.82
820–829	826	47	326.00–329.00	$327.86	$2,708	+1.21
921	921	24	302.00	$302.00	$2,781	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676	676	12	345.00	$345.00	$2,332	—
734–736	735	31	335.00–350.00	$346.12	$2,544	+23.12
798	798	69	333.00	$333.00	$2,657	—
815	815	10	321.00	$321.00	$2,616	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1185	1113	(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	3,100.00–3,750.00	$3,473.75	—
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
773	773	4	325.00	$325.00	$2,512	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–965	923	85-90%	3	142.00–152.50	$146.94	$1,356	—
925–995	963	85-90%	3	159.00–168.00	$164.63	$1,585	+1.63
1115	1115	85-90%	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,940	—
1095–1205	1131	85-90%	4	160.00–171.00	$163.93	$1,854	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1205	1138	80-85%	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,980	—
1080–1245	1170	80-85%	5	162.00–168.00	$165.25	$1,933	+3.95
1055–1385	1220	80-85%	2	157.50–161.00	$159.01	$1,940	—
1500	1500	80-85%	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,100	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	75-80%	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,318	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	1	202.00	$202.00	$2,909	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1005	963	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	285.00–305.00	$291.09	$2,803
980–1130	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	187.50–192.00	$189.91	$2,004

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	2,225.00	$2,225.00
1080–1465	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	3,700.00–4,000.00	$3,793.45
1135–1290	1213	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,200.00–3,300.00	$3,253.20
1160–1535	1214	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	3,450.00–4,200.00	$3,619.83
1273–1485	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,361.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1027	1027	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1020–1100	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,836.65

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
908–950	925	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,950.00–3,500.00	$3,274.01
1075–1310	1153	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,700.00–4,100.00	$3,851.45

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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
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1299	1299	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	4,250.00	$4,250.00	—

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–795	768	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,901.74	—

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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.