Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

1,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $336.43/cwt ≈ $2,897/hd at 861 lb · 80 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $572.50/cwt -27.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,479/hd at 433 lb · 68 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.50/cwt -9.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,776/hd at 900 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,133	980	1,239
Feeder cattle	894	830	994
Slaughter cattle	129	5	144
Replacement cattle	110	145	101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted following the volatility observed on the CME board the past two days. Trading activity and demand were both moderate. Quality was mixed. Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested last week for a market trend, but a sharply higher undertone was noted. Replacement cattle softened up some this week following ongoing drought conditions in the panhandle.

▼ Feeder heifers: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted following the volatility observed on the CME board the past two days
▼ Feeder steers: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted following the volatility observed on the CME board the past two days
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle softened up some this week following ongoing drought conditions in the panhandle
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested last week for a market trend
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were too lightly tested last week for a market trend

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	4	550.00	$550.00	$2,272	+0.96
456–468	457	19	520.00–532.00	$530.71	$2,425	+9.00
543	543	10	460.00	$460.00	$2,498	-9.45
663	663	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,420	—
783	783	32	354.75	$354.75	$2,778	—
842	842	6	330.00	$330.00	$2,779	-3.00
858–880	861	80	325.00–338.50	$336.43	$2,897	—
946	946	53	319.50	$319.50	$3,022	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	700.00	$700.00	$1,855	—
433	433	68	572.50	$572.50	$2,479	—
462	462	3	545.00	$545.00	$2,518	-1.01
511	511	5	495.00	$495.00	$2,529	-5.00
571–584	576	14	417.00–418.00	$417.64	$2,406	-62.52
639	639	8	387.00	$387.00	$2,473	-44.17
673	673	6	393.00	$393.00	$2,645	-10.01
780–785	783	19	344.00–354.00	$350.33	$2,743	—
789	789	22	364.00	$364.00	$2,872	—
810	810	4	335.00	$335.00	$2,714	-29.50
942	942	45	325.50	$325.50	$3,066	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	7	435.00	$435.00	$2,192	—
591	591	5	402.00	$402.00	$2,376	—
680	680	9	346.00	$346.00	$2,353	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	7	512.00	$512.00	$2,161	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
244	244	4	595.00	$595.00	$1,452	—
338	338	10	570.00	$570.00	$1,927	—
389	389	5	530.00	$530.00	$2,062	—
413–428	423	49	505.00–507.50	$505.85	$2,140	+25.85
537	537	5	450.00	$450.00	$2,416	—
600	600	11	379.00	$379.00	$2,274	+17.00
720–747	732	44	341.50–344.00	$342.90	$2,510	-11.67
839	839	12	295.00	$295.00	$2,475	-48.00
852	852	12	314.00	$314.00	$2,675	—
900	900	54	308.50	$308.50	$2,776	-9.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,696	-30.00
365	365	2	530.00	$530.00	$1,934	—
447	447	6	470.00	$470.00	$2,101	±0.00
468–488	472	11	445.00–470.00	$460.42	$2,173	-19.58
506–513	507	23	425.00–434.00	$433.21	$2,196	+6.06
594	594	5	382.50	$382.50	$2,272	—
670	670	3	340.00	$340.00	$2,278	—
705–728	720	9	332.00–336.00	$333.30	$2,400	—
869	869	12	296.00	$296.00	$2,572	-26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	3	685.00	$685.00	$1,815	—
324–345	330	10	580.00–610.00	$600.60	$1,982	—
361	361	4	575.00	$575.00	$2,076	—
434	434	4	520.00	$520.00	$2,257	—
523–535	530	5	422.00–435.00	$427.13	$2,264	—
577	577	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,366	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253	253	2	645.00	$645.00	$1,632	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1168–1360	1188	80-85%	24	175.00–181.00	$178.91	$2,125	—
1350–1484	1440	80-85%	26	166.50–173.00	$167.47	$2,412	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	85-90%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,034	—
1052–1120	1069	85-90%	4	167.00–171.00	$168.05	$1,796	—
1210–1275	1226	85-90%	13	174.00–176.00	$174.92	$2,145	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,942	—
1470	1470	75-80%	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,631	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340	1340	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,425	—
1600–1805	1703	2	184.50	$184.50	$3,142	—
1955	1955	1	209.00	$209.00	$4,086	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–975	935	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	275.00–291.00	$289.44	$2,706
865–1120	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	240.00–266.00	$261.39	$2,768
955–1260	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	183.00–194.00	$189.70	$2,199
1140–1260	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–180.00	$177.63	$2,132

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1233	1154	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	3,850.00–3,950.00	$3,885.60
1191	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	3,500.00	$3,500.00
1085–1460	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,600.00–2,850.00	$2,757.32
1096–1525	1268	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,644.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1188	1188	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,800.00	$3,800.00

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	7	375.00	$375.00	$1,084	—

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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
935–1240	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,750.00–4,100.00	$3,997.93	-596.03
1400–1530	1444	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,600.00–4,000.00	$3,894.03	—
1600	1600	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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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.