Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 26, 2026

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.00/cwt ≈ $2,523/hd at 801 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $385.00/cwt ≈ $2,164/hd at 562 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	376	1,198	710
Feeder cattle	301	848	662
Slaughter cattle	40	50	29
Replacement cattle	35	300	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to the light test following the holiday. Buyer demand was moderate to good. Quality was mostly plain. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm.

→ Feeder heifers: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to the light test following the holiday
→ Feeder steers: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend due to the light test following the holiday
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to firm

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	5	645.00	$645.00	$1,909	—
305	305	2	680.00	$680.00	$2,074	—
424	424	4	495.00	$495.00	$2,099	-42.00
451	451	8	506.00	$506.00	$2,282	+39.00
562	562	10	385.00	$385.00	$2,164	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	4	535.00	$535.00	$2,531	—
508	508	4	501.00	$501.00	$2,545	—
654	654	4	382.00	$382.00	$2,498	-3.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
236	236	4	665.00	$665.00	$1,569	—
453	453	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,857	-43.07
542	542	9	380.00	$380.00	$2,060	-8.00
699	699	8	336.00	$336.00	$2,349	-20.00
801	801	66	315.00	$315.00	$2,523	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	445.00	$445.00	$2,172	-2.00
509	509	6	409.00	$409.00	$2,082	-20.00
550	550	2	373.00	$373.00	$2,052	—
625	625	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,250	-2.02
679	679	6	335.00	$335.00	$2,275	—
928	928	2	267.00	$267.00	$2,478	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	4	465.00	$465.00	$1,734	-15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	4	705.00	$705.00	$1,904	+50.00
458	458	6	514.00	$514.00	$2,354	—
519	519	7	447.00	$447.00	$2,320	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	7	290.00	$290.00	$2,633	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–983	939	85-90%	3	149.00–154.00	$152.49	$1,432	—
875–990	952	85-90%	3	163.00–168.00	$166.47	$1,585	-2.25
1000–1145	1073	85-90%	2	151.00–155.00	$153.14	$1,643	—
1050–1140	1080	85-90%	3	164.00–168.00	$166.59	$1,799	—
1132–1385	1158	85-90%	11	170.00–178.00	$176.33	$2,042	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1725	1550	75-80%	5	170.00–175.00	$171.88	$2,664	—
1675	1675	75-80%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,714	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	80-85%	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,152	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	1	207.00	$207.00	$2,246	-18.00
1295	1295	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,344	—
1980	1980	1	195.00	$195.00	$3,861	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,324
948–1096	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	225.00–245.00	$234.28	$2,394

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1145	1145	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,525.00	$2,525.00
1160–1270	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,743.21
1150–1365	1258	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,350.00	$2,322.86
1510	1510	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–990	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,575.00–2,800.00	$2,692.55
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
958	958	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,102	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–276	268	6	475.00–505.00	$484.43	$1,298	—

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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
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—
1100–1195	1132	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,800.00–2,950.00	$2,897.20	-638.52
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,075.00	$3,075.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	11	180.00	$180.00	$740	—

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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.