Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

821 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $538.11/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 421 lb · 60 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $499.00/cwt -81.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 391 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.07/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,606/hd at 579 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	821	1,070	672
Feeder cattle	658	973	403
Slaughter cattle	63	36	22
Replacement cattle	100	61	247

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. However, quality was a little plainer than a week ago, which accounted for some of the decline noted on prices. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Both Live and Feeder Cattle futures were sharply lower today following a brief jump yesterday.

▼ Feeder cattle: Both Live and Feeder Cattle futures were sharply lower today following a brief jump yesterday
▼ Feeder heifers: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted
▼ Feeder steers: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a lower undertone was noted
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
214–243	229	8	720.00–795.00	$755.12	$1,729	—
281	281	9	700.00	$700.00	$1,967	—
335	335	2	630.00	$630.00	$2,110	—
367 unweaned	367	24	530.00	$530.00	$1,945	—
405–448	420	29	510.00–585.00	$555.34	$2,332	+23.34
422 unweaned	422	31	522.00	$522.00	$2,203	—
469–489	483	13	500.00–522.50	$506.72	$2,447	—
505	505	6	457.00	$457.00	$2,308	-32.80
553–594	579	27	446.00–457.50	$450.07	$2,606	-1.93
607–608	607	12	424.00–435.00	$425.84	$2,585	—
756	756	7	360.00	$360.00	$2,722	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	16	560.00	$560.00	$1,361	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–391	377	8	500.00–580.00	$528.11	$1,991	—
780	780	5	343.00	$343.00	$2,675	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
168	168	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	3	520.00	$520.00	$1,804	-55.12
391 unweaned	391	34	499.00	$499.00	$1,951	—
436	436	13	500.00	$500.00	$2,180	-62.50
455–496	479	25	432.50–460.00	$444.82	$2,131	-62.18
514	514	10	439.00	$439.00	$2,256	-18.15
588	588	7	357.50	$357.50	$2,102	—
702	702	7	339.00	$339.00	$2,380	—
720	720	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,340	—
800	800	2	322.50	$322.50	$2,580	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
232	232	22	460.00	$460.00	$1,067	—
319	319	18	475.00	$475.00	$1,515	—
365	365	2	535.00	$535.00	$1,953	+17.50
453–472	466	10	392.50–445.00	$407.80	$1,900	-62.20
650	650	5	347.00	$347.00	$2,256	-21.61
719–735	724	20	315.00–339.00	$331.69	$2,401	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253	253	—	—	2	550.00	$550.00	$1,392	—
407–443	418	—	—	11	430.00–502.50	$479.30	$2,003	—
454	454	—	—	4	457.00	$457.00	$2,075	—
672	672	—	—	18	347.00–375.00	$365.67	$2,457	—
740	740	—	—	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,220	-33.53
868	868	—	—	3	302.00	$302.00	$2,621	—
2140	2140	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	223.00	$223.00	$4,772	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,600	—
645	645	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,451	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265	1265	75-80%	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,378	—
1205–1555	1304	75-80%	24	178.00–182.00	$181.56	$2,368	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	85-90%	8	158.00	$158.00	$1,435	—
1059–1135	1075	85-90%	7	174.00–181.00	$177.83	$1,912	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1200	1154	80-85%	9	180.00–185.00	$181.22	$2,091	-2.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1340	1255	3	182.00–202.00	$194.80	$2,445	—
1355	1355	1	227.00	$227.00	$3,076	—
1395–1685	1540	2	181.00–183.00	$181.91	$2,801	+31.91
1485–2150	1818	2	200.00–202.00	$200.82	$3,651	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–961	885	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	260.00–323.50	$290.65	$2,572
1086–1140	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	212.00–267.50	$249.16	$2,791
1295	1295	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	245.00	$245.00	$3,173

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
902	902	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	314.00	$314.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1043–1167	1126	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,225.00–2,400.00	$2,279.05
1252	1252	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1115–1422	1391	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1308–1503	1442	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,475.00–2,700.00	$2,618.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1200	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,325.00–2,350.00	$2,338.82
1053–1218	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	1,825.00–2,200.00	$2,011.74
1329	1329	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,200.00	$2,200.00

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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
890–1200	1123	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,850.00–4,150.00	$4,090.53	—
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	3,125.00	$3,125.00	-583.06
1440–1680	1488	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,900.00–3,950.00	$3,938.71	—

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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.