Lonestar Stockyards Market Report

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 18, 2026

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.17/cwt +15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,805/hd at 890 lb · 63 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $293.00/cwt ≈ $2,745/hd at 937 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $391.94/cwt -18.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 463 lb · 52 head

Wildorado 8-weight steers brought $317/cwt, running $8/cwt below the TX average ($325) and $11/cwt under Dalhart. TX 8-weight steers are down $24 from their early-July peak of $349. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,135	1,018	2,259
Feeder cattle	839	646	1,910
Slaughter cattle	155	152	78
Replacement cattle	141	220	271

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower, with some larger discounts noted on unweaned or short weaned calves tagged fleshy. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings for a market trend but a few loads of good feeding type yearlings were on offer today. Quality was mixed, with the majority of the supply consisting of plainer unweaned or short weaned calves. Trading activity was moderate on light to moderate buyer demand, especially on unweaned calves as higher than average temperatures continue. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

▼ Feeder heifers: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 10.00 to 15.00 lower
▼ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
227	227	32	550.00	$550.00	$1,248	—
300	300	16	520.00	$520.00	$1,560	—
384	384	16	465.00	$465.00	$1,786	—
478	478	2	412.00	$412.00	$1,969	-20.00
500	500	7	405.00	$405.00	$2,025	—
547	547	8	360.00	$360.00	$1,969	—
825	825	31	320.00	$320.00	$2,640	-5.00
883–890	890	63	305.00–315.50	$315.17	$2,805	+30.17
937	937	57	293.00	$293.00	$2,745	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	10	575.00	$575.00	$1,719	-32.16
345	345	20	533.00	$533.00	$1,839	-37.81
397	397	11	502.50	$502.50	$1,995	-42.50
425	425	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,934	-70.00
438	438	8	462.50	$462.50	$2,026	-62.50
470	470	6	415.00	$415.00	$1,950	—
523–527	524	25	412.50–429.00	$423.72	$2,220	-1.28
534–541	538	24	400.00–410.00	$403.33	$2,170	-21.67
592–596	594	12	349.00–358.00	$352.74	$2,095	-63.26
708	708	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,266	-36.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
159	159	14	900.00	$900.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–377	373	45	445.00–455.00	$448.28	$1,672	-23.47
412	412	7	420.00	$420.00	$1,730	-40.00
428	428	6	432.00	$432.00	$1,849	-28.00
456–471	463	38	367.50–393.00	$386.39	$1,789	-24.52
463	463	14	407.00	$407.00	$1,884	-3.91
512–548	530	14	362.00–372.50	$367.07	$1,945	-13.79
562–576 unweaned	570	7	330.00–335.00	$332.11	$1,893	—
696	696	6	329.00	$329.00	$2,290	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217	217	43	495.00	$495.00	$1,074	—
288–299	296	14	455.00–500.00	$467.52	$1,384	—
318	318	12	405.00	$405.00	$1,288	-5.00
394	394	11	420.00	$420.00	$1,655	-30.00
761	761	6	300.00	$300.00	$2,283	-12.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
167	167	14	975.00	$975.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
129	129	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	4	282.00	$282.00	$2,073	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–438	436	14	430.00–440.00	$433.55	$1,890	—
543	543	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,928	—
570	570	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,881	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
766–974	888	85-90%	26	139.00–149.00	$140.51	$1,248	—
1068–1200	1098	85-90%	35	154.00–162.00	$159.05	$1,746	+1.52
1054–1206	1148	85-90%	17	165.00–169.50	$166.50	$1,911	-9.96

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1425	1151	80-85%	19	155.00–163.00	$162.27	$1,868	-15.50
1226–1385	1246	80-85%	39	165.00–171.00	$168.35	$2,098	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1485	1390	75-80%	2	157.50–159.50	$158.43	$2,202	—
1635	1635	75-80%	1	138.00	$138.00	$2,256	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1710–2025	1871	4	198.50–203.00	$201.03	$3,761	—
1740–2290	1969	4	175.50–192.50	$187.89	$3,700	—
1940–2055	1990	4	208.00–209.50	$208.87	$4,157	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
742–1143	820	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	222.00–265.00	$248.57	$2,038
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,671

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1024–1230	1076	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,000.00–2,300.00	$2,062.60
1088–1170	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,075.00	$2,943.87
1106–1129	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	3,050.00–3,450.00	$3,308.14
1114–1575	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,725.00–2,975.00	$2,826.44
1135–1355	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,350.00–2,750.00	$2,523.80
1225–1311	1299	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,875.00–2,900.00	$2,896.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
793	793	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1054–1066	1059	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,300.00–2,625.00	$2,494.12
1114	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1123–1134	1129	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	1,725.00	$1,725.00

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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.