Lonestar Stockyards Market Report, Wildorado, TX

Wildorado, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2026

1,274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $338.75/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,673/hd at 789 lb · 65 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $336.88/cwt +2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,439/hd at 724 lb · 62 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $339.65/cwt +19.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,123/hd at 625 lb · 57 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,274	1,006	1,360
Feeder cattle	924	885	1,217
Slaughter cattle	99	60	74
Replacement cattle	251	61	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Weaned steer and heifer calves sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Unweaned or short weaned calves sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on yearlings for a market trend. Quality was mostly plain, but recent rains and a good start to the winter wheat crop seems to have buyers feeling optimistic and in need of feeders to turn out. As a result, trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly weak to 1.00 lower.

→ Feeder cattle: but recent rains and a good start to the winter wheat crop seems to have buyers feeling optimistic and in need of feeders to turn out
▲ Feeder heifers: Weaned steer and heifer calves sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold mostly weak to 1.00 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
441	441	4	432.50	$432.50	$1,907	—
477	477	6	432.50	$432.50	$2,063	—
520	520	3	427.00	$427.00	$2,220	+34.00
586	586	9	334.00	$334.00	$1,957	—
613–637	625	57	336.00–359.00	$339.65	$2,123	+19.65
723–737	724	62	325.00–337.50	$336.88	$2,439	+2.88
789	789	65	338.75	$338.75	$2,673	+2.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397 unweaned	397	5	412.00	$412.00	$1,636	—
461–475 unweaned	472	16	435.00–452.00	$441.04	$2,082	—
507	507	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,205	+3.18
543 unweaned	543	32	387.00	$387.00	$2,101	-3.00
588	588	5	358.00	$358.00	$2,105	-18.65
634	634	12	363.00	$363.00	$2,301	+17.00
700 unweaned	700	17	321.00	$321.00	$2,247	—
873	873	9	308.00	$308.00	$2,689	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,561	—
472	472	7	360.00	$360.00	$1,699	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–390 unweaned	389	6	440.00–450.00	$443.34	$1,725	—
408 unweaned	408	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,673	—
498 unweaned	498	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,731	—
504–511	508	34	371.00–373.00	$371.76	$1,889	-15.79
524	524	8	362.00	$362.00	$1,897	-25.55
615–630 unweaned	617	13	310.00–320.00	$318.43	$1,965	—
616–621	619	17	327.50–342.00	$333.44	$2,064	+15.94
738 unweaned	738	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,993	—
1196	1196	74	250.25	$250.25	$2,993	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277	277	25	410.00	$410.00	$1,136	—
393–394	394	26	355.00–422.50	$414.73	$1,634	—
409–443	426	18	390.00–417.50	$406.40	$1,731	+31.40
527–537	532	10	323.00–340.00	$331.58	$1,764	+6.72
533	533	12	319.00	$319.00	$1,700	-5.86
573	573	6	332.50	$332.50	$1,905	—
638	638	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,882	—
640	640	5	292.00	$292.00	$1,869	—
676–693	685	8	282.00–292.00	$287.06	$1,966	—
745	745	8	302.50	$302.50	$2,254	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,213	—
490	490	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,470	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	11	350.00	$350.00	$1,680	—
549	549	9	300.00	$300.00	$1,647	—
572–578	574	15	327.50–347.50	$335.55	$1,926	—
625	625	3	318.00	$318.00	$1,988	—
629–647	636	13	260.00–330.00	$306.92	$1,952	—
798	798	4	270.00	$270.00	$2,155	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	11	526.00	$526.00	$1,315	—
352	352	37	458.00	$458.00	$1,612	-29.00
478	478	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,008	—
533	533	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,105	+75.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–920	893	85-90%	2	98.00–112.00	$104.78	$936	-1.88
903–935	905	85-90%	18	131.00–138.00	$137.60	$1,245	—
935	935	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,038	—
1085	1085	85-90%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,465	+8.00
1087–1176	1104	85-90%	21	138.00–138.50	$138.40	$1,528	+22.23
1084–1193	1143	85-90%	13	145.00–150.00	$147.19	$1,682	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1278–1287	1285	80-85%	12	139.00–140.00	$139.25	$1,789	-0.53
1220–1375	1298	80-85%	2	136.00–138.00	$137.06	$1,779	-2.72
1430	1430	80-85%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,830	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1485	1425	75-80%	4	129.00–136.00	$130.81	$1,864	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715–1880	1798	2	140.00–150.00	$145.23	$2,611	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
897–1195	1003	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	240.00–260.00	$243.82	$2,446
950–1305	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	208.00–235.00	$216.88	$2,353

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1030	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,035.85
1016–1114	1073	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,519.72
1070–1560	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	1,650.00–2,250.00	$1,900.30
1045–1261	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	79	2,375.00–3,000.00	$2,561.64
1445	1445	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
766–934	873	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,454.27
916	916	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,975.00	$1,975.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1305	1305	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,900.00	$3,900.00
1347	1347	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	3,950.00	$3,950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1288–1597	1465	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,275.38	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.