Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Sentiment was largely mixed to lower this week. Mainly due to the plainer quality of cattle and the impending winter storm due to arrive this evening into tomorrow morning. Demand was slow on plainer quality cattle but was more active on the fancier and long weaned cattle. Average yielding boner slaughter cows brought 8.00 higher. Trade on slaughter cattle was active on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.74/cwt on 130 head, down $13.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −18.22 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$395.74

▼ 13.23 vs prior sale

130 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$77.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.88

vs TX average

−15.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	412.40	2,273	102
Medium and Large 1-2	570	335.02	1,910	28

One grade step is worth $77.38/cwt here — about $363 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $367.59, median $413.95 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale130 hd

395.74

—

TX average4 barns · 481 hd

382.86

+12.88

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−15.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−18.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,595	174.76	2,787	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,708	153.00	2,613	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	147.45	1,821	152
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	129.26	1,300	27
Heifers	Choice	High	1,268	170.00	2,156	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,278	$3,000	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	1,529.69/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	337.14/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,582	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	478.24/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,238	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	412.14/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	435.24/cwt	432.50–437.00	2,455	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	608.80/cwt	605.00–612.50	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	383.79/cwt	381.00–387.00	2,806	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	357.34/cwt	353.00–365.00	2,216	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	679	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,390	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	728	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,745	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	569	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,265	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	342.66/cwt	342.00–344.00	2,967	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	395.57/cwt	393.00–396.00	2,627	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	416.99/cwt	405.00–422.50	2,198	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	395.45/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,472	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	694	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,415	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	627	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	347.06/cwt	343.00–349.50	2,888	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	340.96/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,353	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	322.84/cwt	321.00–325.50	2,663	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	432.05/cwt	420.00–466.00	1,966	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	427	435.89/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,116	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	415.85/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,337	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	340.27/cwt	326.00–342.00	2,504	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	519	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,146	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	621	388.76/cwt	381.00–390.00	2,414	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	453.41/cwt	450.00–457.50	1,927	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	498	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	440.49/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,872	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	452.99/cwt	360.00–532.50	1,477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	979	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,790	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	438	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,117	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	257	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	128.38/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,624	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	162.33/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,013	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	147.29/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,980	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	968	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,016	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,094	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,556	181.55/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,825	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	152.75/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,440	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,534	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	914	135.84/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,242	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	137.83/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,551	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,549	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	546	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,484	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,706	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,268	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	374.13/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,151	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	616	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	343.27/cwt	332.50–351.00	1,637	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	632	421.96/cwt	421.00–425.00	2,667	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	439	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	446.09/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	386	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	393.72/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	403	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,221	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	431	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,042	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	400.97/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,121	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	524	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,942	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	384.51/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,869	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	246	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	749	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,719	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	367.13/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	425.53/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	374.35/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,358	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	324.43/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,488	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2

How this sale compares

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,116Last week 3,430Year ago 1,595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 492Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	274	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,529.69
14	300–350	326	360.00–532.50	452.99
4	350–400	361	517.50	517.50
19	400–450	425	425.00–465.00	440.49
41	450–500	455	420.00–466.00	432.05
36	500–550	527	405.00–422.50	416.99
44	550–600	562	400.00–420.00	415.85
21	600–650	620	353.00–365.00	357.34
94	650–700	690	330.00–342.00	340.96
24	700–750	736	326.00–342.00	340.27
265	750–800	766	320.00–340.00	337.14
92	800–850	825	321.00–325.50	322.84
3	1000–1050	1,035	280.00	280.00
7	1100–1150	1,146	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
24	950–1000	979	285.00	285.00
3	1100–1150	1,117	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	1,550.00	1,550.00
22	550–600	569	398.00	398.00
19	650–700	679	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	390.00	390.00
10	600–650	627	374.00	374.00
17	650–700	694	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	425.00–445.00	435.89
13	450–500	495	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	400–450	425	450.00–457.50	453.41
121	600–650	621	381.00–390.00	388.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	477	332.50–351.00	343.27
4	600–650	644	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	392.50–395.00	393.72
5	450–500	486	380.00–387.50	384.51
5	500–550	534	355.00–375.00	367.13
18	550–600	593	327.50	327.50
2	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
11	650–700	671	331.00	331.00
5	700–750	724	310.00	310.00
4	750–800	773	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	524	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	195	1,050.00	1,050.00
3	200–250	228	1,050.00	1,050.00
8	250–300	276	535.00	535.00
4	300–350	324	605.00–612.50	608.80
2	350–400	360	595.00	595.00
3	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
28	450–500	468	470.00–490.00	478.24
12	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
40	550–600	564	432.50–437.00	435.24
6	600–650	635	395.00	395.00
35	650–700	664	393.00–396.00	395.57
50	700–750	731	381.00–387.00	383.79
6	750–800	778	340.00	340.00
52	800–850	832	343.00–349.50	347.06
75	850–900	866	342.00–344.00	342.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	728	377.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	625	395.00–397.00	395.45
24	700–750	749	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	525.00	525.00
7	400–450	426	445.00–447.50	446.09
8	450–500	493	410.00–435.00	425.53
11	500–550	529	397.50–405.00	400.97
3	550–600	552	410.00	410.00
13	600–650	630	370.00–377.00	374.35
7	700–750	721	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	767	322.50–330.00	324.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	519	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	439	517.50	517.50
31	500–550	546	455.00	455.00
30	550–600	564	452.00	452.00
24	600–650	632	421.00–425.00	421.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	403	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	498	400.00	400.00
12	550–600	575	360.00–380.00	374.13
3	650–700	685	317.00	317.00
2	700–750	743	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	415.00	415.00
3	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	400.00–425.00	412.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	616	417.50	417.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	215.00	215.00
2	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	246	285.00	285.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,265	125.00–135.00	128.38
2	—	1,073	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,240	155.00–169.00	162.33
75	—	1,344	141.00–151.00	147.29
29	—	1,125	133.00–139.00	137.83
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	105.00	105.00
8	—	904	121.00	121.00
7	—	943	149.00–159.00	152.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	914	133.00–141.00	135.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	138.00	138.00
7	—	1,556	176.00–185.00	181.55
1	—	1,650	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,278	3,000.00	3,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	3,250.00	3,250.00

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