Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Prices were largely mixed this week, partly due to the news of a possible strike at a packer in Colorado. In spite of that, there was still a good turn out of cattle coming off short wheat and demand remained active. Thin fleshed, hardy type cattle sold well along with reputation cattle as well. Average to high yielding slaughter cows brought 3.00-10.00 higher. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.94/cwt on 83 head, down $1.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −15.97 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$438.94

▼ 1.61 vs prior sale

83 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$96.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.23

vs TX average

−44.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	457.49	2,518	58
Medium and Large 1-2	576	412.52	2,374	17thin
Medium and Large 2	570	360.63	2,056	8thin

One grade step is worth $96.86/cwt here — about $462 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $409.27, median $454.91 across 31 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 sale83 hd

438.94

—

TX average5 barns · 292 hd

442.17

−3.23

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−44.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−15.97

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	—	High	1,519	179.44	2,726	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	154.46	1,997	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	129.26	1,253	13

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,211	$2,982	44
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,241	$2,500	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,238	$2,500	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,192	$2,500	9

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	369.49/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,867	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	368.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,352	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	470.97/cwt	462.50–482.50	2,520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	355.96/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,930	564
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	429.40/cwt	425.00–432.50	2,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,282	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	489.71/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,302	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	341.35/cwt	337.00–341.50	2,424	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	338.66/cwt	334.50–346.00	2,631	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	438.91/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,730	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	383	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	366.91/cwt	357.50–371.00	2,422	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	621	393.19/cwt	392.00–395.00	2,442	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	530.90/cwt	512.50–535.00	2,278	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	396.58/cwt	392.50–407.50	2,288	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	504	417.99/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	608	418.48/cwt	416.00–419.00	2,544	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	769	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,830	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	431.87/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,259	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	481.41/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,841	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	683	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,438	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	539	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	698	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,848	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	639	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,812	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	150.66/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,990	45
Bulls	—	—	1,519	179.44/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	983	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,302	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	821	135.50/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,112	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,310	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	139.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,862	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	820	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	3,056.72/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,057	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	162.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,030	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	364.77/cwt	357.50–376.00	2,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	337.48/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	499	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	384.28/cwt	377.50–390.00	2,386	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	645	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	591	410.26/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,361	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	803	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,867	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	599	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,264	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	437.55/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,481	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	719	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,826	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	686	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	773	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,644	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	519	501.62/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	372.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	426	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,386	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	473.85/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	703	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,457	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	395.14/cwt	389.00–406.00	2,829	353

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,879Last week 1,831Year ago 2,173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 294Year ago 436

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 4Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	588	367.00	367.00
4	600–650	638	320.00–330.00	324.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	490.00	490.00
4	500–550	526	432.50	432.50
2	550–600	590	385.00	385.00
8	600–650	621	377.50–390.00	384.28
5	700–750	728	357.50–376.00	364.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	342	635.00	635.00
12	350–400	390	585.00	585.00
11	400–450	429	512.50–535.00	530.90
27	450–500	470	485.00–505.00	489.71
16	500–550	535	462.50–482.50	470.97
31	550–600	567	425.00–440.00	437.55
23	600–650	622	437.50–440.00	438.91
11	650–700	694	370.00–375.00	372.27
353	700–750	716	389.00–406.00	395.14
116	750–800	776	355.00–373.00	369.49
564	800–850	823	352.00–361.00	355.96
2	850–900	873	344.00	344.00
6	900–950	901	330.00	330.00
2	1050–1100	1,055	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	550.00	550.00
23	600–650	608	416.00–419.00	418.48
19	750–800	769	368.00	368.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	639	440.00	440.00
28	650–700	698	408.00	408.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	591	407.50–415.00	410.26
6	600–650	645	402.50	402.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	426	560.00	560.00
5	450–500	472	491.00	491.00
9	500–550	519	495.00–505.00	501.62
2	550–600	558	460.00	460.00
13	650–700	686	401.00	401.00
44	700–750	719	393.00	393.00
38	800–850	803	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	556	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
10	700–750	711	332.00	332.00
3	800–850	823	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	1,300.00	1,300.00
7	300–350	315	552.50	552.50
10	350–400	376	480.00–485.00	481.41
10	400–450	443	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	481	425.00–432.50	429.40
37	500–550	523	422.50–440.00	431.87
40	550–600	577	392.50–407.50	396.58
14	600–650	639	365.00–370.00	368.01
180	650–700	660	357.50–371.00	366.91
63	700–750	710	337.00–341.50	341.35
161	750–800	777	334.50–346.00	338.66
10	800–850	827	313.00	313.00
3	900–950	920	290.00	290.00
6	1000–1050	1,011	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	471	477.50	477.50
4	500–550	539	425.00	425.00
22	600–650	621	392.00–395.00	393.19
15	650–700	683	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	504	415.00–420.00	417.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	441	370.00	370.00
7	450–500	499	389.00	389.00
5	500–550	537	332.50–345.00	337.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	599	378.00	378.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	465.00–480.00	473.85
5	450–500	463	440.00	440.00
24	700–750	703	349.50	349.50
24	750–800	773	342.00	342.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	395.00	395.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	915	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,238	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,192	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,256	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,249	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,056.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	720	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,321	145.00–157.00	150.66
8	—	1,339	135.00–140.00	139.06
36	—	1,248	160.00–169.00	162.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	132.50	132.50
4	—	821	131.00–141.00	135.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	123.00–124.00	123.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	170.00–185.00	179.44

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle