Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Sentiment was largely mixed on few comparable sales. Steer calves seemed to be in higher demand while the bigger feeder steers displayed a lower undertone. Heifers were mixed across all classes, with a good turn out of cattle coming off of short wheat. Average yielding boner cows brought 6.00 higher and no test on high yielding cows. Wheat cattle may continue to come to town as the weather warms up and not much chance of precipitation in the near future. Grass fires have plagued the area recently with the continuing dry weather and plenty of fuel left over from this last summer. Please be aware of any fire hazards.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $471.49/cwt on 93 head, up $22.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 31 comparable sales and sits +16.58 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$471.49

▲ 22.87 vs prior sale

93 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$102.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs TX average

−15.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	502.26	2,646	33
Medium and Large 1-2	550	462.96	2,544	52
Medium and Large 2	589	400.00	2,356	8thin

One grade step is worth $102.26/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale93 hd

471.49

—

TX average5 barns · 331 hd

469.68

+1.81

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−15.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

+16.58

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	—	Average	1,647	178.79	2,945	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	161.00	2,335	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	149.22	1,826	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	134.22	1,292	20
Heifers	Choice	High	1,217	222.06	2,702	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	990	207.00	2,049	2thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$2,900	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$2,600	2thin

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 1	500–550	525	500.91/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,630	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,040	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,109	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,577	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	409.03/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,548	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,646	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,293	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,235	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,863	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	480.31/cwt	477.50–487.50	2,493	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,495	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,119	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,064	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	541.11/cwt	530.00–551.00	2,559	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	386.68/cwt	373.00–392.50	2,796	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,655	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	370.71/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,947	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	345.24/cwt	345.00–347.00	3,007	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,042	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	363.55/cwt	353.00–370.00	3,007	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,386	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	379	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	2,321	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	322	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	359	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,885	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,024	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,019	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	482.80/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,520	16
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	444.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,864	41
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	792	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	412	513.91/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	623	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	285	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,240	225.94/cwt	213.00–237.00	2,802	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,162	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,475	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,774	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,313	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	990	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,376	157.10/cwt	145.00–161.00	2,162	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	143.43/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,255	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	978	137.47/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,344	21
Bulls	—	—	1,420	161.65/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	197.02/cwt	190.00–204.00	3,576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	178.07/cwt	176.00–181.00	3,004	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,249	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	464.97/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	474.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,240	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	460.60/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,192	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	369.31/cwt	361.00–373.00	2,349	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,096	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,373	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	508.42/cwt	507.50–512.50	2,151	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	330.09/cwt	324.00–332.00	2,667	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	343.25/cwt	342.50–344.00	2,612	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	327.49/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,512	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	448	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	451	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	337	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	493.19/cwt	492.50–495.00	2,283	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,356	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,800	3

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 1,865Last week 1,888Year ago 2,455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 231Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	625.00	625.00
8	350–400	396	602.50	602.50
21	400–450	409	610.00	610.00
74	450–500	473	530.00–551.00	541.11
27	500–550	525	500.00–512.50	500.91
2	550–600	553	490.00	490.00
20	600–650	636	417.50	417.50
39	700–750	723	373.00–392.50	386.68
98	750–800	795	360.00–380.00	370.71
125	800–850	827	353.00–370.00	363.55
25	850–900	871	345.00–347.00	345.24
17	900–950	919	331.00	331.00
26	950–1000	950	320.00	320.00
5	1050–1100	1,064	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	410	545.00	545.00
14	450–500	466	452.50	452.50
8	550–600	589	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	712	355.00	355.00
9	750–800	756	350.00	350.00
19	850–900	883	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	404	567.50	567.50
14	500–550	519	477.50–487.50	480.31
22	550–600	589	437.50	437.50
15	600–650	623	405.00–410.00	409.03
9	650–700	672	380.00	380.00
2	850–900	875	324.00	324.00
17	950–1000	977	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	675.00	675.00
8	350–400	379	612.50	612.50
4	500–550	526	517.50	517.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	359	525.00	525.00
17	400–450	412	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	473	480.00	480.00
16	500–550	522	482.50–485.00	482.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	512.50	512.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	557.50	557.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
21	500–550	506	400.00	400.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	391	415.00	415.00
41	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	444.96
9	500–550	533	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	792	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	565.00	565.00
5	400–450	412	510.00–520.00	513.91
4	600–650	623	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	391.00	391.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	270	1,600.00	1,600.00
9	350–400	381	550.00	550.00
22	400–450	423	507.50–512.50	508.42
35	450–500	472	470.00–475.00	474.50
5	500–550	538	412.50	412.50
11	550–600	575	412.00	412.00
27	600–650	636	361.00–373.00	369.31
11	650–700	654	380.00	380.00
74	700–750	702	350.00	350.00
86	750–800	761	342.50–344.00	343.25
90	800–850	808	324.00–332.00	330.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	460.00–470.00	464.97
43	450–500	476	445.00–465.00	460.60
11	600–650	623	361.00	361.00
75	650–700	684	347.00	347.00
5	700–750	703	325.00	325.00
46	750–800	767	326.00–330.00	327.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	358	540.00	540.00
18	450–500	463	492.50–495.00	493.19
5	500–550	503	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,240	213.00–237.00	225.94
3	—	1,162	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	207.00	207.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	142.50	142.50
2	—	1,403	164.00	164.00
31	—	1,376	145.00–161.00	157.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	875	143.00–145.00	143.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	978	137.00–147.00	137.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	155.00–167.00	161.65
2	—	1,815	190.00–204.00	197.02
3	—	1,687	176.00–181.00	178.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,053	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle