Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were too few comparable sales on all classes to determine a trend but a lower undertone was noted. The only exception were 700-750 pound steers, they seemed to remain steady to slightly higher on stronger demand. Slaughter cattle followed suit on a short test. Trading was mostly moderate on a plainer offering of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.23/cwt on 53 head, down $19.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.68 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$452.23

▼ 19.26 vs prior sale

53 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$27.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.69

vs TX average

−23.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	454.81	2,578	48
Medium and Large 1-2	595	427.50	2,544	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd

452.23

—

TX average5 barns · 248 hd

470.92

−18.69

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−23.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−2.68

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	1,725	179.17	3,091	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	151.12	2,028	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	135.37	1,315	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	800–850	838	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,661	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	417.62/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,614	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	401.76/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,250	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	354	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	1,903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	451.58/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,068	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	413.33/cwt	412.50–414.00	2,348	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	150	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	418.47/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,561	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	472.72/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,607	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	838	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	975	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	370.19/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,458	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,597	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	397.49/cwt	385.00–403.00	2,492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,164	1
Bulls	—	—	2,190	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	4,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	145.04/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,810	27
Bulls	—	—	1,135	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	965	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,409	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	897	135.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,215	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,507	159.84/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,409	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	315.87/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,922	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	451.33/cwt	450.00–454.00	2,595	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	373.52/cwt	369.00–392.00	2,884	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,384	16
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	397.74/cwt	393.00–398.00	2,844	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	683	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,967	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,426	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	383	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,241	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

Thu Mar 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 956Last week 1,865Year ago 2,124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 270Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	1,150.00	1,150.00
3	400–450	427	512.50	512.50
8	450–500	471	460.00–480.00	472.72
10	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
17	550–600	560	400.00–405.00	401.76
37	600–650	612	410.00–422.50	418.47
76	650–700	664	370.00–375.00	370.19
25	750–800	780	333.00	333.00
12	800–850	838	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	522	420.00	420.00
13	600–650	627	385.00–403.00	397.49
21	650–700	697	348.00	348.00
3	750–800	778	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	537.50	537.50
20	450–500	458	450.00–460.00	451.58
25	550–600	568	412.50–414.00	413.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	838	235.00	235.00
2	950–1000	975	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	503	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	580.00	580.00
2	450–500	493	507.50	507.50
4	500–550	504	480.00	480.00
42	550–600	575	450.00–454.00	451.33
18	600–650	626	407.50–425.00	417.62
6	650–700	689	407.50	407.50
76	700–750	715	393.00–398.00	397.74
22	750–800	772	369.00–392.00	373.52
13	800–850	838	354.00	354.00
12	850–900	879	329.00	329.00
85	900–950	925	310.00–329.00	315.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	403	575.00	575.00
16	450–500	472	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	520	477.50	477.50
2	650–700	683	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	595	427.50	427.50
19	600–650	639	408.00	408.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	550.00	550.00
2	550–600	575	427.50	427.50
2	750–800	778	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	585.00	585.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,450	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	171.00	171.00
1	—	2,190	194.00	194.00
1	—	1,135	172.50	172.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,248	141.00–150.00	145.04
20	—	1,507	155.00–162.00	159.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	897	130.00–139.00	135.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	135.00	135.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle