Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to trend, but there was a definite lower undertone. Steers weighing 800-900 pounds made the most definite gains, bringing 11.00-16.00 higher. Healthy, thin fleshed calves coming off of wheat seem to be the highest in demand. Slaughter cattle sold slightly higher this week with average to high yielding boner cows bringing 5.00-9.00 higher. Sale activity was moderate on moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $440.90/cwt on 83 head, down $11.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −14.01 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$440.90

▼ 11.33 vs prior sale

83 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$200

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.22

vs TX average

−31.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	448.57	2,346	14thin
Medium and Large 1	579	439.35	2,546	69

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about −$200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

440.90

—

TX average5 barns · 320 hd

461.13

−20.22

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−31.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−14.01

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	1,800	200.00	3,601	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	153.60	1,939	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	130.27	1,302	11
Heifers	Choice	High	1,062	200.00	2,124	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	453	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	458.03/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,217	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,381	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	422	571.17/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,410	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	629	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,560	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	454	567.27/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,575	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	347.12/cwt	345.00–355.50	2,798	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	589	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	399	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,065	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	351.51/cwt	350.25–352.75	2,759	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,067	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,592	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	559	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,739	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	375.05/cwt	374.50–376.00	2,820	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	392.67/cwt	391.00–395.00	2,596	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	379.63/cwt	378.50–380.00	2,733	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,641	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,062	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,124	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	143.16/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,699	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,716	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	165.43/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,306	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	154.42/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,969	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	898	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,176	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	123.40/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,148	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	909	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,300	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,867	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	360.79/cwt	352.00–361.50	2,349	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	437	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,163	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	334.50/cwt	322.50–336.00	2,278	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	398.50/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	327.74/cwt	327.00–328.50	2,989	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,443	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	794	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,763	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	512	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,330	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	827	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,870	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,995	6

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 →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Mar 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,550Last week 956Year ago 2,707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 212Year ago 301

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	1,550.00	1,550.00
23	450–500	484	457.50–460.00	458.03
12	500–550	536	395.00–417.50	398.50
4	550–600	574	352.50	352.50
80	650–700	651	352.00–361.50	360.79
3	750–800	797	300.00	300.00
7	950–1000	981	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	681	322.50–336.00	334.50
12	750–800	750	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	437	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	422	560.00–580.00	571.17
47	450–500	454	530.00–575.00	567.27
20	550–600	559	490.00	490.00
26	600–650	629	407.00	407.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	577.50	577.50
3	500–550	507	521.00	521.00
46	550–600	593	412.00	412.00
10	600–650	640	398.00	398.00
128	650–700	661	391.00–395.00	392.67
187	700–750	720	378.50–380.00	379.63
122	750–800	752	374.50–376.00	375.05
25	800–850	806	345.00–355.50	347.12
6	850–900	868	345.00	345.00
119	900–950	912	327.00–328.50	327.74
32	950–1000	966	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	589	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	399	517.50	517.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	387.50	387.50
3	700–750	710	355.00	355.00
93	750–800	785	350.25–352.75	351.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	640	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	512	455.00	455.00
30	750–800	794	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	487.50	487.50
44	800–850	827	347.00	347.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	459	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,187	141.00–148.00	143.16
28	—	1,394	161.00–168.00	165.43
17	—	1,275	149.00–157.00	154.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	141.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	131.00	131.00
5	—	930	123.00–124.00	123.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	188.00	188.00
2	—	1,938	206.00	206.00

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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