Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cattle continue to come in off of short wheat. There were too few comparable sales to state a trend, but sentiment seemed to be steady to slightly higher. Demand seeming to favor 700-800 pound steers and heifers, as well as 400 pound calves. This week also brought higher demand for slaughter cattle with average to high yielding cows bringing 8.00-12.00 higher. Trading was active on good demand. There's a possibility for some relief to the dry conditions we've had since fall, forecasters are giving the area a good chance of measurable rain over the next three days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $509.66/cwt on 73 head, up $78.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +54.74 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$509.66

▲ 78.97 vs prior sale

73 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.16

vs TX average

+18.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	509.66	2,676	73

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale73 hd

509.66

—

TX average4 barns · 201 hd

489.50

+20.16

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+18.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

+54.74

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	1,751	222.65	3,899	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	175.34	2,100	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,682	170.11	2,862	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	160.61	1,515	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	897	299.90	2,689	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,145	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	545	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	537.85/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,334	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	400.68/cwt	395.00–402.00	2,877	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,181	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	383.53/cwt	379.00–396.00	2,949	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	645	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,654	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	396	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,465	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	341	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	429	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,606	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	350.75/cwt	346.50–357.00	3,090	246
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	801	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	410.98/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	469	582.50/cwt	582.50–582.50	2,732	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	521	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,670	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	396	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,435	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	368.43/cwt	358.50–372.50	2,929	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,036	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,253	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	980	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,989	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	866	312.69/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	917	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,785	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,774	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	957	173.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,659	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	892	155.88/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,390	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	162.77/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	161.85/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,771	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	182.45/cwt	177.50–187.50	2,341	23
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	887	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,373	3
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	899	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,769	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	174.41/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,215	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	898	145.13/cwt	142.50–147.50	1,303	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	979	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,694	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	941	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,882	4
Bulls	—	—	1,778	227.86/cwt	224.00–235.00	4,051	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,457	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	477	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,313	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	379.10/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,544	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,477	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	376	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,012	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	376.48/cwt	370.00–381.00	2,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	327.25/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,641	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,670	4

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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,787Last week 2,292Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 370Year ago 270

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	557.50	557.50
3	500–550	545	472.50	472.50
11	600–650	618	407.50–415.00	410.98
4	650–700	688	405.00	405.00
120	700–750	718	395.00–402.00	400.68
48	750–800	769	379.00–396.00	383.53
246	850–900	881	346.50–357.00	350.75
13	900–950	922	330.00	330.00
93	950–1000	967	329.00	329.00
19	1000–1050	1,036	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	683	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	738	360.00	360.00
139	750–800	795	358.50–372.50	368.43
3	800–850	813	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	630.00	630.00
18	350–400	396	622.50	622.50
9	400–450	429	607.50	607.50
24	450–500	469	582.50	582.50
21	600–650	645	411.50	411.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	801	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	396	615.00	615.00
65	500–550	521	512.50	512.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	566	495.00	495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	348	602.50	602.50
52	400–450	434	535.00–540.00	537.85
6	500–550	528	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	621	370.00–381.00	376.48
122	650–700	671	367.00–387.00	379.10
7	750–800	767	323.00	323.00
136	800–850	807	320.00–328.00	327.25
3	900–950	908	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	497.50	497.50
2	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	768	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	866	305.00–315.00	312.69
11	950–1000	980	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	917	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	1,750.00	1,750.00
22	350–400	376	535.00	535.00
71	450–500	477	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	616	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	957	291.00	291.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,828	160.00–166.00	162.77
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	170.00–175.00	173.39
6	—	892	152.00–161.00	155.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,094	159.00–165.00	161.85
23	—	1,283	177.50–187.50	182.45
34	—	1,270	165.00–178.00	174.41
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	898	142.50–147.50	145.13
5	—	979	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	887	267.50	267.50
12	—	899	308.00	308.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	224.00–235.00	227.86
1	—	1,670	207.00	207.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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