Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: There were too few comparable sales on calves and feeders to determine a trend this week. Largely due to the short turn out before the holiday break. Sentiment seemed mixed however; as the offering was largely plainer quality. Average to high yielding boner cows were largely steady to just a tick lower, with bulls remaining steady. Open beef cows continue to come to town as hot, dry conditions persist.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $457.86/cwt on 65 head, down $12.14 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.95 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$457.86

▼ 12.14 vs prior sale

65 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.27

vs TX average

−1.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	457.86	2,622	65

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 sale65 hd

457.86

—

TX average3 barns · 125 hd

458.13

−0.27

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−1.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

+2.95

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	214.27	3,529	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	184.00	2,911	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	173.69	2,170	206
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	882	161.00	1,420	29

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$2,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	150–200	158	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	397	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,213	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	2,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	417.50/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,839	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	448.58/cwt	446.00–450.00	2,597	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	162	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	3,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	547	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,066	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	406.78/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,888	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,063	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	288	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,599	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,577	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	184.28/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,256	83
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	173.14/cwt	167.50–180.00	2,436	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	161.44/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,866	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	126.16/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,064	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,607	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,565	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	409.76/cwt	392.50–412.00	2,561	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	466.48/cwt	452.50–472.50	2,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800–850	848	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,342	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	221	1,361.73/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	427.83/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,259	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	328.98/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,349	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,558	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	883	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,537	206.34/cwt	205.00–209.00	3,171	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	220.47/cwt	218.00–225.00	3,816	4
Bulls	—	—	1,643	213.76/cwt	209.00–217.00	3,512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	172.82/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,555	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	963	151.09/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,455	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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.

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

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jul 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,122Last week 1,076Year ago 2,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 511Last week 527Year ago 591

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	158	1,250.00	1,250.00
2	350–400	390	622.50	622.50
3	450–500	450	540.00	540.00
45	550–600	579	446.00–450.00	448.58
5	600–650	618	442.00	442.00
32	650–700	680	415.00–420.00	417.50
37	700–750	710	396.00–410.00	406.78
3	800–850	815	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	397	557.50	557.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	150–200	162	1,025.00	1,025.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	457.50	457.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	655	370.00	370.00
3	750–800	753	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	848	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	674	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	560	482.50	482.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	883	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	255	1,400.00	1,400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	484	452.50–472.50	466.48
5	500–550	517	447.50	447.50
8	550–600	583	440.00	440.00
36	600–650	625	392.50–412.00	409.76
8	650–700	666	387.00	387.00
16	700–750	728	357.00	357.00
3	1000–1050	1,020	250.00	250.00
2	1050–1100	1,063	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	350	542.50	542.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,066	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	402.50	402.50
2	600–650	633	370.00	370.00
5	700–750	714	327.50–330.00	328.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	528	410.00–430.00	427.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	556	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
4	250–300	288	1,575.00	1,575.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	221	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,361.73
2	350–400	380	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,224	183.00–194.00	184.28
58	—	1,407	167.50–180.00	173.14
60	—	1,156	157.00–167.00	161.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	843	125.00–128.00	126.16
3	—	878	183.00	183.00
18	—	900	172.00–174.00	172.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,582	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	147.00–157.00	151.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	205.00–209.00	206.34
4	—	1,731	218.00–225.00	220.47
2	—	1,643	209.00–217.00	213.76

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	2,300.00	2,300.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle