Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was too few comparable sells to determine a trend on calves and feeders. However; a lower undertone was noted as it followed the downturn on the board. Slaughter cattle seemed to follow suit. Average to high yielding boner cows brought 8.00-11.00 lower with a few slaughter bulls remaining steady. Buyer demand was moderate with a few lots of better quality beef cattle grabbing the most attention.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.95/cwt on 11 head, down $4.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −1.96 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$452.95

▼ 4.91 vs prior sale

11 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.82

vs TX average

+13.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	452.95	2,540	11thin

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 sale11 hd

452.95

—

TX average5 barns · 284 hd

428.13

+24.82

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+13.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−1.96

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	1,884	208.18	3,922	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	180.00	2,740	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	160.47	1,860	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	156.48	1,561	31

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)	1,483	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	162.10/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,937	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	175.65/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,141	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	152.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,661	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	156.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,455	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	959	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	278	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	774	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,469	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	448	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	312.04/cwt	310.50–314.00	2,546	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,719	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,405	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	1,451.40/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	339.46/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,811	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	614.97/cwt	610.00–625.00	2,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,608	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	307.25/cwt	307.00–309.00	2,836	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	778	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	564	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,429	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,490	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,483	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	3,229	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	212.11/cwt	206.00–217.00	4,238	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,873	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,336	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,105Last week 1,122Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 511Year ago 293

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,195	157.50–168.00	162.10
11	—	1,219	170.00–177.00	175.65
29	—	1,089	150.00–153.00	152.51
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	930	150.00–158.00	156.48
6	—	959	164.00–165.00	164.33
6	—	990	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,113	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	197.50	197.50
2	—	1,998	206.00–217.00	212.11
1	—	1,905	211.00	211.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	278	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	750–800	774	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	1,500.00	1,500.00
5	350–400	382	477.50	477.50
7	400–450	449	462.50	462.50
2	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
75	700–750	700	343.50	343.50
4	750–800	751	314.00	314.00
120	800–850	816	310.50–314.00	312.04
10	900–950	928	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
3	250–300	250	1,375.00	1,375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	448	522.50	522.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,451.40
1	250–300	265	1,450.00	1,450.00
6	350–400	355	610.00–625.00	614.97
9	450–500	474	512.50	512.50
7	550–600	559	447.50	447.50
12	600–650	621	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	655	395.00	395.00
132	750–800	766	355.00	355.00
20	800–850	828	331.00–341.00	339.46
32	900–950	923	307.00–309.00	307.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	564	462.50	462.50
3	750–800	778	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	478	430.00	430.00
8	650–700	651	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	296	595.00	595.00
4	600–650	603	413.00	413.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	581.00	581.00
4	900–950	901	267.50	267.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,483	2,750.00	2,750.00

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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