Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were too few comparable sales, due to last weeks short run, to determine a trend. However; sentiment favored higher interest as there was a larger offering of better quality calves and feeders this week. That interest reflected in buyer activity as well, as trade was less sluggish. Slaughter cattle slid a bit back this week. Average to high yielding boner cows brought 5.00 lower. Hot and dry continues to dominate both weather and conversations. Range conditions continue to slip as high temperatures and wind persist throughout the region.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.59/cwt on 15 head, down $18.04 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −39.56 against this barn's trailing median of $407.14.

Average price

$367.59

▼ 18.04 vs prior sale

15 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$77.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs TX average

−6.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	377.99	2,030	13thin
Medium and Large 2	545	300.00	1,635	2thin

One grade step is worth $77.99/cwt here — about $395 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $320.90, median $407.14 across 29 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 sale15 hd

367.59

—

TX average5 barns · 269 hd

368.06

−0.47

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−6.44

This barn, trailing median29 sales

407.14

−39.56

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	1,761	217.29	3,826	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	162.56	1,852	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	142.46	1,428	19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	254	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	344	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	455.99/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,129	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	362.51/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	393.76/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,774	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,841	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,879	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	171.77/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,056	41
Bulls	—	—	1,761	217.29/cwt	211.00–224.00	3,826	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	140.68/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,341	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	144.44/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,527	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	990	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,742	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	152.27/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,629	42
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	399.77/cwt	397.50–407.50	1,847	30
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,498	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,387	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	420.77/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,213	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,451	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	300.50/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,377	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	161.80/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,971	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	428.29/cwt	425.00–437.50	1,777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,512	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	354	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	297	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,485	5

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 Aug 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 586Year ago 1,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 398Year ago 548

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
4	250–300	254	1,725.00	1,725.00
10	350–400	354	560.00	560.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	1,650.00	1,650.00
6	300–350	324	550.00	550.00
11	450–500	467	452.50–465.00	455.99
20	500–550	526	420.00–425.00	420.77
4	550–600	598	400.00	400.00
6	650–700	674	352.50–367.50	362.51
2	700–750	743	354.00	354.00
63	750–800	787	352.50	352.50
25	800–850	807	352.00	352.00
4	850–900	890	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	384	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	495	437.50	437.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	788	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	1,350.00	1,350.00
6	250–300	284	1,400.00	1,400.00
12	400–450	415	425.00–437.50	428.29
2	450–500	468	420.00	420.00
9	500–550	512	386.00–400.00	393.76
4	550–600	593	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	638	342.50	342.50
75	700–750	702	340.00	340.00
29	750–800	774	324.50	324.50
3	850–900	888	275.00	275.00
8	950–1000	977	300.00	300.00
44	1000–1050	1,043	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	297	500.00	500.00
8	300–350	344	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	380.00	380.00
4	750–800	791	300.00–301.00	300.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	653	265.00	265.00
4	750–800	781	275.00	275.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	462	397.50–407.50	399.77
6	850–900	887	307.00	307.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	488	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,197	167.00–179.00	171.77
42	—	1,070	147.00–158.00	152.27
16	—	1,218	159.00–165.00	161.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	953	139.00–143.00	140.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,057	144.00–145.00	144.44
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	176.00	176.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,761	211.00–224.00	217.29

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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