Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were too few comparable sales to determine a market trend, largely due to last weeks short turnout. However; buyer demand was active on an offering of better quality cattle. Much of the sale consisted of feeders coming off short grass and fresh calves being pulled early due to continuing drought conditions. Highest demand continued to favor cattle over 750 lbs. There was no test on average to high yielding slaughter cows this week. Slaughter bulls sold about 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.50/cwt on 10 head, up $8.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −37.41 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$417.50

▲ 8.23 vs prior sale

10 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+34.73

vs TX average

+15.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	417.50	2,117	10thin

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 sale10 hd

417.50

—

TX average5 barns · 284 hd

382.77

+34.73

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

+15.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−37.41

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	1,702	210.83	3,588	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	162.50	2,194	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,012	143.12	1,448	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	130.82	1,274	17

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	—	—	1,625	209.71/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,408	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	147.11/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,648	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	877	138.13/cwt	132.50–144.00	1,211	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,194	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,412	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	901	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	288	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	238	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	271	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	259	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	313.64/cwt	307.50–318.00	2,873	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	399	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,750	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	453	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,061	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,651	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	833	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	768	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	297	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	1,656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	426	407.85/cwt	407.50–408.00	1,737	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	313	453.97/cwt	450.00–467.00	1,421	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	323.46/cwt	319.00–336.00	2,827	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	340.21/cwt	332.00–347.50	2,630	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,952	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,927	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	507	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,117	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,055	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	301	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	12
Bulls	—	—	1,864	221.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	4,121	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	327	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,329	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	3

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,614Last week 873Year ago 1,666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 328Year ago 349

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,625	205.00–214.00	209.71
4	—	1,864	215.00–225.00	221.08
1	—	1,820	181.00	181.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	146.00–148.00	147.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	877	132.50–144.00	138.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	162.50	162.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	901	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	288	600.00	600.00
18	350–400	399	512.00	512.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	245	1,625.00	1,625.00
35	250–300	259	1,500.00	1,500.00
122	300–350	325	508.00	508.00
19	400–450	403	510.00	510.00
40	450–500	453	455.00	455.00
10	500–550	507	417.50	417.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	1,650.00	1,650.00
3	450–500	458	462.50	462.50
4	600–650	616	369.00	369.00
2	650–700	663	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	730	350.00	350.00
208	750–800	773	332.00–347.50	340.21
76	800–850	821	335.00	335.00
123	850–900	874	319.00–336.00	323.46
92	900–950	916	307.50–318.00	313.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	327	585.00	585.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
17	200–250	238	1,225.00	1,225.00
3	250–300	271	1,460.00	1,460.00
172	300–350	313	450.00–467.00	453.97
66	400–450	426	407.50–408.00	407.85
7	450–500	495	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
70	700–750	711	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	768	287.50	287.50
2	800–850	833	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	297	557.50	557.50
6	350–400	360	482.50	482.50
11	400–450	406	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	395.00	395.00
4	550–600	584	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	455.00	455.00
2	600–650	633	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	470.00	470.00
15	250–300	269	1,025.00	1,025.00
2	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
12	300–350	301	1,100.00	1,100.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
5	200–250	226	900.00	900.00
5	250–300	261	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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