Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were no comparable sales on calves and feeders to determine a trend. Slaughter cattle remained mostly steady. Overall, this week was largely mono-tone. With the recent declines on the board and the heat wave continuing in the south central states for the foreseeable future, there wasn't much demand or excitement amongst the buyers. There were a few groups of better quality yearlings but the offering was largely to the plainer side.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.89/cwt on 18 head, down $18.70 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −62.57 against this barn's trailing median of $411.46.

Average price

$348.89

▼ 18.70 vs prior sale

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.94

vs TX average

−2.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	360.00	1,987	9thin
Medium and Large 2	544	337.78	1,836	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $348.89, median $411.46 across 28 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 sale18 hd

348.89

—

TX average5 barns · 248 hd

337.94

+10.94

National average142 barns · 4,915 hd

351.60

−2.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

411.46

−62.57

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	1,322	181.33	2,397	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	177.00	2,590	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	154.63	1,995	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	131.00	1,292	7thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,857	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,678	169.70/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,848	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	146.46/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,580	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	177.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,590	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	986	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,005	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,679	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,835	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,280	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	341	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,419	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,309	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	357.94/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,398	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,485	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	433	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,902	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	342.03/cwt	336.00–347.00	2,124	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,806	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,641	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	409	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,503	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	298	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,440	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	336	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,915	8
Bulls	—	—	1,250	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,488	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	154.29/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,054	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	937	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,359	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 1,614Year ago 1,824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 213Year ago 805

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,250	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,250	199.00	199.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,678	166.00–176.00	169.70
39	—	1,079	143.00–150.00	146.46
22	—	1,331	154.00–162.00	154.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,463	175.00–178.00	177.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	937	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	900.00	900.00
3	450–500	465	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	552	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	514	390.00	390.00
14	650–700	670	356.00–360.00	357.94
15	800–850	834	336.50	336.50
61	850–900	859	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	549	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	433	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	416.00	416.00
8	400–450	409	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	570.00	570.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	342.50	342.50
4	500–550	533	347.50	347.50
5	550–600	552	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	351	467.50	467.50
58	450–500	461	412.50	412.50
9	550–600	552	360.00	360.00
35	600–650	621	336.00–347.00	342.03
75	650–700	690	330.50	330.50
8	700–750	726	318.00	318.00
13	750–800	760	321.00	321.00
87	800–850	834	298.00	298.00
4	850–900	864	280.00	280.00
72	900–950	902	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	387.50	387.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	298	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	302.50	302.50

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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