Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Widespread rains over the region resulted in a short run this week. There were no comparable sales on calves and feeders to determine a market trend. Sentiment seemed positive though, as trade was active with good demand. There were no comparable sales on slaughter cattle as well, but a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.50/cwt on 4 head, down $12.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −90.43 against this barn's trailing median of $452.93.

Average price

$362.50

▼ 12.72 vs prior sale

4 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.53

vs TX average

−51.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	362.50	1,976	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $369.71, median $452.93 across 32 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 sale4 hd

362.50

—

TX average5 barns · 326 hd

377.03

−14.53

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

−51.33

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.93

−90.43

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	1,331	167.32	2,228	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,565	135.43	2,120	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	131.00	1,871	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	116.43	1,425	17

Every lot, as filed

33 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	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,315	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,203	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,970	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,871	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	117.14/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,421	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,720	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,762	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,797	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,690	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,133	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,133	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,021	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,093	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,650	135.21/cwt	133.00–138.00	2,231	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	135.11/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,885	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	913	140.46/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,353	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	4

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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 1,159Year ago 1,816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 244Year ago 343

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,393	175.00–176.00	175.53
2	—	1,203	160.00–167.00	163.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	131.00	131.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,213	113.00–119.00	117.14
1	—	1,405	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,650	133.00–138.00	135.21
18	—	1,395	131.50–138.00	135.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	913	140.00–141.00	140.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	418	500.00	500.00
63	750–800	793	343.00	343.00
68	800–850	804	343.50	343.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	489	367.50	367.50
4	500–550	545	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	1,325.00	1,325.00
4	300–350	330	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
4	200–250	235	1,300.00	1,300.00
4	250–300	285	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	417.50	417.50
4	400–450	428	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
74	650–700	683	344.50	344.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	768	220.00	220.00
6	1100–1150	1,133	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
5	1000–1050	1,021	205.00	205.00

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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