Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on calves and feeders to determine a trend. However; a lower undertone on feeders over 650 pounds was noted. Slaughter cattle followed suit with few comparable sales on average to high yielding cows. A lower undertone was noted as well. Bred cows and pairs remain higher as well as good condition slaughter bulls. Demand and trade was moderate on a lighter turn out.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $423.11/cwt on 37 head, down $8.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 27 comparable sales and sits +9.16 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$423.11

▼ 8.39 vs prior sale

37 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$106.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.60

vs TX average

+0.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	510.00	2,693	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	440.00	2,358	14thin
Medium and Large 2	552	403.57	2,229	21

One grade step is worth $106.43/cwt here — about $464 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $367.59, median $413.95 across 27 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 sale37 hd

423.11

—

TX average5 barns · 368 hd

418.51

+4.60

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

+0.94

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

+9.16

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	2,058	201.70	4,151	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	172.79	2,303	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	167.56	2,047	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	136.82	1,452	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,162	$3,260	22

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Full	450–500	495	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,162	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	350.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,504	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,632	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	372	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,399	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	344.10/cwt	344.10–344.10	3,038	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	3,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	486.17/cwt	482.00–515.00	2,518	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1350–1400	1,382	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,725	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,027	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	307	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	2,287	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	772	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	130.98/cwt	125.02–137.00	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	2,138	178.28/cwt	177.00–180.00	3,812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	178.17/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,273	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	141.49/cwt	135.50–145.00	1,554	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	172.79/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,303	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	163.84/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,942	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	147.21/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,843	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	217.32/cwt	215.00–220.00	4,357	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	3,260.00/head	3,260.00–3,260.00	3,260	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,478	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,241	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	315.82/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,760	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	892	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	240	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,015	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,358	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	355.79/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,893	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,668	24

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 Apr 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 1,470Year ago 938

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 349Year ago 288

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 3Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,162	235.00	235.00
5	1350–1400	1,382	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	307	745.00	745.00
10	350–400	372	645.00	645.00
2	550–600	560	565.00	565.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	1,600.00	1,600.00
2	350–400	358	630.00	630.00
2	400–450	418	535.00	535.00
3	500–550	503	550.00	550.00
3	600–650	620	422.50	422.50
24	650–700	684	390.00	390.00
9	700–750	712	375.00	375.00
38	800–850	813	352.50–357.50	355.79
55	850–900	883	344.10	344.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	537.00	537.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	518	482.00–515.00	486.17
6	550–600	586	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	510.00	510.00
80	650–700	658	400.00	400.00
22	700–750	715	330.00–355.00	350.24
55	850–900	874	315.00–316.00	315.82
2	900–950	928	305.00	305.00
3	1000–1050	1,000	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	772	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	472.50	472.50
14	500–550	536	440.00	440.00
60	650–700	696	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
15	500–550	540	415.00	415.00
6	550–600	583	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	892	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
4	200–250	240	1,900.00	1,900.00
11	300–350	325	620.00	620.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,027	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	210	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	125.02–137.00	130.98
5	—	1,098	135.50–145.00	141.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,276	174.00–182.00	178.17
19	—	1,185	162.00–169.00	163.84
11	—	1,252	141.00–153.00	147.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,333	170.00–176.00	172.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	230.00	230.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,138	177.00–180.00	178.28
3	—	2,005	215.00–220.00	217.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,162	3,260.00	3,260.00

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle