Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to state a trend on a short test. However, the undertone seemed mixed as sentiment toward steers favored higher on greater demand while heifers seemed to favor downward. Average to high yielding slaughter cows brought 2.00-4.00 lower while a good run of slaughter bulls dollared out 1.75-3.00 higher. Trade was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $444.69/cwt on 54 head, up $21.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 27 comparable sales and sits +30.74 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$444.69

▲ 21.59 vs prior sale

54 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$27.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.88

vs TX average

+20.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	452.99	2,501	38
Medium and Large 1-2	524	425.00	2,227	16thin

One grade step is worth $27.99/cwt here — about $274 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 sale54 hd

444.69

—

TX average5 barns · 271 hd

416.82

+27.88

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+20.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

+30.74

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	1,781	214.47	3,819	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	178.55	2,728	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	167.80	1,567	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	160.87	2,004	22

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$3,317	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	415.91/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,400	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	415.28/cwt	411.00–425.00	2,591	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	2,570	21
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	447.95/cwt	442.50–452.50	2,576	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	608.52/cwt	607.50–610.00	2,574	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,037	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,960	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	421.83/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,545	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	656	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	491	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,543	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	415.86/cwt	412.00–426.00	2,953	98
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,190	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	647.00/cwt	647.00–647.00	2,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	350.15/cwt	332.50–351.00	2,756	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,227	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	498.72/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	516.12/cwt	505.00–522.50	2,756	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	748	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,655	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	220.67/cwt	215.00–226.00	3,895	7
Bulls	—	—	1,415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,547	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,238	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	882	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,332	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	175.51/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,117	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	160.93/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,147	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,975	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	179.74/cwt	175.00–187.50	2,714	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,661	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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Apr 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,012Last week 837Year ago 1,158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 231Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 25Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	890	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	532.50	532.50
9	450–500	468	490.00–510.00	498.72
21	500–550	532	483.00	483.00
17	550–600	577	410.00–422.50	415.91
130	600–650	624	411.00–425.00	415.28
2	650–700	673	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	713	345.00	345.00
64	750–800	787	332.50–351.00	350.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	420.00	420.00
16	500–550	524	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
42	700–750	748	355.00	355.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	376	295.00	295.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	492.50	492.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	1,750.00	1,750.00
3	300–350	342	647.00	647.00
10	400–450	423	607.50–610.00	608.52
29	500–550	534	505.00–522.50	516.12
11	550–600	575	442.50–452.50	447.95
20	600–650	613	455.00	455.00
98	700–750	710	412.00–426.00	415.86
3	750–800	785	373.00	373.00
2	1350–1400	1,368	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	484	452.50	452.50
2	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	705	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	522	487.50	487.50
12	600–650	642	420.00–427.50	421.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	656	437.50	437.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	491	518.00	518.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	930	219.00	219.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	3,350.00	3,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,765	215.00–226.00	220.67
1	—	1,415	180.00	180.00
2	—	2,018	210.00	210.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	160.00	160.00
3	—	960	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	174.00–179.00	175.51
12	—	1,334	155.00–167.00	160.93
3	—	1,308	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	169.00	169.00
8	—	1,510	175.00–187.50	179.74

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

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