Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to state a trend with exception of 775lb steers which sold $12 higher.Some lighter calves pushed the $2000/ hd mark this week, possibly setting a record. Heifers, on the other hand, exhibited a lower undertone on slow demand. Slaughter cattle pushed higher this week, with average and high yielding cows 9.00-13.00 higher and bulls up 11.00. Much of the turnout was dry beef cows and cull bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $463.49/cwt on 33 head, up $5.41 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.57 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$463.49

▲ 5.41 vs prior sale

33 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$44.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.49

vs TX average

−10.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	479.77	2,626	21
Medium and Large 2	578	435.00	2,515	12thin

One grade step is worth $44.77/cwt here — about $111 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

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 sale33 hd

463.49

—

TX average5 barns · 257 hd

450.00

+13.49

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−10.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

+8.57

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	—	High	1,581	212.68	3,362	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	183.55	2,830	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	176.57	2,143	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,256	160.55	2,017	5thin
Heifers	Choice	High	911	267.50	2,437	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	788	240.00	1,891	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Natural	450–500	497	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,460	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	400	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,320	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,038	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	509	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	401.50/cwt	401.50–401.50	2,485	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	395.01/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	381.71/cwt	378.00–382.50	2,958	91
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	434.34/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,710	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	496	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	577	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	560	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	908	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	504	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,111	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	713	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	537	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,417	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	497.47/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	189	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	426	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,219	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,053	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	970	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,910	1
Bulls	—	—	2,002	230.00/cwt	220.00–242.00	4,605	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	958	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,562	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	185.23/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,162	15
Bulls	—	—	1,512	203.90/cwt	201.00–206.00	3,083	3
Bulls	—	—	1,469	184.44/cwt	170.00–194.00	2,709	4
Heifers	Select and ChoiceLight Weight	—	788	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	890	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,624	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	183.55/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,830	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	160.55/cwt	157.50–166.00	2,017	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	164.02/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,801	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,623	12
Heifers	Choice	—	911	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,437	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	351.02/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	400–450	430	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	300–350	341	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	444.99/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,269	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	581	438.01/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,545	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	389.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	315.23/cwt	312.50–318.00	2,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	389	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,023	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 May 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 953Last week 1,550Year ago 2,047

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 294Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	400	580.00	580.00
15	450–500	497	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	415.00	415.00
1	950–1000	955	295.00	295.00
2	1000–1050	1,038	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	509	442.50	442.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	189	1,650.00	1,650.00
2	250–300	268	2,000.00	2,000.00
2	300–350	348	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	360	560.00	560.00
2	450–500	458	485.00	485.00
12	500–550	510	440.00–447.50	444.99
8	550–600	578	380.00–395.00	389.63
84	600–650	619	401.50	401.50
3	650–700	693	362.50	362.50
10	700–750	715	350.00–355.00	351.02
4	800–850	828	312.50–318.00	315.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	508	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	426	521.00	521.00
22	500–550	537	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	608	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	429	495.00–500.00	497.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	430	502.50	502.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	585.00	585.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	620	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	655	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	2,000.00	2,000.00
1	250–300	295	695.00	695.00
2	350–400	393	580.00	580.00
4	450–500	471	537.50	537.50
2	500–550	510	545.00	545.00
2	550–600	568	482.50	482.50
22	600–650	624	430.00–435.00	434.34
10	650–700	650	421.00	421.00
11	700–750	721	387.50–397.50	395.01
91	750–800	775	378.00–382.50	381.71
104	900–950	907	343.00	343.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	496	477.50	477.50
6	550–600	577	440.00	440.00
3	700–750	700	402.50	402.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	515.00	515.00
2	450–500	490	520.00	520.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	450.00	450.00
2	650–700	670	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	908	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	520.00	520.00
10	550–600	581	430.00–440.00	438.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	713	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	415.00	415.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	300.00	300.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,002	220.00–242.00	230.00
3	—	1,512	201.00–206.00	203.90
4	—	1,469	170.00–194.00	184.44
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	163.00	163.00
2	—	890	182.50	182.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,167	180.00–189.00	185.23
9	—	1,098	162.00–168.00	164.02
12	—	1,477	175.00–180.00	177.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,542	180.00–192.00	183.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,256	157.50–166.00	160.55
Heifers — Select and Choice · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	911	267.50	267.50

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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