Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market seemed to turn softer this week, particularly steer calves weighing up to 650. Heifers seemed to fare better, but there were too few comparable sales to determine a trend. Quality seemed to be plainer as drought conditions persist in the area. Slaughter cattle reporting was shorter this week, but the market fared positive on high yielding cows and bulls. A large supply of dries and late calvers were brought in off of droughty and burned out country. High yielding beef cows brought upwards of $1.90/lb for the first time this week, and high yielding, good flesh bulls remain over $2.00. Trade was mixed with the higher demand favoring the slaughter cattle market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.26/cwt on 133 head, down $18.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 27 comparable sales and sits +4.30 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$418.26

▼ 18.98 vs prior sale

133 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$20.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.77

vs TX average

−0.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	421.45	2,418	110
Medium and Large 1-2	515	419.00	2,158	3thin
Medium and Large 2	567	400.57	2,271	20

One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about $147 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 sale133 hd

418.26

—

TX average5 barns · 281 hd

409.48

+8.77

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−0.00

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

+4.30

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	1,623	215.40	3,496	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	184.40	2,195	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	180.22	2,888	9thin
Heifers	Choice	High	958	298.59	2,860	27

Every lot, as filed

65 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	500–550	502	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	904	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,028	298.79/cwt	297.00–299.00	3,072	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	844	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,912	21
Heifers	Choice	—	958	298.59/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,860	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	169.93/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	153	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,167	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,467	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	418.98/cwt	417.50–420.00	2,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	352.21/cwt	352.00–352.50	2,775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	399.52/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,277	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	493	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	347	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	395	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	310.78/cwt	310.25–312.00	2,670	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	377.26/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,867	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	641	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,519	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	190.41/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,357	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	945	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,710	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,797	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,986	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	3,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	456.61/cwt	452.50–470.00	1,927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	452.76/cwt	452.50–455.00	2,178	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,434	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,814	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	369.32/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,430	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	339.37/cwt	324.00–346.00	2,956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,745	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	315.41/cwt	302.50–317.00	3,053	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	334.27/cwt	324.00–342.50	2,544	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	398	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	420.87/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,433	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,331	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,100	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 May 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,286Last week 953Year ago 1,292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 461Last week 233Year ago 334

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	570.00	570.00
4	450–500	478	462.50	462.50
3	500–550	502	470.00	470.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	904	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	570	392.50–405.00	399.52
2	750–800	770	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	398	490.00	490.00
9	450–500	471	460.00	460.00
7	600–650	608	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	370	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	493	422.50	422.50
2	500–550	540	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	419.00	419.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	180	1,450.00	1,450.00
13	400–450	422	452.50–470.00	456.61
19	450–500	481	452.50–455.00	452.76
7	500–550	510	430.00	430.00
103	550–600	578	420.00–427.50	420.87
47	650–700	658	360.00–370.00	369.32
7	700–750	731	333.00	333.00
184	750–800	761	324.00–342.50	334.27
60	850–900	859	310.25–312.00	310.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	641	393.00	393.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	800–850	844	345.00	345.00
65	1000–1050	1,028	297.00–299.00	298.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	390	590.00	590.00
28	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	463	445.00	445.00
7	550–600	570	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	580	417.50–420.00	418.98
3	650–700	672	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	150–200	153	1,350.00	1,350.00
4	200–250	212	1,550.00	1,550.00
4	350–400	398	542.50	542.50
6	400–450	433	522.50	522.50
19	450–500	471	495.00	495.00
8	550–600	569	482.50	482.50
5	650–700	690	390.00	390.00
69	700–750	731	385.00	385.00
11	750–800	760	365.00–382.50	377.26
5	800–850	804	338.00	338.00
10	850–900	871	324.00–346.00	339.37
2	900–950	900	326.00	326.00
18	950–1000	968	302.50–317.00	315.41
2	1000–1050	1,048	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	480.00	480.00
3	550–600	553	452.50	452.50
4	650–700	691	405.00	405.00
7	750–800	788	352.00–352.50	352.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	255	1,850.00	1,850.00
3	350–400	360	635.00	635.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	958	290.00–306.00	298.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	167.00–174.00	169.93
18	—	1,238	187.00–194.00	190.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	181.00	181.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	186.00	186.00
4	—	1,726	173.00	173.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	207.00	207.00
3	—	1,532	221.00	221.00

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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