Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a better turn out of calves and feeders this week, but dairy culls and heifers were the majority of the offering. Quality was better as well, but there were few comparable sales to declare a trend. However, there was a definite lower undertone. There was a short test on average and high yielding boner cows but a lower undertone was noted. High yielding slaughter bulls remained steady. Trade was moderate on moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.39/cwt on 25 head, down $22.12 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 27 comparable sales and sits −9.56 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$404.39

▼ 22.12 vs prior sale

25 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

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

$6.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.97

vs TX average

−0.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	406.09	2,267	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	400.00	2,344	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale25 hd

404.39

—

TX average5 barns · 277 hd

392.41

+11.97

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−0.37

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−9.56

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	1,893	220.53	4,174	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	180.00	2,385	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	165.54	1,834	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	148.09	1,520	21

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)	960	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,287	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,098	$4,050	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,511	$3,925	34

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	400–450	427	532.54/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,274	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	311.24/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,493	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	415.58/cwt	415.00–416.00	2,568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,217	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,043	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	377.02/cwt	377.00–378.00	2,439	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	1,249.05/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	455.54/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,578	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	960	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	193	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	497.28/cwt	482.50–502.50	1,905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	400.70/cwt	392.50–402.00	2,781	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	912	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,587	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	134.03/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,520	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	223.89/cwt	216.50–228.00	4,296	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,975	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	420.97/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,271	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,344	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,906	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	442.09/cwt	420.00–472.50	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,989	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	231	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	850–900	890	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	793	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,353	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,511	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	3,219	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	877	162.32/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,424	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,904	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2

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 Jun 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,840Last week 658Year ago 1,133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 263Last week 261Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	520.00	520.00
11	400–450	427	525.00–550.00	532.54
2	700–750	718	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	200–250	205	1,400.00	1,400.00
1	250–300	250	1,550.00	1,550.00
3	300–350	343	592.50	592.50
5	400–450	419	595.00	595.00
2	450–500	483	480.00	480.00
7	500–550	518	460.00	460.00
29	550–600	566	445.00–465.00	455.54
7	600–650	618	415.00–416.00	415.58
36	650–700	694	392.50–402.00	400.70
7	700–750	701	416.00	416.00
6	750–800	761	370.00	370.00
3	800–850	818	363.00	363.00
2	900–950	908	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	140	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,249.05
2	150–200	193	1,450.00	1,450.00
1	200–250	215	1,400.00	1,400.00
7	350–400	383	482.50–502.50	497.28
5	400–450	407	500.00	500.00
9	450–500	469	440.00	440.00
10	500–550	536	420.00–425.00	420.97
8	550–600	586	387.50	387.50
83	600–650	647	377.00–378.00	377.02
4	650–700	651	382.50	382.50
6	800–850	814	310.00–312.50	311.24
3	1000–1050	1,000	260.00	260.00
38	1200–1250	1,217	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	426	420.00–472.50	442.09
7	550–600	586	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	407.50	407.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	285	1,600.00	1,600.00
4	500–550	541	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	793	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	890	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	425.00	425.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	460.00	460.00

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)	2	—	960	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,287	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	1,098	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	34	—	1,511	3,925.00	3,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	912	174.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,134	132.00–141.00	134.03
3	—	1,065	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,067	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,120	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	877	157.50–165.00	162.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	173.00	173.00
21	—	1,919	216.50–228.00	223.89
1	—	1,630	197.50	197.50

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle