Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: It was somewhat a slower day, with the bulk of the offering being small groups of plainer cattle. A few loads of pre-conditioned feeders are starting to trickle in, peaking interest a bit, but overall sentiment demand was moderate. No real trend to state as there were no comparable sales, but the undertone was markedly lower. Low to average yielding boner cows brought 8.00-11.00 higher, no test on high yielding slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.14/cwt on 15 head, down $43.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 27 comparable sales and sits −16.82 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$397.14

▼ 43.10 vs prior sale

15 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+29.74

vs TX average

+21.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	397.14	2,204	15thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale15 hd

397.14

—

TX average5 barns · 254 hd

367.40

+29.74

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

+21.33

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−16.82

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	1,738	218.46	3,797	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	172.50	2,627	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	166.75	1,954	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,237	139.62	1,727	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,327	$2,350	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,438	$3,790	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	173.10/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,212	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	160.57/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,750	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,598	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,738	218.46/cwt	216.00–220.00	3,797	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	964	155.74/cwt	146.00–157.50	1,501	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,350	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	436.72/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,441	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,381	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,381	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,748	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	329	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	435.52/cwt	431.00–437.50	2,300	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	441.45/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,123	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,756	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,642	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	407.39/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,873	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	389	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,245	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	313	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,074	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,745	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	412.34/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,214	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,438	3,790.43/head	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,646	69

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 Jul 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 847Last week 1,105Year ago 1,088

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 338Year ago 325

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,278	165.00–178.00	173.10
23	—	1,090	159.00–163.00	160.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,249	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	964	146.00–157.50	155.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	172.50	172.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	216.00–220.00	218.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	376	465.00	465.00
8	450–500	481	430.00–445.00	441.45
6	500–550	537	405.00–420.00	412.34
9	550–600	567	387.00	387.00
80	650–700	686	342.50	342.50
52	850–900	872	316.00	316.00
1	950–1000	975	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	250	1,350.00	1,350.00
3	300–350	313	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	488	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	475	400.00–415.00	407.39
2	600–650	608	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	528	460.00	460.00
6	550–600	559	430.00–440.00	436.72
2	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
69	700–750	739	358.00	358.00
63	750–800	782	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	446	420.00	420.00
14	500–550	528	431.00–437.50	435.52
2	600–650	645	360.00	360.00
2	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	532	447.50	447.50
6	550–600	571	417.00	417.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	250–300	250	1,575.00	1,575.00
4	300–350	329	550.00	550.00
3	450–500	472	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	561	422.50	422.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	389	320.00	320.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,438	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,790.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,327	2,350.00	2,350.00

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

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