Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a better turn out of backgrounded cattle this week but due to a shorter run last week, there were few comparable sales. Sentiment seemed to the lower side on most classes of steers and heifers with the exception being heifers weighing between 500-670 pounds. They brought 8.00-10.00 higher, largely due to better quality than last weeks offering. Slaughter cattle slid back some as well. Average to high yielding boner cows slipped 6.00-8.00 lower. Despite the slight slip back, trade remained active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.68/cwt on 22 head, up $25.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −58.26 against this barn's trailing median of $453.93.

Average price

$395.68

▲ 25.97 vs prior sale

22 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$55.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+47.47

vs TX average

+24.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	400.74	2,083	20
Medium and Large 2	588	345.00	2,029	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.74/cwt here — about $54 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $369.71, median $453.93 across 32 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 sale22 hd

395.68

—

TX average5 barns · 241 hd

348.20

+47.47

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

+24.29

This barn, trailing median32 sales

453.93

−58.26

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	1,381	164.46	2,271	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,152	155.00	1,786	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	154.33	1,870	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	146.02	2,373	3thin

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)	1,278	$2,829	17

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,380	171.44/cwt	167.00–177.50	2,366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	158.08/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,992	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,353	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	146.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,373	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	386.18/cwt	382.50–392.50	1,819	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	301.08/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,385	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,182	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	431.67/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,111	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	330.23/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	621	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,229	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	406.24/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,064	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,520	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	344.16/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	329.95/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,234	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	367.34/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,561	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,052	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,094	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	448	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	340.48/cwt	320.00–343.50	2,639	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	431	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,291	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,770	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	1,142.86/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	702	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,931	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	2,828.62/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,829	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	302.35/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	922	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,296	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,435	5
Bulls	—	—	1,220	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	968	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,379	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,529	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,017	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,047	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,227	5

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 Sep 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,383Last week 1,341Year ago 1,268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 281Year ago 560

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 2Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	167.00–177.50	171.44
1	—	1,545	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,220	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,260	151.00–163.00	158.08
4	—	1,021	132.50	132.50
2	—	1,033	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	142.00–148.00	146.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,152	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	142.50	142.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	471	382.50–392.50	386.18
12	600–650	607	324.00	324.00
6	750–800	773	295.00–310.00	302.35
2	800–850	835	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
28	450–500	489	422.50–440.00	431.67
6	500–550	532	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	553	385.00	385.00
10	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
37	650–700	677	320.00–340.00	329.95
170	750–800	775	320.00–343.50	340.48
42	800–850	847	327.00	327.00
6	850–900	897	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	508	395.00–422.50	406.24
35	600–650	621	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	448	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
4	550–600	598	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,142.86
5	300–350	307	467.50	467.50
4	350–400	363	440.00	440.00
20	400–450	425	365.00–370.00	367.34
2	450–500	460	362.50	362.50
12	500–550	527	342.50–345.00	344.16
11	550–600	558	320.00–332.50	330.23
5	600–650	623	310.00	310.00
80	650–700	670	342.00	342.00
13	700–750	705	291.00	291.00
86	750–800	792	300.00–307.50	301.08
67	850–900	872	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	552	302.50	302.50
12	700–750	705	309.50	309.50
2	850–900	865	270.00	270.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	702	275.00	275.00
15	900–950	922	249.00	249.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	260.00	260.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	374	280.00	280.00
5	400–450	416	295.00	295.00

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)	17	—	1,278	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,828.62

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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