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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Oct 22

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,838 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 1,887▲ 58 vs year ago 1,780 · +3.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

435 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 667▲ 80 vs year ago 355 · +22.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 32▲ 13 vs year ago 22 · +59.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Sale results were largely mixed. Sentiment toward steer calves was largely to the lower side on few comparable sales. Healthy, weaned, thin fleshed calves exhibited the highest demand over fresh cattle. Feeder steers from 600-800 lbs. brought 6.00-7.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing 380-480 lbs. seemed to be in higher demand this week. Though there were few comparable sales, a decidedly higher undertone was noted. Feeders heifers, however; did not fare as well. Slaughter cattle continued to slip downward as average to high yielding boner cows were roughly 8.00-10.00 lower. Trade was largely mixed on moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.50/cwt on 76 head, down $10.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −39.43 against this barn's trailing median of $452.93.

Average price

$413.50

▼ 10.23 vs prior sale

76 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$50.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+41.13

vs TX average

−25.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	427.57	2,301	55
Medium and Large 1-2	530	376.64	1,996	21

One grade step is worth $50.93/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale76 hd

413.50

—

TX average5 barns · 424 hd

372.37

+41.13

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−25.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

452.93

−39.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $369.71, median $452.93 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,790	172.50	3,088	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	137.62	1,615	173
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	111.15	1,128	39
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	855	300.00	2,565	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$2,100	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$1,928	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,213	$1,600	12

Every lot, as filed

83 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	211	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	7
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	222	1,187.86/head	975.00–1,250.00	1,188	13
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	259	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	1,638	19
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	270	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,628	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	305	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,350	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	353	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,933	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	354	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,602	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,893	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	391	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,271	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	409	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,219	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,817	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,082	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	469	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,146	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	469	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,099	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	445.01/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,163	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	414.62/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,052	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	381.22/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,952	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,262	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,119	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	422.22/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,415	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,125	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	416.77/cwt	412.50–418.00	2,521	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	368.36/cwt	365.00–373.00	2,302	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,971	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,106	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	682	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,564	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	704	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,901	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,145	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	354.69/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,632	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	359.29/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,774	143
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	350.88/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,867	151
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	834	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,936	46
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,724	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	322.58/cwt	315.00–326.50	3,123	81
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,687	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	368	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,159	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	371	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,827	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,851	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	442.29/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,871	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,790	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,822	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,485	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,921	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,205	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,765	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,997	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,816	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	353.93/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,046	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,699	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,830	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	345.54/cwt	331.00–355.00	2,198	53
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,746	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	335.97/cwt	322.50–340.50	2,288	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,824	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	748	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,450	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,168	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	854	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,391	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,497	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,698	3
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,243	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,076	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	3,088	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	904	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,989	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	921	92.56/cwt	90.00–98.00	852	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,141	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	954	141.89/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,354	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	988	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,324	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	993	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,092	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,439	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	118.25/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,271	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	93.75/cwt	85.00–107.00	1,023	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	137.57/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,626	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	125.05/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,622	46
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,317	1,928.41/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,928	17

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,838Last week 1,887Year ago 1,780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 435Last week 667Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 32Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	200–250	222	975.00–1,250.00	1,187.86
9	250–300	296	550.00	550.00
8	350–400	364	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	443	470.00	470.00
12	450–500	486	435.00–450.00	445.01
24	500–550	514	440.00	440.00
22	550–600	572	420.00–430.00	422.22
18	600–650	605	412.50–418.00	416.77
35	700–750	742	340.00–356.00	354.69
143	750–800	772	345.00–362.00	359.29
151	800–850	817	340.00–354.00	350.88
2	900–950	908	300.00	300.00
81	950–1000	968	315.00–326.50	322.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	259	632.50	632.50
27	350–400	353	547.50	547.50
15	400–450	409	542.50	542.50
58	450–500	469	447.50	447.50
46	800–850	834	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	440.00	440.00
16	500–550	512	380.00–382.50	381.22
5	550–600	587	362.00	362.00
26	600–650	625	365.00–373.00	368.36
3	650–700	658	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	709	302.50	302.50
2	750–800	775	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	1,375.00	1,375.00
6	300–350	305	442.50	442.50
7	350–400	354	452.50	452.50
33	450–500	495	412.50–415.00	414.62
9	500–550	520	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	457.50	457.50
15	650–700	682	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	211	900.00	900.00
4	600–650	641	307.50	307.50
8	700–750	704	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	810	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	391	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	346	487.50	487.50
7	400–450	434	412.50	412.50
3	500–550	542	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	398	465.00	465.00
23	400–450	423	440.00–442.50	442.29
7	450–500	463	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	534	374.00	374.00
33	550–600	578	352.50–355.00	353.93
53	600–650	636	331.00–355.00	345.54
46	650–700	681	322.50–340.50	335.97
3	800–850	803	270.00	270.00
6	850–900	854	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	908	275.00	275.00
3	950–1000	990	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
32	500–550	507	435.00	435.00
4	1200–1250	1,243	1,475.00	1,475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	457	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	586	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	615	297.50	297.50
3	650–700	695	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
9	400–450	447	407.50	407.50
7	500–550	519	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	368	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	371	492.50	492.50
16	700–750	748	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	121.00	121.00
9	—	921	90.00–98.00	92.56
6	—	954	136.00–145.00	141.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,091	85.00–107.00	93.75
8	—	1,050	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	904	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,075	115.00–119.00	118.25
88	—	1,182	134.00–140.00	137.57
46	—	1,297	121.00–132.00	125.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	134.00	134.00
2	—	993	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,213	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	855	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,096	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,317	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,928.41

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.