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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Feb 19

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,888 head

▼ 199 vs last sale 2,087▲ 859 vs year ago 1,029 · +83.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

231 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 223▲ 1 vs year ago 230 · +0.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Sale results were largely mixed on all classes of steers and heifers. Quality steers coming off of wheat and weighing an average of 560 lbs brought the highest gains of over 50.00 higher. There were few comparable sales on heifers to determine a trend, however; sentiment was largely to the higher side. There was no test on high yielding slaughter cows but, average yielding boners brought 6.00 higher. Trade active on good 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 $448.62/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −4.29 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$448.62

143 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$68.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.99

vs TX average

−38.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	495.01	2,720	34
Medium and Large 1-2	555	468.42	2,599	19thin
Medium and Large 2	585	426.91	2,497	90

One grade step is worth $68.09/cwt here — about $223 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 sale143 hd

448.62

—

TX average5 barns · 361 hd

457.61

−8.99

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−38.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−4.29

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $369.71, median $452.91 across 31 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	1,305	175.00	2,284	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	155.00	2,620	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	145.57	1,783	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	144.70	1,614	20

Every lot

70 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,682	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	343	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,372	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,990	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	384	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,304	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,183	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	433	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,208	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	533.37/cwt	515.00–537.50	2,544	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	504.40/cwt	502.50–510.00	2,562	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,549	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,117	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,715	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	558	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,399	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,631	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	574	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,884	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	429.15/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,532	80
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	429.11/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,751	117
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	651	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,783	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,643	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,702	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,580	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	389.78/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,791	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	400.10/cwt	394.50–406.00	2,897	224
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	738	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,893	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	391.01/cwt	387.00–392.50	2,964	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,701	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	365.71/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,904	52
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	361.12/cwt	345.00–363.00	3,012	102
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	867	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,043	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,104	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,099	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	284	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	343	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,818	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	388	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,969	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	399	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,085	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,132	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	483.02/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,294	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	479	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,179	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	495	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,356	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,082	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,416	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	415.76/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,328	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,533	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	630	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,592	77
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,508	80
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	370.91/cwt	352.50–374.00	2,448	64
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	355.83/cwt	347.50–358.00	2,405	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,425	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	759	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,634	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	338.38/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,606	156
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,812	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,151	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,025	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,563	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	544	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,462	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	656	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,394	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	736	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,650	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	679	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,212	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,381	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,663	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,559	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	767	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,071	7
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	909	142.84/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,298	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	143.81/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,309	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	137.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,538	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,717	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	150.84/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,026	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,620	2

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,888Last week 2,087Year ago 1,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 231Last week 223Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	507.50	507.50
4	450–500	479	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	507.50	507.50
11	500–550	549	440.00	440.00
9	550–600	579	437.50	437.50
80	600–650	648	387.00	387.00
64	650–700	660	352.50–374.00	370.91
2	700–750	703	345.00	345.00
156	750–800	770	337.00–340.00	338.38
18	850–900	887	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	495	476.00	476.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
77	600–650	630	411.50	411.50
7	750–800	759	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	1,750.00	1,750.00
4	300–350	343	530.00	530.00
9	350–400	399	522.50	522.50
19	450–500	475	482.50–485.00	483.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	560	402.50–417.50	415.76
28	650–700	676	347.50–358.00	355.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	605.00	605.00
16	450–500	477	515.00–537.50	533.37
18	550–600	557	487.50	487.50
117	600–650	641	422.50–445.00	429.11
2	650–700	665	397.50	397.50
224	700–750	724	394.50–406.00	400.10
33	750–800	758	387.00–392.50	391.01
102	800–850	834	345.00–363.00	361.12
20	850–900	897	346.00	346.00
22	900–950	939	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	372	535.00	535.00
8	500–550	531	480.00	480.00
11	550–600	572	460.00	460.00
22	650–700	684	395.00	395.00
21	700–750	716	375.00–397.50	389.78
52	750–800	794	355.00–367.00	365.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	536	395.00	395.00
80	550–600	590	420.00–437.00	429.15
4	650–700	688	375.00	375.00
2	750–800	783	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	510.00	510.00
4	550–600	558	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	600.00	600.00
4	400–450	408	535.00	535.00
8	500–550	508	502.50–510.00	504.40
8	550–600	574	502.50	502.50
9	650–700	651	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	738	392.00	392.00
19	850–900	867	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	418	290.00	290.00
9	500–550	502	275.00	275.00
8	600–650	616	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	678	230.00	230.00
7	750–800	767	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	490.00	490.00
10	650–700	656	365.00	365.00
5	700–750	736	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	544	452.50	452.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	909	142.50–143.00	142.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,343	147.00–156.00	150.84
21	—	1,118	130.00–139.00	137.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,184	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	143.00–145.00	143.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	175.00	175.00

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.