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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Feb 26

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,865 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 1,888▼ 590 vs year ago 2,455 · −24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 231▼ 30 vs year ago 300 · −10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 25 vs year ago 32 · −78.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Sentiment was largely mixed on few comparable sales. Steer calves seemed to be in higher demand while the bigger feeder steers displayed a lower undertone. Heifers were mixed across all classes, with a good turn out of cattle coming off of short wheat. Average yielding boner cows brought 6.00 higher and no test on high yielding cows. Wheat cattle may continue to come to town as the weather warms up and not much chance of precipitation in the near future. Grass fires have plagued the area recently with the continuing dry weather and plenty of fuel left over from this last summer. Please be aware of any fire hazards.

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 $471.49/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +18.58 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$471.49

93 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$102.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs TX average

−15.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	502.26	2,646	33
Medium and Large 1-2	550	462.96	2,544	52
Medium and Large 2	589	400.00	2,356	8thin

One grade step is worth $102.26/cwt here — about $290 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale93 hd

471.49

—

TX average5 barns · 331 hd

469.68

+1.81

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−15.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

+18.58

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	—	Average	1,647	178.79	2,945	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	161.00	2,335	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	149.22	1,826	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	134.22	1,292	20
Heifers	Choice	High	1,217	222.06	2,702	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	990	207.00	2,049	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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,053	$2,900	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$2,600	2thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,800	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	322	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,174	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	359	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,885	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	379	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	2,321	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,386	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,293	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,495	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,235	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	412	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,019	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	448	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,296	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	451	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,514	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,109	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	541.11/cwt	530.00–551.00	2,559	74
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	473	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,270	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	480.31/cwt	477.50–487.50	2,493	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	522	482.80/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,520	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	500.91/cwt	500.00–512.50	2,630	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	526	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,722	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,710	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,577	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,356	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	409.03/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,548	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,655	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,554	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,528	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	386.68/cwt	373.00–392.50	2,796	39
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	756	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,646	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	370.71/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,947	98
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	363.55/cwt	353.00–370.00	3,007	125
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	345.24/cwt	345.00–347.00	3,007	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,835	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,119	19
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,042	17
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,040	26
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	977	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,863	17
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,064	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,213	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Full	285	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,610	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	337	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,247	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	358	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,933	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,096	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	412	513.91/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,117	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	464.97/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,958	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	508.42/cwt	507.50–512.50	2,151	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	463	493.19/cwt	492.50–495.00	2,283	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	474.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,240	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	460.60/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,192	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,596	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	503	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,289	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,219	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,369	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,346	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	623	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,399	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,249	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	369.31/cwt	361.00–373.00	2,349	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,485	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,373	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	74
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	343.25/cwt	342.50–344.00	2,612	86
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	327.49/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,512	46
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Full	792	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,475	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	330.09/cwt	324.00–332.00	2,667	90
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,371	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,024	21
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,623	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	444.96/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,864	41
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	990	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,049	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,162	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,475	3
Heifers	—	Choice	1,240	225.94/cwt	213.00–237.00	2,802	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	161.65/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	178.07/cwt	176.00–181.00	3,004	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	197.02/cwt	190.00–204.00	3,576	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	143.43/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,255	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	978	137.47/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,344	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,313	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,774	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	157.10/cwt	145.00–161.00	2,162	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,301	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,335	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,865Last week 1,888Year ago 2,455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 231Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	625.00	625.00
8	350–400	396	602.50	602.50
21	400–450	409	610.00	610.00
74	450–500	473	530.00–551.00	541.11
27	500–550	525	500.00–512.50	500.91
2	550–600	553	490.00	490.00
20	600–650	636	417.50	417.50
39	700–750	723	373.00–392.50	386.68
98	750–800	795	360.00–380.00	370.71
125	800–850	827	353.00–370.00	363.55
25	850–900	871	345.00–347.00	345.24
17	900–950	919	331.00	331.00
26	950–1000	950	320.00	320.00
5	1050–1100	1,064	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	410	545.00	545.00
14	450–500	466	452.50	452.50
8	550–600	589	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	712	355.00	355.00
9	750–800	756	350.00	350.00
19	850–900	883	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	404	567.50	567.50
14	500–550	519	477.50–487.50	480.31
22	550–600	589	437.50	437.50
15	600–650	623	405.00–410.00	409.03
9	650–700	672	380.00	380.00
2	850–900	875	324.00	324.00
17	950–1000	977	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	675.00	675.00
8	350–400	379	612.50	612.50
4	500–550	526	517.50	517.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	359	525.00	525.00
17	400–450	412	490.00	490.00
3	450–500	473	480.00	480.00
16	500–550	522	482.50–485.00	482.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	512.50	512.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	557.50	557.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
21	500–550	506	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	391	415.00	415.00
41	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	444.96
9	500–550	533	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	792	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	565.00	565.00
5	400–450	412	510.00–520.00	513.91
4	600–650	623	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	270	1,600.00	1,600.00
9	350–400	381	550.00	550.00
22	400–450	423	507.50–512.50	508.42
35	450–500	472	470.00–475.00	474.50
5	500–550	538	412.50	412.50
11	550–600	575	412.00	412.00
27	600–650	636	361.00–373.00	369.31
11	650–700	654	380.00	380.00
74	700–750	702	350.00	350.00
86	750–800	761	342.50–344.00	343.25
90	800–850	808	324.00–332.00	330.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	460.00–470.00	464.97
43	450–500	476	445.00–465.00	460.60
11	600–650	623	361.00	361.00
75	650–700	684	347.00	347.00
5	700–750	703	325.00	325.00
46	750–800	767	326.00–330.00	327.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	358	540.00	540.00
18	450–500	463	492.50–495.00	493.19
5	500–550	503	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,240	213.00–237.00	225.94
3	—	1,162	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	142.50	142.50
2	—	1,403	164.00	164.00
31	—	1,376	145.00–161.00	157.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	875	143.00–145.00	143.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	978	137.00–147.00	137.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	155.00–167.00	161.65
2	—	1,815	190.00–204.00	197.02
3	—	1,687	176.00–181.00	178.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,053	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.