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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Mar 12

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,550 head

▲ 594 vs last sale 956▼ 1,157 vs year ago 2,707 · −42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 212▼ 54 vs year ago 301 · −17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to trend, but there was a definite lower undertone. Steers weighing 800-900 pounds made the most definite gains, bringing 11.00-16.00 higher. Healthy, thin fleshed calves coming off of wheat seem to be the highest in demand. Slaughter cattle sold slightly higher this week with average to high yielding boner cows bringing 5.00-9.00 higher. Sale activity was moderate 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 $440.90/cwt on 83 head, down $11.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 31 comparable sales and sits −12.00 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$440.90

▼ 11.33 vs prior sale

83 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$200

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.22

vs TX average

−31.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	448.57	2,346	14thin
Medium and Large 1	579	439.35	2,546	69

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about −$200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale83 hd

440.90

—

TX average5 barns · 320 hd

461.13

−20.22

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−31.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−12.00

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	1,800	200.00	3,601	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	153.60	1,939	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	130.27	1,302	11
Heifers	Choice	High	1,062	200.00	2,124	3thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	399	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,065	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	422	571.17/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,410	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,547	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	567.27/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,575	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	482	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,350	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,641	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	512	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,330	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	559	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,739	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	589	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,415	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,443	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	629	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,560	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,592	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,547	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	392.67/cwt	391.00–395.00	2,596	128
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,521	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	379.63/cwt	378.50–380.00	2,733	187
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	752	375.05/cwt	374.50–376.00	2,820	122
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	351.51/cwt	350.25–352.75	2,759	93
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	794	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,763	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	347.12/cwt	345.00–355.50	2,798	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	827	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,870	44
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,995	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	327.74/cwt	327.00–328.50	2,989	119
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,067	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	437	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,163	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	453	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,993	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	458.03/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,217	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	398.50/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,136	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,023	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	360.79/cwt	352.00–361.50	2,349	80
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	681	334.50/cwt	322.50–336.00	2,278	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,381	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,391	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,796	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,515	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,062	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,124	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,867	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,992	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,176	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	909	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,300	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	123.40/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,148	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	143.16/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,699	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,716	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	154.42/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,969	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	165.43/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,306	28

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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,550Last week 956Year ago 2,707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 212Year ago 301

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	755	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	1,550.00	1,550.00
23	450–500	484	457.50–460.00	458.03
12	500–550	536	395.00–417.50	398.50
4	550–600	574	352.50	352.50
80	650–700	651	352.00–361.50	360.79
3	750–800	797	300.00	300.00
7	950–1000	981	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	681	322.50–336.00	334.50
12	750–800	750	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	437	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	422	560.00–580.00	571.17
47	450–500	454	530.00–575.00	567.27
20	550–600	559	490.00	490.00
26	600–650	629	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	577.50	577.50
3	500–550	507	521.00	521.00
46	550–600	593	412.00	412.00
10	600–650	640	398.00	398.00
128	650–700	661	391.00–395.00	392.67
187	700–750	720	378.50–380.00	379.63
122	750–800	752	374.50–376.00	375.05
25	800–850	806	345.00–355.50	347.12
6	850–900	868	345.00	345.00
119	900–950	912	327.00–328.50	327.74
32	950–1000	966	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	589	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	399	517.50	517.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	387.50	387.50
3	700–750	710	355.00	355.00
93	750–800	785	350.25–352.75	351.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	640	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	512	455.00	455.00
30	750–800	794	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	487.50	487.50
44	800–850	827	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	459	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,187	141.00–148.00	143.16
28	—	1,394	161.00–168.00	165.43
17	—	1,275	149.00–157.00	154.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	131.00	131.00
5	—	930	123.00–124.00	123.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	909	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	188.00	188.00
2	—	1,938	206.00	206.00

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.