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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Mar 19

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,498 head

▲ 948 vs last sale 1,550▲ 486 vs year ago 2,012 · +24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 247▲ 32 vs year ago 278 · +11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was an exceptional turn out of cattle coming off of wheat this week, however; there were few comparable sales to state a trend. Sentiment seemed to follow the downshift in the board with the exception of 600-700 pound steers selling on a positive note. Average yielding slaughter cows brought 3.00 lower and no test on high yielding cows. Trade was 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 $485.14/cwt on 36 head, up $44.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +32.24 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$485.14

▲ 44.24 vs prior sale

36 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$77.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.00

vs TX average

+13.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	500.17	2,655	29
Medium and Large 1-2	572	422.90	2,419	7thin

One grade step is worth $77.27/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale36 hd

485.14

—

TX average5 barns · 272 hd

459.14

+26.00

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+13.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

+32.24

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	1,933	193.75	3,744	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	149.90	1,885	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	126.39	1,155	11

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,590	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

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. 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	528.23/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,298	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,707	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,624	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	516.41/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,592	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	540	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,673	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	422.90/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,419	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	621	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,807	74
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	404.04/cwt	401.00–406.00	2,541	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	426.52/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,713	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	382.29/cwt	374.00–393.00	2,600	140
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	684	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,291	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,730	67
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	748	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,827	45
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	771	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,830	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	361.34/cwt	356.00–364.00	2,804	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,617	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,539	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	821	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,894	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,762	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,870	52
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,682	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,859	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	316.41/cwt	312.50–322.50	3,088	150
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,029	298.40/cwt	291.00–309.00	3,071	237
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,766	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,032	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	406	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,695	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	463.74/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,989	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,240	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	376.37/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,183	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	362.10/cwt	361.00–367.00	2,263	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	356.63/cwt	336.00–359.25	2,379	108
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,121	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	337.70/cwt	336.00–339.00	2,438	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	335.26/cwt	333.50–335.50	2,535	125
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,369	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,393	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	316.59/cwt	311.00–324.50	2,650	277
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,525	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	302.08/cwt	298.00–306.50	2,797	110
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,104	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	4,440	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	914	126.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,155	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	998	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,447	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	140.00/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,621	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	151.52/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,923	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,709	159.92/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,733	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,590	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,498Last week 1,550Year ago 2,012

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 247Year ago 278

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	520.00–540.00	528.23
3	450–500	475	552.50	552.50
7	500–550	502	510.00–525.00	516.41
25	600–650	636	417.50–432.50	426.52
140	650–700	680	374.00–393.00	382.29
67	700–750	711	384.00	384.00
77	750–800	776	356.00–364.00	361.34
9	800–850	837	330.00	330.00
52	850–900	883	325.00	325.00
150	950–1000	976	312.50–322.50	316.41
237	1000–1050	1,029	291.00–309.00	298.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	540	495.00	495.00
9	750–800	771	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	572	420.00–430.00	422.90
5	600–650	629	401.00–406.00	404.04
2	750–800	793	330.00	330.00
5	800–850	801	317.00	317.00
14	900–950	928	289.00	289.00
5	950–1000	966	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	455	595.00	595.00
74	600–650	621	452.00	452.00
45	700–750	748	378.00	378.00
4	800–850	821	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	684	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	700	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	715	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	297.50	297.50
6	750–800	783	302.50	302.50
13	800–850	803	298.00	298.00
9	900–950	918	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	522.50	522.50
2	350–400	378	537.50	537.50
8	400–450	429	460.00–470.00	463.74
2	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
21	550–600	580	367.50–385.00	376.37
38	600–650	625	361.00–367.00	362.10
108	650–700	667	336.00–359.25	356.63
25	700–750	722	336.00–339.00	337.70
125	750–800	756	333.50–335.50	335.26
277	800–850	837	311.00–324.50	316.59
110	900–950	926	298.00–306.50	302.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	553	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	417.50	417.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,158	133.00–143.00	140.00
4	—	1,709	159.00–161.00	159.92
70	—	1,269	145.00–157.00	151.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	914	125.00–130.00	126.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	181.00	181.00
1	—	2,150	206.50	206.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.