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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 7

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,550 head

▲ 538 vs last sale 1,012▲ 1,106 vs year ago 444 · +249.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 172▼ 31 vs year ago 325 · −9.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on feeders to determine a trend but there was a definite softer undertone noted. Highest demand was toward 800 lb steers and heifers coming off of short wheat. Other trade was moderate, commiserate with the quality offered. Slaughter cows and bulls remained mostly steady. Cooler temperatures and a few rain showers moved across the sale area this week. Maybe it's a sign of better weather this summer.

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 $458.08/cwt on 13 head, down $36.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +5.17 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$458.08

▼ 36.35 vs prior sale

13 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$95.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs TX average

−29.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	502.14	2,600	7thin
Medium and Large 2	525	406.67	2,136	6thin

One grade step is worth $95.48/cwt here — about $463 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 sale13 hd

458.08

—

TX average5 barns · 242 hd

459.89

−1.81

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−29.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

+5.17

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	1,739	201.59	3,506	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,403	164.66	2,311	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	160.18	1,827	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	137.25	1,298	17

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)	1,365	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

59 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,378	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	363	642.50/cwt	642.50–642.50	2,332	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,468	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,134	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	422	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	2,521	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	483	540.56/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,611	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,627	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	513	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,129	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	528	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,561	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,781	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	697	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,774	70
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,408	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	388.25/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,881	41
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	369.31/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,936	130
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,666	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	356.91/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,969	210
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	349.44/cwt	341.50–362.00	3,044	197
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,909	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	949	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,037	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,965	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,009	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,098	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	258	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,135	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,734	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	622.23/cwt	600.00–632.50	2,302	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	396	499.56/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,978	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	427	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,103	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,093	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	456	489.93/cwt	482.50–492.50	2,234	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	395.48/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,001	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,389	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,384	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,464	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	385.78/cwt	362.50–387.00	2,515	84
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	362.72/cwt	362.00–363.50	2,510	134
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	848	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,705	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,607	184.32/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,864	214.94/cwt	210.00–219.00	4,006	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	881	118.16/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,041	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	894	139.78/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,250	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	941	150.05/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,412	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	973	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,430	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	982	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,601	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	144.87/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,510	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,595	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	145.40/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,578	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	176.11/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,147	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	163.98/cwt	157.00–169.50	2,027	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	173.44/cwt	173.00–173.50	2,749	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,648	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 May 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,550Last week 1,012Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 294Last week 172Year ago 325

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	472.50	472.50
26	500–550	524	456.00	456.00
2	550–600	573	430.00	430.00
84	650–700	652	362.50–387.00	385.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	506	385.00–402.50	395.48
2	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
4	800–850	848	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	437.50	437.50
134	650–700	692	362.00–363.50	362.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	510.00	510.00
21	350–400	370	600.00–632.50	622.23
7	400–450	427	492.50	492.50
32	450–500	456	482.50–492.50	489.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	396	495.00–510.00	499.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	808	330.00	330.00
11	850–900	895	325.00	325.00
3	950–1000	995	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	513	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	642.50	642.50
12	400–450	422	597.50	597.50
26	450–500	483	540.00–545.00	540.56
4	500–550	510	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	1,400.00	1,400.00
2	350–400	388	550.00	550.00
5	650–700	656	424.00	424.00
41	700–750	742	370.00–392.00	388.25
130	750–800	795	368.00–380.00	369.31
210	800–850	832	350.00–364.00	356.91
197	850–900	871	341.50–362.00	349.44
4	900–950	949	320.00	320.00
32	1000–1050	1,009	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	698	345.00	345.00
5	700–750	715	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	485.00	485.00
70	650–700	697	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	468	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,864	210.00–219.00	214.94
1	—	1,635	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,607	175.00–190.00	184.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	941	147.00–152.00	150.05
5	—	982	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	973	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	164.00	164.00
5	—	894	136.00–144.50	139.78
5	—	881	117.00–120.00	118.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,585	173.00–173.50	173.44
1	—	1,605	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,042	144.00–147.50	144.87
2	—	1,063	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,085	143.00–149.00	145.40
18	—	1,236	157.00–169.50	163.98
11	—	1,219	173.00–180.00	176.11

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.