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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 28

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

658 head

▼ 628 vs last sale 1,286▼ 413 vs year ago 1,071 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 461▼ 63 vs year ago 324 · −19.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was no test on calves or feeders this week. Turn out was largely culls and railers from dairy's and feedyards. Recent rains in the area possibly left some cattle out in the country with the hope of green grass in the future. Slaughter cows and bulls were largely, steady. Chances of scattered rain showers remain in the forecast for most the coming week. Let's hope we all get some relief.

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 $459.00/cwt on 15 head, up $4.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +6.09 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$459.00

▲ 4.09 vs prior sale

15 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,363

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs TX average

−1.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	475.00	2,423	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	455.00	2,348	12thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

459.00

—

TX average5 barns · 203 hd

459.78

−0.78

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−1.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

+6.09

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	1,765	222.42	3,926	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	178.00	2,367	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	164.67	2,104	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	145.19	1,581	45
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	955	230.00	2,197	2thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,348	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	336.50/cwt	336.00–337.00	2,951	126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,086	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,150	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,133	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	439.07/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,274	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,253	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	409.76/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,344	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,509	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	222.42/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,926	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	882	142.88/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,260	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	186.00/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,832	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,329	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	140.47/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,572	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	160.09/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,887	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	150.67/cwt	142.50–157.00	1,781	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,367	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	170.73/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,493	25

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 1,286Year ago 1,071

Slaughter CattleReceipts 261Last week 461Year ago 324

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,460	165.00–175.00	170.73
8	—	985	183.00–190.00	186.00
23	—	1,182	142.50–157.00	150.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,179	157.00–165.00	160.09
20	—	1,119	137.00–145.00	140.47
4	—	1,063	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	882	142.50–143.00	142.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	220.00–226.00	222.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	537.50	537.50
6	450–500	455	472.50	472.50
9	500–550	518	427.50–442.50	439.07
3	650–700	692	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	442.50	442.50
4	500–550	543	415.00	415.00
4	550–600	572	400.00–420.00	409.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	475.00	475.00
126	850–900	877	336.00–337.00	336.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	516	455.00	455.00

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.