Sale reports / Texas / Dalhart Livestock Auction / 2026-06-04

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 4
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,840 head
▲ 1,182 vs last sale 658▲ 707 vs year ago 1,133 · +62.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
263 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 261▲ 54 vs year ago 209 · +25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 0▲ 54 vs year ago 2 · +2,700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a better turn out of calves and feeders this week, but dairy culls and heifers were the majority of the offering. Quality was better as well, but there were few comparable sales to declare a trend. However, there was a definite lower undertone. There was a short test on average and high yielding boner cows but a lower undertone was noted. High yielding slaughter bulls remained steady. Trade was moderate on moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $404.39/cwt on 25 head, down $22.12 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 27 comparable sales and sits +7.25 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.
Average price
$404.39
▼ 22.12 vs prior sale
25 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.97
vs TX average
−0.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558406.092,26718thin
Medium and Large 1-2586400.002,3447thin
One grade step is worth $6.09/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale25 hd
404.39
—
TX average5 barns · 277 hd
392.41
+11.97
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−0.37
This barn, trailing median27 sales
397.14
+7.25
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

27 sales
459408357307median 397.1403/0504/3006/1809/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $320.90, median $397.14 across 27 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,893220.534,17423
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,325180.002,3851thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,108165.541,83413
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026148.091,52021

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$3,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,287$3,0003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,253$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,098$4,05013
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,511$3,92534

Every lot

58 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 12501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1343592.50/cwt592.50–592.502,0323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed406495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0105
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,4935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427532.54/cwt525.00–550.002,27411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3837
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566455.54/cwt445.00–465.002,57829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618415.58/cwt415.00–416.002,5687
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1694400.70/cwt392.50–402.002,78136
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1701416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,9167
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,6752
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1761370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8166
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,9693
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1908320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9062
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 11401,249.05/head1,225.00–1,300.001,2493
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11931,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383497.28/cwt482.50–502.501,9057
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1407500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0355
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426442.09/cwt420.00–472.501,8839
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0649
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,9894
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536420.97/cwt420.00–425.002,25610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3447
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1586387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,2718
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1647377.02/cwt377.00–378.002,43983
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1651382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4904
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814311.24/cwt310.00–312.502,5336
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6003
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,217250.00/cwt250.00–250.003,04338
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 12851,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1541435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3534
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed793310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4582
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed890270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4031
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers300–350Medium and Large 2307425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3055
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2231460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0635
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,7681
Bulls——1,630197.50/cwt197.50–197.503,2191
Bulls——1,919223.89/cwt216.50–228.004,29621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight877162.32/cwt157.50–165.001,4248
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight912174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,6723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,067180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,120170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134134.03/cwt132.00–141.001,52010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,3851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,381143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2873,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0984,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,05013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5113,925.00/head3,925.00–3,925.003,92534

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.