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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jul 16

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,105 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 1,122▲ 182 vs year ago 923 · +19.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

338 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 511▲ 45 vs year ago 293 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was too few comparable sells to determine a trend on calves and feeders. However; a lower undertone was noted as it followed the downturn on the board. Slaughter cattle seemed to follow suit. Average to high yielding boner cows brought 8.00-11.00 lower with a few slaughter bulls remaining steady. Buyer demand was moderate with a few lots of better quality beef cattle grabbing the most attention.

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 $452.95/cwt on 11 head, down $4.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.05 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$452.95

▼ 4.91 vs prior sale

11 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.82

vs TX average

+13.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	452.95	2,540	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

452.95

—

TX average5 barns · 284 hd

428.13

+24.82

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+13.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

+0.05

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	1,884	208.18	3,922	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	180.00	2,740	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	160.47	1,860	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	156.48	1,561	31

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,483	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$2,850	2thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	1,451.40/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,451	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,761	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	614.97/cwt	610.00–625.00	2,183	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Full	375	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,988	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,076	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	448	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,341	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,429	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,055	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,502	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	564	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,609	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,490	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,608	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,474	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,587	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,719	132
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	778	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,956	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	339.46/cwt	331.00–341.00	2,811	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	307.25/cwt	307.00–309.00	2,836	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	278	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,824	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,077	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	2,405	75
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,358	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	774	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,469	20
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	312.04/cwt	310.50–314.00	2,546	120
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,598	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	1,801	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,549	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,410	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	3,229	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	212.11/cwt	206.00–217.00	4,238	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	156.48/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,455	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	959	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,576	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,436	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	152.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,661	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,873	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,336	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	162.10/cwt	157.50–168.00	1,937	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	175.65/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,141	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,740	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,483	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2

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 Jul 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,105Last week 1,122Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 511Year ago 293

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,195	157.50–168.00	162.10
11	—	1,219	170.00–177.00	175.65
29	—	1,089	150.00–153.00	152.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	930	150.00–158.00	156.48
6	—	959	164.00–165.00	164.33
6	—	990	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,102	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,113	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	197.50	197.50
2	—	1,998	206.00–217.00	212.11
1	—	1,905	211.00	211.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	278	1,600.00	1,600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	750–800	774	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	1,500.00	1,500.00
5	350–400	382	477.50	477.50
7	400–450	449	462.50	462.50
2	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
75	700–750	700	343.50	343.50
4	750–800	751	314.00	314.00
120	800–850	816	310.50–314.00	312.04
10	900–950	928	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
3	250–300	250	1,375.00	1,375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	448	522.50	522.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,451.40
1	250–300	265	1,450.00	1,450.00
6	350–400	355	610.00–625.00	614.97
9	450–500	474	512.50	512.50
7	550–600	559	447.50	447.50
12	600–650	621	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	655	395.00	395.00
132	750–800	766	355.00	355.00
20	800–850	828	331.00–341.00	339.46
32	900–950	923	307.00–309.00	307.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	564	462.50	462.50
3	750–800	778	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	478	430.00	430.00
8	650–700	651	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	296	595.00	595.00
4	600–650	603	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	581.00	581.00
4	900–950	901	267.50	267.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,483	2,750.00	2,750.00

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.