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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Nov 12

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Nov 5Nov 12latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,836 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 1,915▲ 742 vs year ago 1,094 · +67.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

441 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 460▲ 90 vs year ago 351 · +25.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Calves and feeders gained back what they lost last week, maybe even gaining some. Though there were few comparable sales, almost all classes of steers and heifers made gains. Short weaned and fresh calves, while up in price, lagged way behind their long weaned counterparts. Slaughter cows made a little bump up this week as well. Average to high yieldng boner cows brought 2.00-4.00 higher. Still a good number of thin, dry cows coming to market as we approach more seasonal fall weather. 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 $419.64/cwt on 163 head, up $2.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 32 comparable sales and sits −27.27 against this barn's trailing median of $446.91.

Average price

$419.64

▲ 2.42 vs prior sale

163 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$29.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.61

vs TX average

+1.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	425.03	2,366	131
Medium and Large 1-2	519	407.50	2,115	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	395.29	2,150	26

One grade step is worth $29.74/cwt here — about $216 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 sale163 hd

419.64

—

TX average5 barns · 507 hd

391.03

+28.61

National average131 barns · 16,955 hd

418.64

+1.00

This barn, trailing median32 sales

446.91

−27.27

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $369.71, median $446.91 across 32 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	1,598	141.55	2,262	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	135.09	1,529	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	120.47	1,188	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	119.13	1,541	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	817	220.00	1,797	3thin
Heifers	Choice	High	949	210.00	1,993	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,246	$2,800	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,323	$2,850	3thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	140	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	260	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,519	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,748	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	344	586.88/cwt	585.00–592.50	2,019	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	363	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,561	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,837	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,216	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	383	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,542	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,021	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,904	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	430	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,322	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,082	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,980	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,690	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	494.21/cwt	487.50–497.50	2,382	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,113	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	443.37/cwt	436.00–446.00	2,283	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	519	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,115	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,115	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,301	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	526	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,472	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,693	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	434.31/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,497	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	387.30/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,293	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,550	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,212	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	377.31/cwt	369.00–392.00	2,339	70
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,544	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	353.66/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,423	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	352.61/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,556	101
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	316.97/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,491	28
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	340.50/cwt	340.00–341.00	2,772	123
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	1,349.32/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,648	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,726	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,305	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,642	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,876	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,650	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,856	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,075	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,884	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	481	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,539	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,581	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	353.75/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,755	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,966	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	377.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,991	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,958	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,767	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	575	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,739	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	576	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,448	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	343.28/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,008	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	338.19/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,127	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	326.70/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,208	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,124	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,527	18
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,808	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	347.50/head	347.50–347.50	348	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,821	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,908	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,019	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	817	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,797	3
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	949	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,993	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,559	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	142.32/cwt	135.00–147.50	2,298	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	857	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	728	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	918	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,285	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	933	140.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,310	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	986	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,183	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	991	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,062	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	754	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	135.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,530	126
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,301	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,594	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,251	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,564	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,506	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	112.53/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,510	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	6

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 Nov 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,836Last week 1,915Year ago 1,094

Slaughter CattleReceipts 441Last week 460Year ago 351

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
5	250–300	260	1,000.00	1,000.00
5	250–300	280	542.50	542.50
2	300–350	333	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	373	492.50	492.50
8	400–450	421	480.00	480.00
6	500–550	520	442.50	442.50
46	550–600	592	385.00–390.00	387.30
4	700–750	735	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	950.00	950.00
1	250–300	260	1,350.00	1,350.00
13	350–400	374	592.50	592.50
3	400–450	443	470.00	470.00
46	450–500	482	487.50–497.50	494.21
36	500–550	515	436.00–446.00	443.37
27	550–600	575	420.00–442.50	434.31
70	600–650	620	369.00–392.00	377.31
24	650–700	685	345.00–360.00	353.66
101	700–750	725	345.00–365.00	352.61
28	750–800	786	316.00–330.00	316.97
123	800–850	814	340.00–341.00	340.50
2	900–950	910	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	344	585.00–592.50	586.88
11	400–450	430	540.00	540.00
14	500–550	526	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	423	450.00	450.00
6	500–550	519	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	503	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
8	600–650	606	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	470.00	470.00
3	600–650	600	425.00	425.00
4	650–700	665	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	402.50	402.50
9	500–550	519	407.50	407.50
9	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	670	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	259	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349.32
10	350–400	354	487.50	487.50
10	450–500	474	397.50	397.50
11	500–550	527	370.00–385.00	377.89
23	600–650	629	335.00–342.50	338.19
70	650–700	676	320.00–340.00	326.70
4	700–750	735	425.00	425.00
6	1000–1050	1,040	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	333	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	391	420.00	420.00
20	400–450	442	420.00	420.00
8	450–500	496	350.00–355.00	353.75
25	500–550	540	362.50	362.50
37	550–600	585	332.50–350.00	343.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	457.50	457.50
7	500–550	504	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	576	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	450–500	456	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	357.50	357.50
5	450–500	494	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	561	315.00	315.00
18	800–850	845	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	481	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	575	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	460	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
12	550–600	559	347.50	347.50
9	600–650	636	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	569	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	633	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	662	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,625	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,615	135.00–147.50	142.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	110.00	110.00
126	—	1,128	130.00–139.00	135.66
3	—	1,245	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	918	140.00	140.00
14	—	933	138.00–145.00	140.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	986	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,062	71.00	71.00
3	—	857	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,251	125.00	125.00
8	—	1,342	105.00–122.00	112.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,298	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	949	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,323	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,246	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.