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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jul 30

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

586 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 847▼ 624 vs year ago 1,210 · −51.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

398 head

▲ 121 vs last sale 277▼ 1 vs year ago 399 · −0.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This weeks offering was largely dairy culls and heifers, with a limited offering of beef calves and feeders. Therefore; there was no test on steers and very limited test on heifers. Trade was uneventful and most cattle were plain to average. Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to a tick lower as thin, droughty, open cows continue to come to town. The heat wave and dry conditions continue to effect the sale area, depleting already stressed range conditions. May we all get some relief soon!

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.63/cwt on 12 head, down $11.51 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −11.51 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$385.63

▼ 11.51 vs prior sale

12 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+23.96

vs TX average

+25.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	385.63	2,133	12thin

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 sale12 hd

385.63

—

TX average5 barns · 199 hd

361.66

+23.96

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

+25.11

This barn, trailing median27 sales

397.14

−11.51

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,295	187.50	2,428	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	174.57	2,826	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	168.14	1,912	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	159.14	1,592	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,435	$2,300	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,123	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,079	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,079	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,090	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	441.51/cwt	437.50–442.50	1,929	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,755	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,165	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,526	5
Heifers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,225	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,573	2
Heifers	1600–1650	Medium and Large 1	1,625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,331	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,708	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,924	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,428	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	942	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,319	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	961	156.53/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,504	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	968	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,670	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	983	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,651	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,695	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	158.07/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,644	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,602	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	167.20/cwt	163.50–171.00	2,023	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	176.67/cwt	172.50–183.50	2,161	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	174.57/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,826	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 847Year ago 1,210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 398Last week 277Year ago 399

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,223	172.50–183.50	176.67
26	—	1,040	153.00–160.00	158.07
22	—	1,210	163.50–171.00	167.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	172.50	172.50
15	—	961	152.00–159.00	156.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,105	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	140.00	140.00
3	—	983	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,619	173.00–175.00	174.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	187.50	187.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	520.00	520.00
8	450–500	453	387.50	387.50
5	500–550	535	390.00	390.00
7	550–600	566	382.50	382.50
5	750–800	787	321.00	321.00
2	1200–1250	1,225	210.00	210.00
1	1600–1650	1,625	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	437	437.50–442.50	441.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
3	700–750	725	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	1,450.00	1,450.00
10	450–500	476	446.00	446.00
5	500–550	523	397.50	397.50
3	550–600	562	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	517.50	517.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,435	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.