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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Aug 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,080 head

▼ 534 vs last sale 1,614▼ 744 vs year ago 1,824 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

365 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 213▼ 440 vs year ago 805 · −54.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were no comparable sales on calves and feeders to determine a trend. Slaughter cattle remained mostly steady. Overall, this week was largely mono-tone. With the recent declines on the board and the heat wave continuing in the south central states for the foreseeable future, there wasn't much demand or excitement amongst the buyers. There were a few groups of better quality yearlings but the offering was largely to the plainer side.

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 $348.89/cwt on 18 head, down $18.70 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −48.25 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$348.89

▼ 18.70 vs prior sale

18 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$22.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.94

vs TX average

−2.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	360.00	1,987	9thin
Medium and Large 2	544	337.78	1,836	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.22/cwt here — about $151 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 sale18 hd

348.89

—

TX average5 barns · 248 hd

337.94

+10.94

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−2.03

This barn, trailing median27 sales

397.14

−48.25

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

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	—	Average	1,322	181.33	2,397	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	177.00	2,590	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	154.63	1,995	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	131.00	1,292	7thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	336	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,915	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	341	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,419	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	383	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,724	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	409	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,503	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	433	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,927	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,662	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,005	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,990	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,084	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	357.94/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,398	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,806	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,835	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	298	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,341	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,641	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,456	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	428	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,659	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,902	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,852	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,987	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,822	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	342.03/cwt	336.00–347.00	2,124	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,280	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,309	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,440	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,485	87
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,419	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	902	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,679	72
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,658	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,857	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	937	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,359	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	986	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,292	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	146.46/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,580	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	154.29/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,054	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	177.00/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,590	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,678	169.70/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,848	28

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 Aug 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 1,614Year ago 1,824

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 213Year ago 805

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,250	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,250	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,678	166.00–176.00	169.70
39	—	1,079	143.00–150.00	146.46
22	—	1,331	154.00–162.00	154.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,463	175.00–178.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	937	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	900.00	900.00
3	450–500	465	357.50	357.50
5	550–600	552	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	514	390.00	390.00
14	650–700	670	356.00–360.00	357.94
15	800–850	834	336.50	336.50
61	850–900	859	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
5	500–550	549	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	450.00	450.00
9	400–450	433	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	341	416.00	416.00
8	400–450	409	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	342.50	342.50
4	500–550	533	347.50	347.50
5	550–600	552	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	351	467.50	467.50
58	450–500	461	412.50	412.50
9	550–600	552	360.00	360.00
35	600–650	621	336.00–347.00	342.03
75	650–700	690	330.50	330.50
8	700–750	726	318.00	318.00
13	750–800	760	321.00	321.00
87	800–850	834	298.00	298.00
4	850–900	864	280.00	280.00
72	900–950	902	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	428	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	298	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	548	302.50	302.50

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.