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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 12, 2026

2,331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $406.20/cwt +7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,726/hd at 671 lb · 289 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.51/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,572/hd at 736 lb · 195 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.00/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,705/hd at 805 lb · 150 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,331 3,378 1,603
Feeder cattle 2,087 2,879 1,279
Slaughter cattle 223 383 324
Replacement cattle 21 116 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Prices seemed to have their ups and downs, largely due to the quality of cattle available. There were few comparable sales on both calves and feeders to determine a trend but, sentiment remained positive. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cattle were mostly lower on a limited offering of better quality cows. However, higher yielding beef type cattle brought almost 5.00 higher. Cattle continue to come off of short wheat and that trend may continue as rain chances diminish into the weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 620.00 $620.00 $2,158 -15.00
373 373 3 582.50 $582.50 $2,173 +32.50
403 thin fleshed 403 6 537.50 $537.50 $2,166 -22.50
463 463 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,315 +10.29
458–488 467 7 522.50–530.00 $527.76 $2,465 +38.05
491 fancy 491 4 555.00 $555.00 $2,725 —
523 523 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,458 -0.97
508–533 524 27 480.00–492.50 $489.32 $2,564 +18.35
555–575 564 17 427.50–437.50 $429.84 $2,424 -7.71
575 thin fleshed 575 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,645 ±0.00
600–649 610 66 405.00–442.50 $414.70 $2,530 -3.78
657 fancy 657 22 425.00 $425.00 $2,792 —
650–694 672 258 400.00–417.50 $405.11 $2,722 +32.84
671–684 678 9 390.00–392.50 $391.40 $2,654 +19.13
717 fancy 717 18 405.00 $405.00 $2,904 —
705–734 720 45 382.00–400.00 $393.21 $2,831 -1.93
765 fancy 765 13 381.00 $381.00 $2,915 —
758–792 777 19 365.00–385.00 $381.01 $2,960 +11.52
809–838 822 103 368.50–370.00 $369.45 $3,037 +13.49
850–885 864 45 351.00–358.00 $353.24 $3,052 +9.24
901–909 902 51 336.00–351.50 $350.27 $3,159 +20.27
950–955 954 53 335.00–337.00 $335.23 $3,198 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 16 412.50 $412.50 $1,898 —
530 thin fleshed 530 41 427.00 $427.00 $2,263 —
538 538 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,991 +20.00
573 573 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,177 +13.00
667 667 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,001 —
703 703 2 295.00 $295.00 $2,074 —
799 799 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,517 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 487.50 $487.50 $2,208 —
530–544 539 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,372 +7.50
574 574 15 455.00 $455.00 $2,612 +70.00
652 652 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,494 —
735 735 11 355.00 $355.00 $2,609 -9.77
770–781 776 8 335.00–355.00 $344.93 $2,677 —
864 864 4 297.50 $297.50 $2,570 —
1003 1003 3 307.50 $307.50 $3,084 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 552.50 $552.50 $1,547 —
358–384 373 7 450.00–472.50 $459.26 $1,713 -22.15
435 thin fleshed 435 10 505.00 $505.00 $2,197 +31.15
453–470 462 4 445.00–447.50 $446.27 $2,062 +16.87
468 468 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,989 -4.40
500–538 510 31 427.50–432.00 $428.74 $2,187 +10.75
552 thin fleshed 552 14 412.50 $412.50 $2,277 —
555–565 558 10 400.00–422.50 $415.67 $2,319 +19.09
608 fancy 608 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,402 +1.81
624–639 626 108 390.00–397.50 $393.34 $2,462 +25.33
681–698 693 35 347.00–359.00 $356.89 $2,473 -10.02
727–744 736 195 347.00–352.50 $349.51 $2,572 +8.16
772–782 775 108 341.00–354.00 $347.11 $2,690 +8.45
802–807 805 150 335.50–336.50 $336.00 $2,705 +23.00
852 852 14 312.00 $312.00 $2,658 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 —
459 thin fleshed 459 7 387.50 $387.50 $1,779 —
478 478 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,924 +13.50
516 thin fleshed 516 21 381.00 $381.00 $1,966 —
540 540 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,012 +35.02
636 636 10 356.00 $356.00 $2,264 —
698 698 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,954 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558–585 583 25 395.00–399.00 $398.69 $2,324 +43.69
608 608 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,295 +27.50
702 702 5 334.00 $334.00 $2,345 +2.00
804 804 7 313.00 $313.00 $2,517 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
295 295 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,081 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,257 —
1028–1265 1195 80-85% 11 133.00–138.00 $134.31 $1,605 —
1192–1483 1297 80-85% 45 163.00–172.00 $167.47 $2,172 —
1315–1452 1411 80-85% 10 143.00–145.00 $144.44 $2,038 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1582 1582 75-80% 3 160.00 $160.00 $2,531 —
1810 1810 75-80% 2 149.00 $149.00 $2,697 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,201 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1323 1323 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,675.00 $2,675.00
1401 1401 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 2,550.00 $2,550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1238–1315 1269 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,350.00 $2,320.73
1366 1366 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,525.00 $2,525.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,369 —
655 655 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 —
758 758 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,668 —
891 891 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,628 —
1000 1000 2 215.00 $215.00 $2,150 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,626 —
491 491 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,915 —
524 524 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,044 —
683 683 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,356 —
712 712 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,492 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.