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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Dalhart, Texas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 19, 2026

2,119 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $399.50/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,897/hd at 725 lb · 242 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.75/cwt -8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,607/hd at 770 lb · 163 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $399.02/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,550/hd at 639 lb · 157 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,119 2,331 1,259
Feeder cattle 1,888 2,087 1,029
Slaughter cattle 231 223 230
Replacement cattle — 21 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Sale results were largely mixed on all classes of steers and heifers. Quality steers coming off of wheat and weighing an average of 560 lbs brought the highest gains of over 50.00 higher. There were few comparable sales on heifers to determine a trend, however; sentiment was largely to the higher side. There was no test on high yielding slaughter cows but, average yielding boners brought 6.00 higher. Trade active on good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 605.00 $605.00 $1,682 —
384 thin fleshed 384 8 600.00 $600.00 $2,304 —
408 thin fleshed 408 4 535.00 $535.00 $2,183 -2.50
467–479 477 16 515.00–537.50 $533.37 $2,544 +5.61
505–515 thin fleshed 508 8 502.50–510.00 $504.40 $2,562 —
557 557 18 487.50 $487.50 $2,715 +57.66
574 thin fleshed 574 8 502.50 $502.50 $2,884 +42.50
633–644 641 117 422.50–445.00 $429.11 $2,751 +14.41
651 thin fleshed 651 9 427.50 $427.50 $2,783 —
665 665 2 397.50 $397.50 $2,643 -7.61
714–730 724 224 394.50–406.00 $400.10 $2,897 +6.89
738 738 18 392.00 $392.00 $2,893 -1.21
753–760 758 33 387.00–392.50 $391.01 $2,964 +10.00
821–841 834 102 345.00–363.00 $361.12 $3,012 -8.33
867 867 19 351.00 $351.00 $3,043 -2.24
897 897 20 346.00 $346.00 $3,104 -7.24
939 939 22 330.00 $330.00 $3,099 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 thin fleshed 343 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,372 —
372 372 11 535.00 $535.00 $1,990 —
531 531 8 480.00 $480.00 $2,549 +40.00
572 572 11 460.00 $460.00 $2,631 +5.00
684 684 22 395.00 $395.00 $2,702 +12.50
709–745 716 21 375.00–397.50 $389.78 $2,791 +34.78
751–798 794 52 355.00–367.00 $365.71 $2,904 +20.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 thin fleshed 433 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,208 —
536 536 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,117 +25.00
558 thin fleshed 558 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,399 —
583–594 590 80 420.00–437.00 $429.15 $2,532 +49.15
688 688 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,580 +75.00
783 783 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,701 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 thin fleshed 343 4 530.00 $530.00 $1,818 —
399 thin fleshed 399 9 522.50 $522.50 $2,085 —
420 420 2 507.50 $507.50 $2,132 —
473–475 thin fleshed 475 19 482.50–485.00 $483.02 $2,294 —
549 549 11 440.00 $440.00 $2,416 —
579 579 9 437.50 $437.50 $2,533 +21.83
630 630 77 411.50 $411.50 $2,592 +18.16
648 648 80 387.00 $387.00 $2,508 -6.34
658–674 660 64 352.50–374.00 $370.91 $2,448 +14.02
703 703 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,425 -4.51
759 759 7 347.00 $347.00 $2,634 -0.11
759–778 770 156 337.00–340.00 $338.38 $2,606 -8.73
887 887 18 317.00 $317.00 $2,812 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 thin fleshed 388 6 507.50 $507.50 $1,969 —
479 thin fleshed 479 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,179 —
495 495 26 476.00 $476.00 $2,356 —
557–583 560 18 402.50–417.50 $415.76 $2,328 +17.07
660–678 676 28 347.50–358.00 $355.83 $2,405 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
284 thin fleshed 284 5 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,082 +32.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 unweaned 478 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,151 —
523 thin fleshed 523 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,563 —
656 thin fleshed 656 10 365.00 $365.00 $2,394 —
736 thin fleshed 736 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,025 —
544 thin fleshed 544 7 452.50 $452.50 $2,462 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–921 909 80-85% 6 142.50–143.00 $142.84 $1,298 —
1095–1253 1118 80-85% 21 130.00–139.00 $137.56 $1,538 —
1082–1669 1343 80-85% 35 147.00–156.00 $150.84 $2,026 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–918 910 85-90% 5 143.00–145.00 $143.81 $1,309 +11.81
1097–1249 1184 85-90% 15 145.00 $145.00 $1,717 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 75-80% 2 155.00 $155.00 $2,620 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,284 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 225.00 $225.00 $619 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 240.00 $240.00 $679 —
418 418 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,212 -90.00
502 502 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,380 -115.00
616 616 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,663 —
678 678 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,559 -115.00
767 767 7 270.00 $270.00 $2,071 —

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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.