Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Numbers were down compared to the big runs the last two weeks, largely due to the extreme cold temperatures throughout the area. Prices still remain strong and quality cattle made the trip to town. Steer and heifer calves remained steady to slightly higher. Feeders fared better this week with steers gaining 6.00-9.00 and heifers 6.00-7.00. Heavier #600 of both steer and heifers being in greater demand.There was little test on high yielding slaughter cattle, but a lower undertone was noted. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.82/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.09 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$311.82

72 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.83

vs TX average

−29.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	311.82	1,785	72

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $409.27, median $454.91 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

311.82

—

TX average4 barns · 232 hd

310.99

+0.83

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−29.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−143.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	115.74	1,370	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	85.50	803	15

Every lot, as filed

45 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	898	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	355.06/cwt	345.00–371.00	1,371	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,790	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	299.80/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,595	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	1,055.00/head	1,055.00–1,055.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	266.53/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,932	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	286.26/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,652	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	281.24/cwt	272.00–288.00	2,047	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	311.73/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,926	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	276.65/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,812	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	889	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	942	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	124.46/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,705	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	962	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	782	89.56/cwt	88.00–90.00	700	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	102.43/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,020	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	228.94/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	283.73/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,787	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,182	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,998	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	115.67/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,330	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	287.89/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,940	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	334.91/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	362.51/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,846	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	267.29/cwt	266.00–269.00	1,847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	324.62/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,519	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	277.24/cwt	264.00–279.00	2,246	150
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	366.50/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	310.81/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,787	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,217	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	250.34/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,970	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	278.06/cwt	271.00–281.00	2,174	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,595Last week 3,688Year ago 2,652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 446Year ago 627

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	1,055.00	1,055.00
10	350–400	386	345.00–371.00	355.06
7	400–450	426	325.00	325.00
26	450–500	468	324.00–325.00	324.62
20	500–550	532	292.00–306.00	299.80
39	550–600	577	270.00–294.00	286.26
18	600–650	630	277.00–288.00	283.73
24	650–700	655	275.00–277.00	276.65
20	700–750	702	255.00	255.00
84	750–800	787	230.00–255.00	250.34
8	800–850	835	210.00–235.00	228.94
2	850–900	898	215.00	215.00
3	900–950	933	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	489	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	390	372.50	372.50
6	400–450	445	360.00–365.00	362.51
9	450–500	488	320.00–340.00	334.91
4	500–550	530	329.00	329.00
68	550–600	575	300.00–317.00	310.81
61	600–650	618	307.00–315.00	311.73
19	650–700	674	283.00–292.00	287.89
57	700–750	728	272.00–288.00	281.24
159	750–800	782	271.00–281.00	278.06
150	800–850	810	264.00–279.00	277.24
53	850–900	851	260.50	260.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	691	266.00–269.00	267.29
23	700–750	725	250.00–269.00	266.53
58	750–800	796	251.00	251.00
51	800–850	814	268.00	268.00
5	900–950	913	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
18	450–500	470	362.50–375.00	366.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
27	600–650	628	294.00	294.00
17	700–750	718	264.00	264.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	889	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,370	120.00–132.00	124.46
30	—	996	92.00–106.00	102.43
78	—	1,150	110.00–118.00	115.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	782	88.00–90.00	89.56
3	—	875	90.00	90.00

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.

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