Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Most classes of cattle were steady higher on good demand. Steer calves weighing 500lbs and better gained 9.00-11.00 while bigger feeder steers sold steady to slightly lower. Heifers fared well with 500 and 600 pounders gaining 5.00-9.00. There was not a large supply of high yielding slaughter cows but, both high and lower yielding cows gained 5.00-10.00. A few slaughter bulls with no comparable sales with last week but, demand and price was high.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.73/cwt on 231 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −122.19 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$332.73

231 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$41.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.24

vs TX average

−15.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	333.79	1,820	223
Medium and Large 1-2	586	306.63	1,797	6thin
Medium and Large 2	578	292.50	1,691	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.29/cwt here — about $129 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.

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 sale231 hd

332.73

—

TX average5 barns · 540 hd

325.49

+7.24

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−15.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−122.19

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
Bulls	—	High	1,358	139.82	1,899	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	129.00	1,997	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	119.34	1,453	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	100.06	928	68

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	150–200	190	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	948	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,670	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	714	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,036	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	506	357.47/cwt	356.00–362.50	1,809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	394.66/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	573	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	352.91/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,486	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	380.72/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,629	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	274.39/cwt	255.00–276.50	1,836	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	549	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,382	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	668	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,345	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	293.19/cwt	288.00–302.00	1,841	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	278.44/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,378	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,397	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	263.43/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	306.63/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	578	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	268.24/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,491	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	268.27/cwt	264.50–270.00	1,644	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,997	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	112.37/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,178	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	129.30/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,815	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	116.82/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,374	109
Bulls	—	—	1,441	132.38/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,908	9
Bulls	—	—	1,171	156.55/cwt	151.00–174.00	1,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,668	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	111.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,236	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	102.55/cwt	101.00–105.00	995	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	738	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	849	96.15/cwt	92.00–98.50	816	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	641	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	917	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,072	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	846	215.49/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,823	140
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	751	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,889	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	321.82/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,850	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	659	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,997	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	262.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	288.11/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,654	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	275.12/cwt	271.00–289.00	2,127	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	572	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	310.62/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,432	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	326.44/cwt	321.00–327.00	1,988	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	287.71/cwt	285.00–298.00	1,945	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	338.11/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,799	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	768	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	641	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,942	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,891	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	289.16/cwt	284.00–293.00	1,819	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	427	320.27/cwt	311.00–327.50	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	308.26/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,597	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,364	5

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,073Last week 1,595Year ago 2,954

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 355Year ago 445

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	190	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	434	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	688	242.50	242.50
140	800–850	846	215.00–216.00	215.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	434	310.00	310.00
14	450–500	495	269.00–287.00	278.44
8	500–550	549	278.00	278.00
48	550–600	556	259.00–269.00	268.24
33	600–650	613	264.50–270.00	268.27
21	650–700	669	255.00–276.50	274.39
70	750–800	773	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	372.50	372.50
7	400–450	427	311.00–327.50	320.27
13	500–550	508	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	155	525.00	525.00
1	200–250	245	775.00	775.00
24	400–450	421	345.00–354.00	352.91
8	450–500	461	307.50–315.00	310.62
26	500–550	518	302.00–311.00	308.26
87	550–600	574	275.00–291.00	288.11
22	600–650	629	284.00–293.00	289.16
2	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
66	750–800	778	243.00	243.00
18	800–850	826	246.50	246.50
10	900–950	943	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	573	283.50	283.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	450–500	480	288.00	288.00
3	650–700	668	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	406	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	641	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	751	251.50	251.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	414	337.50	337.50
6	550–600	586	305.00–310.00	306.63
21	600–650	628	288.00–302.00	293.19
4	650–700	660	282.00	282.00
7	750–800	759	260.00–272.00	263.43
2	900–950	948	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	372.50	372.50
129	500–550	532	330.00–351.00	338.11
69	550–600	575	315.00–329.00	321.82
21	600–650	609	321.00–327.00	326.44
15	650–700	676	285.00–298.00	287.71
8	700–750	717	260.00–270.00	262.44
209	750–800	773	271.00–289.00	275.12
2	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
5	900–950	938	252.00	252.00
5	1000–1050	1,020	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	390.00–410.00	394.66
52	400–450	428	377.50–385.00	380.72
8	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
9	500–550	506	356.00–362.50	357.47
43	600–650	641	303.00	303.00
11	700–750	714	293.00	293.00
4	750–800	768	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	483	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	578	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	793	248.00	248.00
70	900–950	917	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	342.50	342.50
49	650–700	659	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
6	550–600	572	326.00	326.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	255	1,075.00	1,075.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,548	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,048	109.00–114.00	112.37
38	—	1,404	122.00–137.00	129.30
109	—	1,176	112.00–125.00	116.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,104	110.00–113.00	111.97
27	—	970	101.00–105.00	102.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	85.00	85.00
30	—	849	92.00–98.50	96.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,441	127.00–146.00	132.38
4	—	1,171	151.00–174.00	156.55

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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