Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Both steer calves and feeders follow the trend of a sliding board. Most classes being down 2.00-4.00. Heifer calves fared better gaining 3.00-5.00, and feeder heifers up 3.00-5.00 as well. In spite of a downward market, there was a good turn out of quality cattle off of wheat and trade was active. Slaughter cattle remained steady with a higher undertone on high yielding slaughter cows. High yielding bulls brought 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.29/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −113.66 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$300.29

92 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$62.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs TX average

+1.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	306.10	1,647	68
Medium and Large 1-2	538	287.45	1,548	22
Medium and Large 2	583	244.00	1,423	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.10/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $367.59, median $413.95 across 27 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 sale92 hd

300.29

—

TX average5 barns · 550 hd

287.98

+12.31

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

+1.43

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−113.66

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	1,879	163.79	3,078	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,063	153.00	1,626	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	119.79	1,437	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	99.42	1,063	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,564	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	239	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	313.21/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,619	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	315.85/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,526	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	331.27/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,385	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	296.40/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,458	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	253.89/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,841	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	283.86/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,766	87
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,962	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	341.21/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,423	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,947	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	289.17/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	349.15/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,536	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	323.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,481	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	276.57/cwt	250.00–293.00	1,737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,941	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,553	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	312.81/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,636	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	98.69/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,263	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	893	99.88/cwt	93.00–112.00	892	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,063	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,626	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,968	166.91/cwt	159.00–180.00	3,285	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	108.81/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,157	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	133.72/cwt	128.50–140.00	1,801	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	119.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,426	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,324	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	297	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,244	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	319.20/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,867	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	262.21/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,778	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	873	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	260.64/cwt	250.00–263.75	2,122	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	273.33/cwt	260.00–281.50	1,990	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	342.63/cwt	327.50–351.00	1,823	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	366.52/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,396	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	252.31/cwt	250.00–252.50	2,230	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	246.98/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,939	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	360.18/cwt	352.00–367.50	1,740	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	285.64/cwt	282.75–297.50	1,931	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	312.26/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	358.69/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	269.61/cwt	260.00–271.50	2,095	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	334	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	291.22/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,695	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	247.88/cwt	244.00–256.50	2,023	81

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,173Last week 2,073Year ago 1,906

Slaughter CattleReceipts 436Last week 427Year ago 392

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	239	1,075.00	1,075.00
1	250–300	295	1,150.00	1,150.00
5	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
11	350–400	381	362.50–370.00	366.52
27	400–450	419	370.00–375.00	373.36
28	450–500	483	352.00–367.50	360.18
14	500–550	532	327.50–351.00	342.63
28	550–600	585	315.00–329.00	319.20
8	600–650	614	310.00–319.00	312.26
105	650–700	676	282.75–297.50	285.64
66	700–750	728	260.00–281.50	273.33
81	750–800	777	260.00–271.50	269.61
182	800–850	814	250.00–263.75	260.64
67	850–900	884	250.00–252.50	252.31
8	950–1000	989	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
17	400–450	440	348.00–355.00	349.15
13	450–500	458	320.00–335.00	323.47
12	500–550	523	298.00–318.00	312.81
12	550–600	564	289.00–290.00	289.17
9	600–650	628	250.00–293.00	276.57
7	650–700	691	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	713	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	511	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	873	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	565	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
8	250–300	253	960.00	960.00
4	300–350	343	350.00–367.50	358.69
6	350–400	382	357.50	357.50
11	400–450	417	334.00–350.00	341.21
9	450–500	483	315.00–317.50	315.85
46	500–550	517	301.00–319.00	313.21
22	550–600	582	287.00–300.00	291.22
87	600–650	622	279.00–287.00	283.86
79	650–700	678	256.00–273.00	262.21
242	700–750	725	250.00–257.00	253.89
66	750–800	785	230.00–247.50	246.98
81	800–850	816	244.00–256.50	247.88
10	850–900	881	221.00	221.00
5	950–1000	963	215.00	215.00
4	1000–1050	1,034	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	352.50	352.50
7	350–400	396	318.00	318.00
15	400–450	418	322.50–337.50	331.27
16	450–500	492	295.00–302.50	296.40
17	500–550	532	292.00	292.00
5	550–600	560	272.00	272.00
2	650–700	650	261.00	261.00
65	800–850	844	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	429	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	583	244.00	244.00
2	800–850	840	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	389.00	389.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	220.00	220.00
4	300–350	331	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	633	271.00	271.00
2	700–750	715	272.00	272.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	190.00	190.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,102	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,280	96.00–106.00	98.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	893	93.00–112.00	99.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,063	103.00–111.00	108.81
29	—	1,347	128.50–140.00	133.72
98	—	1,198	115.00–125.00	119.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,968	159.00–180.00	166.91

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle