Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer feeders and calves sold steady to just a tick higher. Feeder heifers fared better trading 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade was active with a good supply of quality cattle coming off of wheat. Slaughter cattle demand was higher with average to high yielding boner cows bringing 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade was moderate to active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.94/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.97 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$328.94

65 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$62.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.95

vs TX average

−29.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	337.66	1,966	52
Medium and Large 1-2	511	337.00	1,722	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	275.00	1,521	9thin

One grade step is worth $62.66/cwt here — about $446 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

328.94

—

TX average5 barns · 252 hd

335.90

−6.95

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−29.73

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−125.97

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	—	Average	1,664	156.25	2,600	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	126.49	1,487	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	104.46	1,034	18

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,023	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	633	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	376.78/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	314.12/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,995	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	296.63/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,165	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	269.95/cwt	259.50–277.00	2,349	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	581	301.64/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	297	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,210	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	376.79/cwt	374.00–382.50	1,861	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	221	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	252.02/cwt	246.50–260.50	1,948	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	790	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	497	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	254.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,992	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	616	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	244	1,032.65/head	835.00–1,150.00	1,033	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,491	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	104.48/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,086	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	861	104.39/cwt	104.00–105.00	899	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	116.36/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,260	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	125.37/cwt	111.00–132.00	1,570	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	140.50/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,557	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	828	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,521	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	212.93/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,450	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	304.24/cwt	297.50–306.00	2,108	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	667	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,728	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	261.64/cwt	259.00–270.50	1,889	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	485	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	919	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,015	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,451	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	283.20/cwt	281.00–286.00	2,215	421
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	416.71/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,821	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	739	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	503	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	336.55/cwt	332.50–339.00	1,979	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	316.12/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	443	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	302.21/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,714	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	547	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	245.00/cwt	237.00–247.50	2,063	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,424	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	273.27/cwt	268.75–276.00	2,252	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	406.14/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,730	8

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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,707Last week 2,124Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 400Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	297	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	411	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
11	550–600	581	287.00–310.00	301.64
8	600–650	633	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	655	284.00	284.00
10	750–800	790	281.50	281.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	750.00	750.00
11	200–250	244	835.00–1,150.00	1,032.65
12	400–450	436	355.00–400.00	376.78
8	500–550	521	312.50–322.50	316.12
18	550–600	567	290.00–307.50	302.21
5	600–650	600	297.00	297.00
22	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
149	700–750	722	259.00–270.50	261.64
218	750–800	773	246.50–260.50	252.02
138	800–850	842	237.00–247.50	245.00
36	950–1000	982	225.00	225.00
3	1050–1100	1,053	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
4	200–250	221	685.00	685.00
5	600–650	643	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	785	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	315.00	315.00
177	650–700	667	259.00	259.00
12	700–750	739	260.50	260.50
2	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
10	900–950	919	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	432.50	432.50
8	400–450	426	400.00–412.50	406.14
12	450–500	494	374.00–382.50	376.79
2	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
44	550–600	588	332.50–339.00	336.55
43	600–650	635	297.50–316.00	314.12
116	650–700	693	297.50–306.00	304.24
190	700–750	730	280.00–300.00	296.63
421	750–800	782	281.00–286.00	283.20
269	800–850	824	268.75–276.00	273.27
119	850–900	870	259.50–277.00	269.95
15	1000–1050	1,010	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	452	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	563	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	337.00	337.00
12	750–800	784	250.00–260.00	254.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	616	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	553	275.00	275.00
5	650–700	681	202.50–220.00	212.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	357.50	357.50
3	500–550	547	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	1000–1050	1,015	241.50	241.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
3	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	445	322.50	322.50
3	550–600	593	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	505.00	505.00
5	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
17	400–450	437	407.50–430.00	416.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	352.50	352.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,039	102.00–106.00	104.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	861	104.00–105.00	104.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,083	113.00–119.00	116.36
77	—	1,252	111.00–132.00	125.37
28	—	1,108	134.00–146.00	140.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	828	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,645	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,700	168.00	168.00

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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