Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Turn out was better this week with some feeder steers and heifers still coming off wheat. But, due to last week's short turn out, there were few comparable sales to determine a trend. However, sentiment was higher and trading was active. Average to high yielding boner cows sold 7.00-12.00 lower while high yielding breakers dollared out nicely on a short test. Rain is forecast over the weekend with a continuing chance over the next weekend, let's hope we all get a bit. Have a Happy Easter.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.32/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −96.63 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$317.32

14 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs TX average

−3.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	322.50	1,690	9thin
Medium and Large 1	558	308.00	1,719	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about −$29 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

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 sale14 hd

317.32

—

TX average4 barns · 174 hd

323.01

−5.69

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−3.86

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−96.63

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	1,215	170.00	2,066	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	148.62	2,263	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	126.61	1,540	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	102.90	1,132	39

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	538	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	364.39/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,607	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	246.13/cwt	245.50–246.75	2,117	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	295.38/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	259.31/cwt	258.00–259.50	2,113	103
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	817	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	524	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	697	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	336.15/cwt	332.50–339.00	1,943	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	110.11/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,213	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	839	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	148.62/cwt	146.00–149.50	2,263	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	143.33/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,902	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	951	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	1050–1100	1,068	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,136	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	125.50/cwt	119.00–131.00	1,611	49
Bulls	—	—	1,215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,066	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	924	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,210	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	890	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	988	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	91.97/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,075	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,074	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,584	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	834	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,010	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	998	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	930	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,295	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	285.38/cwt	281.00–290.00	2,123	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	683	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	300–350	333	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	293.14/cwt	274.00–306.00	1,809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	738	263.88/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,947	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	301.50/cwt	297.50–302.00	1,912	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	453.95/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,675	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	744	273.40/cwt	265.00–275.50	2,034	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	394.53/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,866	21

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 Apr 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,021Last week 564Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 311Last week 270Year ago 258

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	640	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	1,225.00	1,225.00
19	350–400	369	445.00–460.00	453.95
3	400–450	407	430.00	430.00
21	450–500	473	390.00–396.00	394.53
5	600–650	617	274.00–306.00	293.14
15	650–700	658	290.00–306.00	295.38
136	700–750	744	281.00–290.00	285.38
2	750–800	793	255.00	255.00
15	800–850	847	271.00	271.00
3	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	817	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	697	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	578	332.50–339.00	336.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,068	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	244.00	244.00
3	500–550	538	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
2	650–700	683	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	1,050.00	1,050.00
2	300–350	328	372.50	372.50
16	400–450	441	360.00–365.00	364.39
2	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	503	342.50	342.50
18	600–650	634	297.50–302.00	301.50
2	650–700	665	247.50	247.50
196	700–750	744	265.00–275.50	273.40
103	800–850	815	258.00–259.50	259.31
124	850–900	860	245.50–246.75	246.13
2	900–950	905	221.00	221.00
2	950–1000	970	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	410	385.00–390.00	387.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
20	700–750	738	259.00–270.00	263.88
13	800–850	834	241.00	241.00
2	900–950	930	224.00	224.00
3	950–1000	998	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	350.00	350.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	485	277.50	277.50
2	650–700	653	242.50	242.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,760.00	1,760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,048	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,102	103.00–115.00	110.11
13	—	1,169	87.50–94.00	91.97
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	89.00	89.00
2	—	870	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,523	146.00–149.50	148.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	134.00–149.00	143.33
4	—	951	115.00	115.00
49	—	1,284	119.00–131.00	125.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	924	131.00	131.00
3	—	890	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	170.00	170.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle