Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales among the calves and feeders to set a trend but, sentiment favored the higher side. Particularly among the 700-800 pounders. Thin fleshed turn out cattle also did well on active trade. High to average yielding boner cows brought 6.00-8.00 higher on good demand. Trade was moderate to active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.70/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −116.21 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$338.70

32 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs TX average

−35.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	352.50	1,815	2thin
Medium and Large 1	545	345.98	1,886	24
Medium and Large 2	553	305.00	1,688	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $128 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 sale32 hd

338.70

—

TX average4 barns · 124 hd

343.92

−5.22

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−35.32

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−116.21

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	1,673	151.00	2,527	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	144.58	1,988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	134.79	1,669	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	111.13	1,191	18
Steers	Choice	High	1,710	141.00	2,411	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	1000–1050	1,010	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	309.19/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,769	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,249	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	310.39/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,260	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,135	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,979	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	263.12/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,887	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	488	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	322.58/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,985	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	849	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	760	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	262.61/cwt	262.00–268.00	2,329	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,286	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	247.90/cwt	237.00–251.00	2,459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	875	249.21/cwt	248.00–250.00	2,181	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	325.83/cwt	318.00–327.00	2,170	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,320	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	144.58/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,286	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	151.65/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,711	17
Bulls	—	—	1,960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,018	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,520	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	549	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,976	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	130.33/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,686	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	115.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,416	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	106.81/cwt	106.00–107.00	978	9
Bulls	—	—	1,715	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,264	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	189.01/cwt	178.00–212.00	1,767	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,065	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	764	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,353	31
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	301	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,249	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,663	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	272.42/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	566	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,815	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	764	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	389	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,921	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	439.50/cwt	439.50–439.50	2,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,859	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,894	4

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 938Last week 1,021Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 311Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	500	332.50	332.50
19	550–600	572	299.00–318.00	309.19
32	650–700	653	303.00	303.00
26	700–750	717	253.00–265.00	263.12
25	750–800	780	254.50	254.50
3	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
65	850–900	853	268.00	268.00
2	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	640	288.00	288.00
3	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	488	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	760	259.00	259.00
9	800–850	849	244.00	244.00
10	850–900	875	248.00–250.00	249.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	758	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	606	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	301	415.00	415.00
8	350–400	366	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	528	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	566	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	510	372.50	372.50
12	550–600	561	315.00–328.00	322.58
62	600–650	649	329.00	329.00
33	650–700	666	318.00–327.00	325.83
33	700–750	728	300.00–314.00	310.39
10	750–800	781	288.00	288.00
6	800–850	814	285.00	285.00
65	850–900	887	262.00–268.00	262.61
9	950–1000	992	237.00–251.00	247.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	549	360.00	360.00
31	750–800	764	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	302.50	302.50
4	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	713	240.00–250.00	244.93
3	750–800	798	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	845	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	515	352.50	352.50
5	750–800	764	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	439.50	439.50
5	500–550	517	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	242.50	242.50
4	900–950	918	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	340.00	340.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	346	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	388	260.00–285.00	272.42
3	400–450	425	277.50	277.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	861	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	712	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	144.00–145.00	144.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	122.00	122.00
17	—	1,128	145.00–158.00	151.65
50	—	1,294	121.00–141.00	130.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	114.00–119.00	115.44
9	—	916	106.00–107.00	106.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,345	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,715	186.00	186.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	164.00	164.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,325.00	2,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	935	178.00–212.00	189.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,222	169.00	169.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle