Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on heifer and steer calves and feeders to determine a trend. Sentiment seemed to stay steady to slightly higher on a short turn out. Thin, healthy kind of turn out cattle still seem to be in better demand. Average to high yielding boner cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls in good flesh are still dollaring out on the higher side. Trade was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $299.03/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −75.51 against this barn's trailing median of $374.53.

Average price

$299.03

20 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$66.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.62

vs TX average

−0.38 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	309.00	1,937	17thin
Medium and Large 2	630	242.50	1,528	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	678	242.50	1,644	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.50/cwt here — about $293 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 600–700 lb

26 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $414.29, low $340.33, median $374.53 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

299.03

—

TX average5 barns · 384 hd

293.40

+5.62

National average169 barns · 8,423 hd

299.40

−0.38

This barn, trailing median26 sales

374.53

−75.51

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	1,682	169.59	2,853	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	138.00	1,980	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	133.16	1,535	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	96.91	847	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,338	$3,573	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,277	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	257.06/cwt	245.00–262.00	2,167	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	263.75/cwt	254.50–266.50	2,397	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	486	394.51/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	391	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,629	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,619	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	900	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	263.82/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,066	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	242.17/cwt	237.00–242.50	2,218	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	291.73/cwt	288.50–301.00	2,214	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	260.82/cwt	241.00–261.75	2,280	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	282.62/cwt	280.00–284.00	2,086	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,937	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	263.56/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,940	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,335	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	137.24/cwt	131.00–140.50	1,654	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	118.57/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,194	25
Bulls	—	—	1,653	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	874	96.91/cwt	91.00–105.00	847	8
Bulls	—	—	1,333	163.80/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,183	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	849	110.43/cwt	108.00–111.00	938	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	3,572.80/head	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	868	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,105	2
Bulls	—	—	1,083	149.52/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,619	3
Bulls	—	—	2,047	178.29/cwt	151.00–184.00	3,650	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,980	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	154.87/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,111	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	894	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,112	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,528	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	934	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	877	237.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,308	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	235.90/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	850–900	898	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	251.37/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	273.99/cwt	273.00–276.00	2,225	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,141	7

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

Thu May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,158Last week 938Year ago 1,828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 288Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	1,050.00	1,050.00
2	250–300	263	1,175.00	1,175.00
17	600–650	627	309.00	309.00
15	700–750	736	256.00–275.00	263.56
243	750–800	783	255.00–270.00	263.82
30	800–850	843	245.00–262.00	257.06
66	850–900	874	241.00–261.75	260.82
241	900–950	916	237.00–242.50	242.17
14	950–1000	975	239.50	239.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	391	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	868	242.50	242.50
3	900–950	900	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	630	242.50	242.50
5	850–900	894	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	1,050.00	1,050.00
2	650–700	678	242.50	242.50
5	700–750	702	240.00–259.00	251.37
2	800–850	808	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	351	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
5	750–800	788	257.00	257.00
7	850–900	856	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	1,235.00	1,235.00
4	400–450	449	417.50	417.50
17	700–750	738	280.00–284.00	282.62
20	750–800	759	288.50–301.00	291.73
9	800–850	812	273.00–276.00	273.99
22	850–900	870	301.00	301.00
36	900–950	909	254.50–266.50	263.75
6	950–1000	960	258.00	258.00
18	1000–1050	1,029	255.50	255.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	418	460.00	460.00
15	450–500	486	392.50–395.00	394.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
8	750–800	753	225.00–237.50	235.90
8	850–900	877	230.00–240.00	237.55
6	900–950	934	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
40	850–900	865	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	898	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	435	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,205	131.00–140.50	137.24
25	—	1,007	116.00–124.00	118.57
14	—	1,363	147.00–158.00	154.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	874	91.00–105.00	96.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	849	108.00–111.00	110.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,333	160.00–168.00	163.80
3	—	1,083	147.00–152.00	149.52
7	—	2,047	151.00–184.00	178.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,572.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,096	174.00	174.00

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 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 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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