Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to set a trend due to the short turnout last sale. However, sentiment was toward the higher side and trade was active on good demand. 700 lb - 800 lb steers and heifers seemed to benefit the most. There were few comparable sales on average to high yielding slaughter cows as well, but prices seemed to be steady.A few bulls in good condition broke the $2.00 mark.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.04/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −86.91 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$327.04

72 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$50.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.73

vs TX average

−12.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	330.46	1,849	56
Medium and Large 1-2	563	320.11	1,802	14thin
Medium and Large 2	528	280.00	1,478	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.46/cwt here — about $371 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale72 hd

327.04

—

TX average5 barns · 373 hd

324.32

+2.73

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−12.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−86.91

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	1,777	185.22	3,292	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,707	145.00	2,475	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	132.02	1,625	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	102.14	927	15

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	650–700	653	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,272	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	296.24/cwt	289.00–306.50	2,293	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,830	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,931	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,862	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	292.75/cwt	292.75–292.75	1,833	33
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	747	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,137	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	198	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	797	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,857	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	160	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	258.84/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,794	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,594	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	918	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,029	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	145.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,475	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	154.80/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,785	22
Bulls	—	—	2,048	202.80/cwt	196.00–210.00	4,153	4
Bulls	—	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	185.00/cwt	161.00–215.00	2,165	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	50–100	95	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	312.55/cwt	295.00–321.00	1,950	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,001	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,653	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	276.19/cwt	272.00–292.00	2,041	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	325.59/cwt	312.50–329.00	1,846	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	230	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,413	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	367.93/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,759	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	356.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	253	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	290.32/cwt	284.50–295.50	1,968	141
Bulls	—	—	1,900	186.29/cwt	185.00–187.50	3,540	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,482	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	131.52/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,757	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	105.92/cwt	95.00–112.00	863	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	99.62/cwt	90.00–105.00	965	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	116.69/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,296	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	264.80/cwt	254.00–268.50	2,105	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	265.24/cwt	265.00–266.25	2,201	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	373.13/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,086	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,415	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,468	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	276.14/cwt	271.00–289.00	2,264	61
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,859	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	999	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,642	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	315.04/cwt	309.00–321.00	2,268	34

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 May 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,047Last week 444Year ago 1,385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 325Year ago 382

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	1,000.00	1,000.00
5	650–700	653	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	422.50	422.50
2	550–600	580	333.00	333.00
7	600–650	645	294.00	294.00
4	650–700	678	317.00	317.00
18	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
7	850–900	859	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	485.00	485.00
7	400–450	404	450.00	450.00
10	500–550	540	344.00	344.00
16	550–600	559	360.00–375.00	373.13
2	600–650	618	318.00	318.00
6	650–700	674	321.00	321.00
34	700–750	720	309.00–321.00	315.04
177	750–800	774	289.00–306.50	296.24
61	800–850	820	271.00–289.00	276.14
124	850–900	879	274.50	274.50
12	900–950	904	273.00	273.00
60	950–1000	999	264.50	264.50
60	1000–1050	1,001	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	517	220.00	220.00
6	550–600	598	290.00	290.00
11	650–700	693	254.00–272.00	258.84
7	700–750	724	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	797	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	965	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	918	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	534	327.50	327.50
9	550–600	579	316.00	316.00
33	600–650	626	292.75	292.75
65	650–700	682	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	528	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	648	260.00	260.00
14	650–700	656	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	913	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	1,000.00	1,000.00
10	300–350	318	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	388	427.50	427.50
3	400–450	412	352.50	352.50
9	450–500	486	350.00–360.00	356.98
2	500–550	520	344.00	344.00
35	550–600	567	312.50–329.00	325.59
14	600–650	624	295.00–321.00	312.55
141	650–700	678	284.50–295.50	290.32
60	700–750	739	272.00–292.00	276.19
125	750–800	795	254.00–268.50	264.80
87	800–850	830	265.00–266.25	265.24
6	950–1000	998	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	775.00	775.00
20	450–500	478	365.00–372.50	367.93
19	550–600	550	338.00	338.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	95	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	434	437.50	437.50
13	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
9	500–550	547	370.00	370.00
15	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	372.50	372.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	198	285.00	285.00
2	250–300	273	277.50	277.50
3	400–450	403	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	593	245.00	245.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	160	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	282	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	658	265.00	265.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	258	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	190.00	190.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	161.00–215.00	185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,707	140.00–149.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,153	148.00–157.00	154.80
52	—	1,336	125.00–141.00	131.52
31	—	1,111	110.00–123.00	116.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	95.00–112.00	105.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	969	90.00–105.00	99.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,048	196.00–210.00	202.80
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,900	185.00–187.50	186.29
1	—	1,460	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.

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

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