Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on a short supply to determine a trend. However; a higher undertone was noted on better quality feeder steers and heifers. Slaughter cattle were steady to lower with average yielding boners down 7.00. Trade was moderate on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.59/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −98.36 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$315.59

24 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$302

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

$63.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs TX average

−17.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	323.53	1,815	21
Medium and Large 1-2	582	260.00	1,513	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.53/cwt here — about $302 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd

315.59

—

TX average5 barns · 268 hd

320.32

−4.73

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

−17.10

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−98.36

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	154.00	2,204	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	133.98	1,727	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	111.88	1,139	59

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,016	$4,150	12

Every lot, as filed

45 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	350–400	371	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,577	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	499	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,083	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	243.23/cwt	242.50–245.00	2,337	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	294.48/cwt	281.00–299.00	2,371	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	2,124	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	331.65/cwt	324.00–337.50	1,804	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	154.00/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,204	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	96.33/cwt	96.00–97.00	831	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	264.05/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,333	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	142.69/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,032	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,779	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	334.99/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,956	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	633	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	468	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	820	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,839	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	316.89/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,990	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,409	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	269.36/cwt	268.50–272.50	2,185	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	291	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,331	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	796	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,751	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,262	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	134.32/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,613	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	94.41/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,176	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	118.94/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,237	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	91.37/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,265	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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu May 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,071Last week 1,292Year ago 1,710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 324Last week 334Year ago 474

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	457.50	457.50
13	350–400	371	425.00	425.00
40	450–500	472	377.00	377.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	452	332.50	332.50
8	500–550	544	324.00–337.50	331.65
21	600–650	628	314.00–318.00	316.89
20	650–700	652	282.00	282.00
21	750–800	760	279.50	279.50
126	800–850	811	268.50–272.50	269.36
7	950–1000	961	242.50–245.00	243.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	590	309.00	309.00
2	600–650	633	289.00	289.00
2	800–850	820	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	628	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
42	450–500	499	417.50	417.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	380.00	380.00
21	550–600	584	332.00–345.00	334.99
15	750–800	760	317.00	317.00
8	800–850	805	281.00–299.00	294.48
4	900–950	909	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	925.00	925.00
87	450–500	490	272.00	272.00
5	550–600	590	255.00–270.00	264.05
3	650–700	697	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	830	272.50	272.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
6	450–500	471	212.50	212.50
10	750–800	796	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	360.00	360.00
1	950–1000	980	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,431	151.00–161.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	863	96.00–97.00	96.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,424	141.00–146.00	142.69
57	—	1,201	128.00–142.00	134.32
7	—	1,384	90.00–95.00	91.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	94.00–95.00	94.41
41	—	1,040	113.00–128.00	118.94

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,016	4,150.00	4,150.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

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