Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on steers to set a trend but a higher undertone was noted. There were few comparable sales on heifers as well, but buyer demand pushed the better and older heifers higher. Slaughter cattle followed heifers as high buyer demand and competition pushed the market higher. Average to high yielding boners and breakers were up 6.00-13.00. Good, healthy bulls also continue to push the market bringing over 200.00/cwt. The recent rains throughout the area have produced plenty of green grass and water, filling up tanks and creeks. It'll be interesting to see if this trend remains and helps to push herd numbers back up.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.72/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −86.20 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$368.72

28 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$754

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

$117.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.88

vs TX average

−12.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	387.76	2,185	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	591	365.28	2,159	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	270.00	1,431	3thin

One grade step is worth $117.76/cwt here — about $754 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

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 sale28 hd

368.72

—

TX average4 barns · 207 hd

350.84

+17.88

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−12.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−86.20

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	1,761	186.17	3,278	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	164.57	2,467	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	148.55	1,786	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	110.71	1,171	18

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	905	119.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,079	9
Bulls	—	—	1,380	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	108.75/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,248	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	145.53/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,745	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	773	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	158.42/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,039	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	115	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,108	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	303.99/cwt	296.00–308.00	2,134	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	322.90/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,758	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	316.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,159	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,957	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	287.68/cwt	287.50–288.00	2,356	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	308.85/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,659	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	317.90/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,257	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	247	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	365.28/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,159	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	296.39/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	853	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	329.91/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,233	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,077	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,027	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	130.34/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,341	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	164.57/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,467	10
Bulls	—	—	1,888	207.39/cwt	196.00–213.00	3,916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	898	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	912	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	385.79/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,187	15

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 Jun 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 1,133Year ago 1,231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 209Year ago 318

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	905	117.00–123.00	119.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	99.00–115.00	108.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,199	137.00–154.00	145.53
78	—	1,287	155.00–166.00	158.42
22	—	1,029	124.00–136.00	130.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	93.00	93.00
2	—	898	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,499	162.00–167.00	164.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	122.50	122.50
3	—	1,888	196.00–213.00	207.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	115	760.00	760.00
2	500–550	538	402.50	402.50
15	550–600	567	382.50–387.50	385.79
13	650–700	677	322.00–335.00	329.91
96	700–750	710	315.00–318.00	317.90
6	750–800	788	312.50	312.50
6	800–850	843	292.50	292.50
34	850–900	861	300.00–312.50	308.85
12	900–950	927	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	591	357.50–370.00	365.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	195	700.00	700.00
3	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	853	284.00	284.00
5	900–950	912	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	1,210.00	1,210.00
11	500–550	545	359.00	359.00
3	550–600	585	322.50	322.50
7	600–650	612	318.00–325.00	322.90
16	650–700	682	315.00–320.00	316.55
6	700–750	702	296.00–308.00	303.99
8	800–850	819	287.50–288.00	287.68
2	900–950	900	267.00	267.00
8	1100–1150	1,108	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	247	750.00	750.00
4	600–650	634	290.00–302.50	296.39
2	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	290.00	290.00
6	300–350	321	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	350	317.50	317.50
4	400–450	404	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	622	334.00	334.00
3	650–700	672	299.00	299.00

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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