Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Warmer and drier weather brought some larger, good quality sets of cattle to town. But, compared to a short turn out last week, there were few comparable sales. Sentiment remains high though, as demand and trade was active. Even the price spread on #2's seems to be creeping closer to the #1's. Slaughter cattle continue to move upward with better quality average and high yielding boner cows up 7.00. Warmer temperatures are going to persist as we head into the first days of summer, but it looks like rain chances might come back and cooler temps heading into July. Next week will be the last sale before July 4th, there will be no sale on July 3rd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.21/cwt on 261 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.70 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$384.21

261 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.11

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	549	384.21	2,109	261

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale261 hd

384.21

—

TX average4 barns · 387 hd

373.10

+11.11

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

+12.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−70.70

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	1,613	178.79	2,884	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,258	157.00	1,975	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	154.38	1,824	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	127.32	1,249	71

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 1-2Full	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	359.22/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,191	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	368.75/cwt	368.75–368.75	2,238	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,997	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	338.75/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,300	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,243	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	346.29/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,977	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	393.53/cwt	382.50–401.00	2,007	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	355.32/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,103	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	414.90/cwt	407.50–422.50	2,016	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	280.03/cwt	271.00–283.00	2,184	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,663	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	468	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	387.27/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,188	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	767	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,508	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	123.65/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,067	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,090	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	165.83/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,283	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	153.11/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,771	138
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	138.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,325	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	821	125.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,029	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	122.15/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,165	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	134.28/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,460	33
Bulls	—	—	1,613	178.79/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	363.98/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	587	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,160	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	539	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	643	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,154	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	796	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,942	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,599	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,358	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	866	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	791	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,207	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	757	263.21/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	911	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,186	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	656	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	671	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,959	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850–900	856	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,440	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	282.24/cwt	280.50–284.00	2,568	110
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	308.96/cwt	308.00–309.50	2,512	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,116	121

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,546Last week 704Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 563Last week 370Year ago 243

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	656	284.00	284.00
3	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	704	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	517	355.00–377.50	363.98
44	550–600	571	335.00–347.50	346.29
23	700–750	745	268.00	268.00
12	750–800	780	271.00–283.00	280.03
25	850–900	856	262.00	262.00
3	1000–1050	1,030	235.00	235.00
2	1050–1100	1,095	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	608	263.00	263.00
2	650–700	698	265.00	265.00
4	700–750	723	201.00	201.00
2	800–850	843	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	381.00	381.00
13	500–550	539	364.00	364.00
10	600–650	643	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	866	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	757	260.00–265.00	263.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	975.00	975.00
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	330	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	373	415.00	415.00
58	450–500	486	407.50–422.50	414.90
37	500–550	510	382.50–401.00	393.53
75	550–600	592	350.00–377.50	355.32
75	600–650	610	357.00–360.00	359.22
79	650–700	679	330.00–342.50	338.75
25	800–850	813	308.00–309.50	308.96
4	850–900	883	296.00	296.00
88	900–950	928	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
121	500–550	529	400.00	400.00
44	600–650	607	368.75	368.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	782	295.00–300.00	297.48
110	900–950	910	280.50–284.00	282.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	370.00	370.00
9	550–600	587	368.00	368.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	565	380.00–394.00	387.27
11	650–700	653	356.00	356.00
20	750–800	767	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	300.00	300.00
14	750–800	796	244.00	244.00
14	900–950	911	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	791	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	650–700	671	292.00	292.00
48	850–900	856	285.00	285.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	418	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	543	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	863	121.00–133.00	123.65
3	—	763	103.00	103.00
8	—	821	120.00–130.00	125.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	115.00	115.00
16	—	954	115.00–133.00	122.15
33	—	1,087	126.00–144.00	134.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,377	163.00–173.00	165.83
138	—	1,157	146.00–162.00	153.11
5	—	1,007	135.00–145.00	138.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	177.00–180.00	178.79

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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