Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on steer calves to set a trend. Feeder steers however; brought 10.00-20.00 higher with 800lb. and larger bringing over 3.00. there were few comparable sales on both heifer calves and feeders but a higher undertone was noted. Average to high yielding slaughter cows were mostly steady with high yielding bulls up 15.00. Trade was active on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.66/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −82.25 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$372.66

29 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$68.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.54

vs TX average

+0.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	398.73	2,097	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	581	330.00	1,917	11thin

One grade step is worth $68.73/cwt here — about $180 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

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 sale29 hd

372.66

—

TX average4 barns · 250 hd

364.12

+8.54

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+0.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−82.25

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	1,414	183.29	2,592	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	176.00	2,614	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	158.65	1,953	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,051	132.76	1,395	28

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)	1,350	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	850–900	889	319.69/cwt	318.50–320.00	2,842	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	317.95/cwt	314.00–318.50	2,916	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	800–850	835	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,614	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	674	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	378.65/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,783	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,004	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,072	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,527	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	441.02/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,693	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	695	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	398.73/cwt	380.00–406.00	2,097	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,103	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,691	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,614	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	964	152.24/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,468	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	158.40/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,982	33
Bulls	—	—	975	151.29/cwt	137.00–165.00	1,475	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	822	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,019	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	938	127.93/cwt	122.00–141.00	1,200	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	379	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,601	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,719	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,550	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	143.54/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,517	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	176.15/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,581	25
Bulls	—	—	1,853	215.29/cwt	215.00–215.50	3,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	756	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,427	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,912	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,917	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,670	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	333.89/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,107	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,297	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,770	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,976	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	359.33/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	487.31/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,589	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	354.08/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,440	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,631	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,959	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,428	5

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 Jul 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 2,052Year ago 977

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 591Year ago 390

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	1,375.00	1,375.00
2	300–350	333	522.00	522.00
5	400–450	435	440.00–442.50	441.02
18	500–550	526	380.00–406.00	398.73
8	600–650	630	357.50–362.50	359.33
86	650–700	689	340.00–363.00	354.08
69	700–750	719	351.50	351.50
9	800–850	826	326.00	326.00
70	850–900	889	318.50–320.00	319.69
24	900–950	917	314.00–318.50	317.95
47	1000–1050	1,004	306.00	306.00
2	1100–1150	1,103	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	780	315.00	315.00
60	800–850	835	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	674	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	607	372.50	372.50
3	650–700	675	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	437	437.50	437.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	350.00	350.00
11	550–600	581	330.00	330.00
12	600–650	631	320.00–339.00	333.89
2	700–750	735	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	655	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	1,100.00	1,100.00
19	300–350	326	480.00–490.00	487.31
11	400–450	444	393.00	393.00
19	450–500	471	372.50–385.00	378.65
3	500–550	518	372.50	372.50
6	550–600	588	344.00	344.00
3	600–650	628	330.00	330.00
4	850–900	860	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	695	333.50	333.50
14	750–800	756	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	422.50	422.50
10	400–450	402	422.50	422.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	513	318.00	318.00
23	600–650	617	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	513	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	566	295.00	295.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	732	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	964	151.00–156.00	152.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,251	154.00–167.00	158.40
25	—	1,057	139.00–150.00	143.54
25	—	1,465	171.00–179.00	176.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	124.00	124.00
11	—	938	122.00–141.00	127.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	141.00	141.00
6	—	1,148	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	137.00–165.00	151.29
2	—	1,853	215.00–215.50	215.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,825.00	1,825.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle