Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was little test on calves to present a trend. There was also few comparable sells on steer and heifer feeders, but a higher undertone was definite as some 800-900 pounders brought over 3.00. Slaughter cattle still remain high even as average to high yielding boners sold 7.00 lower. High yielding bulls remain over 2.00. Quality was moderate. Trade was active on good demand.Seasonal temperatures have come back to the area with chances of afternoon storms remaining in the forecast.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.10/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −92.81 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$362.10

23 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$36.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs TX average

−13.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	381.00	2,157	11thin
Medium and Large 2	561	344.78	1,934	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.22/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale23 hd

362.10

—

TX average5 barns · 339 hd

365.82

−3.72

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−13.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−92.81

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	1,364	197.83	2,699	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	174.96	2,686	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	151.30	1,878	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	123.25	1,200	31

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	150–200	180	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	357.96/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,026	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	389.62/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,675	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,381	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,446	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	168.24/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,256	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	129.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,650	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	174.96/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,686	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	112.88/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,289	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	942	128.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,208	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	288.69/cwt	277.00–289.00	2,514	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	307.98/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	899	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,617	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	493	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,075	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	348.32/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,668	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,437	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	887	206.72/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,834	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	846	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	358.48/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,099	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	254.32/cwt	251.00–256.00	2,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	374.97/cwt	374.00–377.50	1,965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	323.89/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,322	11
Bulls	—	—	1,230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,460	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	152.51/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,781	31

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 923Year ago 1,684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 293Year ago 393

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	860	119.00	119.00
19	—	942	124.00–130.00	128.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,341	165.00–171.00	168.24
16	—	1,270	125.00–139.00	129.90
31	—	1,168	146.00–160.00	152.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	174.00–177.00	174.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,142	110.00–121.00	112.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,310	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,840	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,505	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	230.00	230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	180	1,250.00	1,250.00
3	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	1,100.00	1,100.00
20	400–450	430	380.00–395.00	389.62
7	500–550	524	374.00–377.50	374.97
16	550–600	566	357.50–360.00	357.96
8	600–650	609	340.00	340.00
11	700–750	717	321.00–325.00	323.89
67	750–800	791	301.00	301.00
71	800–850	845	289.50	289.50
75	850–900	871	277.00–289.00	288.69
14	900–950	915	286.00	286.00
6	950–1000	989	251.00–256.00	254.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	830	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	587	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	632	375.00	375.00
5	650–700	671	358.00	358.00
3	700–750	728	337.50	337.50
209	750–800	766	344.00–350.00	348.32
10	850–900	899	320.00	320.00
3	900–950	940	300.00–312.00	307.98
47	950–1000	973	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	406.00	406.00
4	500–550	530	409.00	409.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	520	357.50–360.00	358.48
7	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
11	800–850	846	228.00	228.00
5	1050–1100	1,099	215.00	215.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	392.50	392.50
30	850–900	887	205.00–208.00	206.72

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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