Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were no comparable sales on feeders and calves to determine a trend but a definite higher undertone was noted. Better kind of #2's broke the 3.00 mark as demand was high and trade active. Even with the board sliding back 7.50, the cash market remained high. Slaughter cows also did well with a good turn out of fed beef cows coming across the scales bringing over the 1.70 mark. Average to low yielding cattle and bulls remain steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.25/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −93.66 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$361.25

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$55.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs TX average

−20.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	400.00	2,132	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	367.50	2,102	11thin
Medium and Large 2	542	345.00	1,869	9thin

One grade step is worth $55.00/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale22 hd

361.25

—

TX average5 barns · 312 hd

372.29

−11.04

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−20.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−93.66

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	1,902	195.67	3,721	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	172.37	2,553	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	167.02	2,410	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	123.46	1,236	22

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	172.37/cwt	171.00–173.75	2,553	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,378	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	112.42/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,165	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	151.17/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,229	4
Bulls	—	—	1,385	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,507	1
Bulls	—	—	2,075	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,869	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	317.20/cwt	316.50–318.00	2,455	162
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	724	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,375	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	332	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,751	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	493	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,984	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	384	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,786	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	774	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,709	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	686	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,476	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	533	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,132	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	156.53/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,941	27
Bulls	—	—	2,245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,501	170.48/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,559	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	366.81/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,608	189
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	723	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,386	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	671	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,275	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,060	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	160	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	356.95/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,715	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	2

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,210Last week 1,088Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 399Last week 325Year ago 605

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,481	171.00–173.75	172.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	130.00	130.00
13	—	1,036	109.00–120.00	112.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	813	149.00–154.00	151.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,240	150.00–161.00	156.53
2	—	1,113	125.00	125.00
106	—	1,501	165.00–175.00	170.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	181.00	181.00
1	—	2,075	206.00	206.00
1	—	2,245	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	205	1,400.00	1,400.00
10	450–500	479	430.00	430.00
189	700–750	711	350.00–372.00	366.81
6	800–850	806	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	332	527.50	527.50
12	350–400	363	515.00	515.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	572	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	384	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	400.00	400.00
11	650–700	686	361.00	361.00
31	750–800	774	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	1,250.00	1,250.00
2	350–400	378	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	160	800.00	800.00
2	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
6	500–550	526	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	573	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	627	355.00–360.00	356.95
4	650–700	658	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
4	250–300	273	1,450.00	1,450.00
2	300–350	348	457.50	457.50
10	350–400	386	445.00	445.00
6	500–550	523	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
162	750–800	774	316.50–318.00	317.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
13	450–500	493	402.50	402.50
44	700–750	724	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	671	339.00	339.00
26	700–750	723	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
1	950–1000	975	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	357.50	357.50
3	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	422.50	422.50
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	855	120.00	120.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	230.00	230.00

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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