Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were too few comparable sales on most classes to set a trend but a higher undertone was noted. However, feeder steers weighing 750-800 pounds brought almost 18.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls remained steady to slightly higher on better quality. Several pairs and three in ones came through the ring and brought 4500.00-4950.00 per pair.Trade was active and demand was high on good quality cattle. Some fresh calves are coming to the town early this year, taking advantage of a historic market. Weather is beginning to cool down as we head into fall and rain is expected in the area for most of the upcoming week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.46/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +9.55 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$464.46

65 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$67.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+72.93

vs TX average

+55.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	467.58	2,355	62
Medium and Large 2	537	400.00	2,148	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.58/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

464.46

—

TX average5 barns · 344 hd

391.54

+72.93

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+55.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

+9.55

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	1,577	203.95	3,217	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	175.22	2,486	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	165.36	2,091	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	132.63	1,377	21

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,830	$4,853	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,763	$4,850	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,731	$4,567	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,865	$4,500	16

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	608	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,098	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	364.35/cwt	364.00–365.50	2,951	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,764	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	414	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	518	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	742	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,430	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,714	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,865	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,730	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,763	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	537	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,148	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,827	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	175.22/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,486	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	131.30/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,421	14
Bulls	—	—	1,564	206.03/cwt	203.00–214.00	3,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,843	4,925.00/head	4,925.00–4,925.00	4,925	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,731	4,566.52/head	4,550.00–4,625.00	4,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,496	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	459	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	338.19/cwt	330.00–339.25	2,638	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,711	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	402	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,184	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	374.91/cwt	374.00–377.00	2,849	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,340	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	426.16/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,188	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,194	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	165.24/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,297	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	154.82/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,624	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	174.72/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,201	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	196.68/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,192	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,501	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 Aug 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,090Last week 1,824Year ago 1,538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 805Year ago 501

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	397.50	397.50
3	600–650	608	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	527.50	527.50
50	500–550	501	467.00	467.00
138	750–800	760	374.00–377.00	374.91
30	800–850	810	364.00–365.50	364.35
60	850–900	885	350.00	350.00
6	950–1000	968	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	1,100.00	1,100.00
4	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	459	475.00	475.00
8	500–550	511	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	820	330.00	330.00
7	850–900	864	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	742	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	510.00	510.00
26	600–650	635	427.00	427.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	414	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	528	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	754	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	442.50	442.50
4	450–500	465	447.00	447.00
40	500–550	503	435.00	435.00
3	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
61	750–800	780	330.00–339.25	338.19
3	800–850	813	314.00	314.00
3	1000–1050	1,045	300.00	300.00
4	1150–1200	1,184	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	483.00	483.00
3	500–550	502	470.00	470.00
30	600–650	605	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	402	437.50	437.50
6	450–500	481	422.50–430.00	426.16
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	448	382.50	382.50
3	550–600	563	370.00	370.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	451	405.00	405.00
11	500–550	540	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,865	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,763	4,850.00	4,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,843	4,925.00	4,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,731	4,550.00–4,625.00	4,566.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,730	4,300.00	4,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,419	175.00–176.00	175.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,082	129.00–133.00	131.30
2	—	1,028	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,390	158.00–169.00	165.24
34	—	1,049	147.00–165.00	154.82
39	—	1,260	173.00–179.00	174.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,564	203.00–214.00	206.03
2	—	1,623	195.00–198.00	196.68

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle