Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: In spite of a larger turn out in numbers, there were few comparable sales on all classes to set a trend. However, a lower undertone was noted and demand was moderate to active. Feeder heifers were the exception though, as 700-750 pounders seemed to be in higher demand. Several droughty pairs, slaughter cows, and bulls, from out west sold well with a good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.73/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.18 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$408.73

99 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+20.93

vs TX average

+4.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	408.73	2,280	99

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 sale99 hd

408.73

—

TX average3 barns · 310 hd

387.80

+20.93

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+4.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−46.18

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	—	Low	1,455	178.47	2,597	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	163.42	2,350	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	151.17	1,895	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	124.58	1,359	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,308	$2,975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$2,575	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,144	$2,175	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,950	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$3,100	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$2,925	12

Every lot, as filed

82 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%	—	1,438	163.42/cwt	152.50–168.00	2,350	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	973	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,382	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	964	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,475	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	164.65/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,101	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	154.32/cwt	143.00–159.00	2,080	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	515.45/cwt	510.00–517.00	1,629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	309.92/cwt	300.00–315.00	3,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	355.25/cwt	347.00–357.50	2,082	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	688	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,759	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	538	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	390.85/cwt	365.00–399.00	2,673	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	693	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,850	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	322.60/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,158	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	3,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	1,216.67/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,205	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	3,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	281	1,475.51/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	380.94/cwt	372.00–392.50	1,653	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	408.13/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,930	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	356.61/cwt	342.50–367.00	2,896	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	50–100	90	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	85	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	361.67/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,747	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	654	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,273	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	1,157.18/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	576	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,258	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	974	123.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,203	7
Bulls	—	—	1,120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	169.15/cwt	162.50–175.00	2,258	2
Bulls	—	—	1,599	190.25/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,042	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,165	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,342	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,704	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	127.30/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,487	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	333.63/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,599	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,391	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	837	299.89/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,510	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	386	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,486	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	348.65/cwt	346.50–350.50	3,068	158
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	339.77/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	386.50/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,396	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	443.14/cwt	442.50–452.50	1,941	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,240	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	384.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,253	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,075	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	356.42/cwt	346.00–363.50	2,826	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	429.73/cwt	415.00–434.00	2,290	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	334.92/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,428	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,835	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	132	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	377.63/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,738	90

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,069Last week 1,753Year ago 2,171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 509Year ago 410

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 15Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	152.50–168.00	163.42
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	973	142.00	142.00
7	—	964	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,276	161.00–174.00	164.65
52	—	1,348	143.00–159.00	154.32
16	—	1,168	121.00–133.00	127.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	121.00–130.00	123.52
3	—	947	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,335	162.50–175.00	169.15
4	—	1,599	187.00–194.00	190.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	316	510.00–517.00	515.45
7	350–400	389	472.50	472.50
13	400–450	411	450.00	450.00
17	450–500	494	420.00	420.00
42	500–550	533	415.00–434.00	429.73
38	550–600	586	380.00–395.00	384.50
12	600–650	620	382.50–390.00	386.50
113	650–700	684	365.00–399.00	390.85
90	700–750	725	340.00–390.00	377.63
189	750–800	793	346.00–363.50	356.42
319	800–850	812	342.50–367.00	356.61
158	850–900	880	346.50–350.50	348.65
4	1200–1250	1,205	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	1,550.00	1,550.00
32	400–450	438	442.50–452.50	443.14
8	550–600	556	410.00	410.00
71	650–700	688	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	85	500.00	500.00
10	250–300	281	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,475.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	576	392.00	392.00
7	650–700	654	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	438	422.00	422.00
6	650–700	664	325.00–347.50	339.77
15	750–800	779	327.50–337.50	333.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	837	295.00–310.00	299.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	718	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	90	600.00	600.00
1	150–200	180	900.00	900.00
3	200–250	232	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,157.18
3	250–300	260	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,216.67
5	300–350	323	512.50	512.50
3	350–400	395	387.50	387.50
24	400–450	434	372.00–392.50	380.94
31	450–500	483	350.00–362.50	361.67
15	500–550	532	345.00	345.00
28	550–600	586	347.00–357.50	355.25
15	650–700	669	322.00–325.00	322.60
100	700–750	725	330.00–337.00	334.92
10	800–850	826	319.00	319.00
6	950–1000	969	300.00–315.00	309.92
3	1100–1150	1,140	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	538	369.00	369.00
6	650–700	693	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	473	400.00–415.00	408.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	386	385.00	385.00
85	550–600	570	393.00	393.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	132	850.00	850.00
2	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
3	750–800	783	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	442.50	442.50
1	1100–1150	1,135	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	603	240.00	240.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	700.00	700.00
4	250–300	275	250.00	250.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,083	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,163	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	878	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,144	2,175.00	2,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,189	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,273	2,925.00	2,925.00

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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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

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