Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to determine a trend, however; a lower undertone was noted. Trade was somewhat moderate keeping with the offering of plainer type cattle. Fresh and unvaccinated cattle slipped further back from their long weaned counterparts. Slaughter cattle were steady with a good offering of beef cattle coming through the ring. Trade on slaughter cattle was moderate to active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $416.56/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −38.35 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$416.56

44 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$60.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.35

vs TX average

−29.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	459.15	2,453	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	398.70	2,186	31

One grade step is worth $60.45/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale44 hd

416.56

—

TX average5 barns · 496 hd

386.21

+30.35

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−29.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−38.35

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	1,670	162.75	2,718	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	162.00	2,057	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	158.41	2,019	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	126.17	1,395	46

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$2,371	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,336	$2,240	17

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	395.71/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,683	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	491.97/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,288	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,175	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	874	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	398	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	456	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,938	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	371.57/cwt	371.00–381.00	2,876	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	400.66/cwt	399.00–401.50	2,328	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	317.19/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,867	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	400.60/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,836	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,880	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	347.28/cwt	346.00–347.50	1,851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	3,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	735	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	633	384.09/cwt	384.00–385.00	2,431	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	348.96/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,230	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	121.68/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,382	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	142.15/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,729	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,057	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	958	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,102	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,575	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	896	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,192	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,231	168.75/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,077	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	155.63/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,067	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	161.84/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,075	59
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,266	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	2,371.06/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,371	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,623	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,797	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	241	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,281	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	352.25/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,145	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	736	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,214	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,853	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	371.21/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,194	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	641	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,115	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	578	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	546	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	642	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	338	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	607	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,416	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	6

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,375Last week 1,816Year ago 1,602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 343Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 87Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	1,250.00	1,250.00
8	350–400	373	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	446	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	493	352.50	352.50
13	500–550	533	346.00–347.50	347.28
120	550–600	581	399.00–401.50	400.66
8	600–650	639	330.00–355.00	348.96
2	650–700	683	327.50	327.50
6	700–750	739	344.00	344.00
25	850–900	856	336.50	336.50
33	900–950	904	317.00–320.00	317.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	874	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
10	600–650	607	398.00	398.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	422.50	422.50
11	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	633	384.00–385.00	384.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	594	302.50	302.50
4	700–750	736	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	382.00	382.00
3	450–500	492	320.00	320.00
16	500–550	541	342.50	342.50
11	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	603	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	693	315.00	315.00
3	850–900	858	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	535.00	535.00
8	400–450	420	485.00	485.00
10	450–500	465	490.00–492.50	491.97
9	500–550	529	465.00	465.00
9	600–650	616	377.50	377.50
28	650–700	678	395.00–400.00	395.71
235	700–750	708	400.00–402.00	400.60
72	750–800	774	371.00–381.00	371.57
2	850–900	853	358.00	358.00
4	950–1000	988	327.50	327.50
2	1000–1050	1,035	317.00	317.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	735	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	606	422.50	422.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	437.50	437.50
9	500–550	524	422.50	422.50
6	550–600	591	365.00–377.50	371.21
22	600–650	609	343.00–360.00	352.25
38	650–700	673	339.00	339.00
4	700–750	705	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	760	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	382.50	382.50
8	600–650	641	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	546	446.00	446.00
3	600–650	642	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	620	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	697	317.50	317.50
3	750–800	792	317.50	317.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	241	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,136	116.00–124.00	121.68
21	—	1,216	139.00–149.00	142.15
2	—	1,168	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	115.00	115.00
4	—	896	133.00	133.00
7	—	875	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	141.00	141.00
25	—	1,328	149.00–162.00	155.63
59	—	1,282	157.00–167.00	161.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	166.00–171.00	168.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,420	167.50	167.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,266	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,361	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,371.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,623	2,475.00	2,475.00

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

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