Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Prices seemed to follow the board downward after a banner sale last week. There were few comparable sales on most classes to determine a trend but a lower undertone was noted. Feeder steers in the 700 pound range took the biggest hit, sliding 10.00-25.00 lower. Unweaned and and fleshy cattle remain in lesser demand. On a positive note, 300 and 400 pound steers and heifers took a positive turn, as interest turned their way. With cooler temperatures, forecast for rain, and some wheat coming up; we may see more interest in the smaller calves. Average to high yielding slaughter cows were steady to 6.00 higher. Overall quality was plainer and trade was moderate as volatility remains in the market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.94/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −23.97 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$430.94

118 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$36.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+40.05

vs TX average

−27.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	439.67	2,398	86
Medium and Large 1-2	526	418.89	2,202	9thin
Medium and Large 2	547	403.04	2,205	23

One grade step is worth $36.62/cwt here — about $193 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 sale118 hd

430.94

—

TX average5 barns · 514 hd

390.90

+40.05

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−27.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−23.97

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	1,499	178.23	2,671	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,288	161.00	2,074	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	159.23	1,941	138
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,220	147.00	1,793	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	120.31	1,295	24

Every lot, as filed

90 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	600–650	628	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,167	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	504.09/cwt	502.50–510.00	2,057	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	1,611.75/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	591	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,527	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	384.57/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,996	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	484	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	469.45/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,225	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,990	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	467.23/cwt	465.00–468.00	2,397	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	444	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	430.65/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,330	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	543	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,118	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,231	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,059	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	632	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,149	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,109	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	3,260	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	397.50/cwt	397.00–398.00	2,830	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	3,177	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,044	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	323.77/cwt	323.00–326.00	2,817	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	446.09/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	790	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,448	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,305	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	669	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,580	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	849	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	603	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	385.05/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,871	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	694	341.67/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,371	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,220	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,793	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	105.54/cwt	105.00–107.00	939	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,374	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	142.89/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,862	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	165.10/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,930	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	153.77/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,100	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,396	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	126.36/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,509	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,074	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	952	161.58/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,538	13
Bulls	—	—	1,220	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	183.85/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	340.92/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	307	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	1,486	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,217	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	244.08/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,989	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,047	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	623	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	651	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	303.14/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,955	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,574	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	661	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,208	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	323.23/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,644	23
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,703	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,450	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	584	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	863	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,313	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	494	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,030	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700–750	723	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,610	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	432	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,901	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,699	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,780Last week 1,913Year ago 2,182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 305Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	411	430.00–450.00	446.09
30	450–500	486	380.00–402.50	385.05
31	500–550	519	382.50–387.50	384.57
3	550–600	593	372.50	372.50
8	600–650	628	345.00	345.00
5	700–750	721	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	769	325.00	325.00
27	850–900	870	323.00–326.00	323.77
58	950–1000	982	310.00	310.00
5	1000–1050	1,042	300.00	300.00
17	1100–1150	1,109	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	484	440.00	440.00
11	500–550	543	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	307	484.00	484.00
18	400–450	432	440.00	440.00
12	500–550	532	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	790	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	669	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	417	377.50	377.50
7	450–500	473	347.50	347.50
11	500–550	525	340.00–342.50	340.92
5	550–600	569	325.00	325.00
30	600–650	645	280.00–310.00	303.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	623	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	661	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	748	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	494	411.00	411.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	264	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,611.75
15	400–450	408	502.50–510.00	504.09
42	450–500	474	460.00–482.50	469.45
13	500–550	541	425.00–450.00	430.65
6	550–600	589	390.00	390.00
21	600–650	603	406.00	406.00
15	650–700	690	334.00	334.00
206	700–750	712	397.00–398.00	397.50
53	750–800	791	378.00	378.00
59	850–900	880	361.00	361.00
27	1000–1050	1,029	322.00	322.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	480.00	480.00
11	450–500	460	467.50	467.50
23	500–550	513	465.00–468.00	467.23
16	550–600	591	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	403	505.00	505.00
17	500–550	528	422.50	422.50
14	650–700	657	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	476	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
14	600–650	632	340.00	340.00
2	850–900	863	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	556	464.00	464.00
8	650–700	661	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	603	370.00	370.00
24	650–700	694	325.00–345.00	341.67
5	800–850	849	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
15	450–500	451	377.50	377.50
4	500–550	519	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	647	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	651	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	539	405.00	405.00
6	600–650	600	388.00	388.00
23	800–850	818	320.00–332.50	323.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
7	550–600	584	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	700–750	723	361.00	361.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	650.00	650.00
2	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
12	200–250	226	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	482	352.50	352.50
8	600–650	641	297.50	297.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,220	147.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	890	105.00–107.00	105.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	137.00	137.00
14	—	1,194	121.00–138.00	126.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,303	140.00–147.00	142.89
71	—	1,169	161.00–170.00	165.10
40	—	1,366	147.00–159.00	153.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	952	159.00–165.00	161.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,638	179.00–189.00	183.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	815	220.00–259.00	244.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	177.00	177.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,183	173.00	173.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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