Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to determine a trend but a lower undertone was highly noted. Unweaned and short weaned cattle continue to slide further away from their counterparts. Bigger, mature cattle ,however, are continuing to stay steady and in higher demand. Slaughter cows were steady to a little lower while high yielding bulls were up 4.00. Trade was largely moderate with moderate demand. Warmer, drier fall weather continues to dominate the area with few chances of moisture in the forecast.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $328.76/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.15 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$328.76

30 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$55.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.41

vs TX average

−96.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	338.01	1,861	25
Medium and Large 1-2	596	282.50	1,684	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.51/cwt here — about $178 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 sale30 hd

328.76

—

TX average5 barns · 335 hd

370.17

−41.41

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−96.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−126.15

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	1,828	180.61	3,301	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	160.96	1,684	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	156.56	1,957	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	155.00	2,477	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	823	189.00	1,555	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	960	162.00	1,555	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	450–500	484	318.49/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,108	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	293.22/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	429.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,740	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	361.90/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,664	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	330.00/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	344.93/cwt	343.00–347.50	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	779	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	346.30/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,808	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	3
Heifers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	823	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	190.03/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,611	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,001	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,832	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,283	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	152.27/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,649	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,477	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium 1	350–400	373	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	783	2
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	960	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,141	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	156.81/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,954	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	154.12/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,985	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	171.72/cwt	164.00–176.00	3,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	316.13/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,963	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	515	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,638	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	616	316.85/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	339	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,928	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	498	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	232.03/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,935	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	532	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,583	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,917	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	335.32/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,881	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	358	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	724	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,548	4

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 Nov 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 1,369Year ago 1,679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 366Year ago 412

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	950.00	950.00
3	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	370	387.50	387.50
5	450–500	484	312.50–327.50	318.49
12	500–550	522	342.50–350.00	346.30
5	550–600	598	307.50	307.50
14	600–650	612	292.50–295.00	293.22
3	650–700	667	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	515	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
109	450–500	485	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	332.50	332.50
6	350–400	358	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	532	297.50	297.50
6	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
7	350–400	380	425.00–435.00	429.02
3	450–500	475	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	524	343.00–347.50	344.93
18	550–600	561	327.50–350.00	335.32
11	600–650	621	307.50–320.00	316.13
2	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
153	700–750	736	360.00–364.00	361.90
13	750–800	784	320.00–342.00	330.00
63	800–850	818	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	885	307.50	307.50
45	900–950	926	315.00	315.00
3	1100–1150	1,108	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
8	600–650	634	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	779	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	616	315.00–322.50	316.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	407.50	407.50
4	700–750	724	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
5	800–850	834	230.00–235.00	232.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	596	282.50	282.50
4	650–700	688	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	518	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	656	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	370.00	370.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	162.00	162.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	183.00–193.00	190.03
1	—	1,755	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,780	164.00–176.00	171.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,001	183.00	183.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,083	141.00–157.00	152.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,246	153.00–164.00	156.81
10	—	1,288	151.00–159.00	154.12

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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