Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Cash prices followed the board as much of what was lost before the holiday break was re-gained this week. Steer calves weighing 550-650 brought 52.00-54.00 higher. There were too few comparable sales on all other classes to set a trend but a higher undertone was noted. Quality was largely plainer cattle with some groups of higher quality cattle bringing a better price. Short and unweaned cattle continue to fall behind their counterparts in price. Slaughter cattle remained steady to 5.00 higher. Trade was mostly moderate on a shorter supply. The first snow of the season passed through the are overnight, possibly keeping some cattle from coming to town.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $428.37/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.54 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$428.37

63 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$43.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+50.28

vs TX average

−0.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	440.72	2,455	45
Medium and Large 1-2	575	397.50	2,286	18thin

One grade step is worth $43.22/cwt here — about $169 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 sale63 hd

428.37

—

TX average5 barns · 281 hd

378.09

+50.28

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−0.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−26.54

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	2,010	170.00	3,417	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	163.88	2,486	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,355	143.79	1,948	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	116.91	1,366	19
Heifers	Choice	High	955	240.00	2,292	6thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	469	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,853	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,518	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	412.03/cwt	412.00–412.50	2,105	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,412	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,286	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,283	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	334.42/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,920	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	414.00/cwt	402.00–421.00	2,530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,414	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	1200–1250	1,238	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	494	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1250–1300	1,263	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,937	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	483.22/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,117	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	975	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,219	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,280	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	138.33/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,826	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,405	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	163.88/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,486	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	159.74/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,139	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	983	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,071	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	932	110.13/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,026	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	127.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,695	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	144.75/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,092	43
Heifers	ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	955	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,292	6
Bulls	—	—	2,010	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	356.36/cwt	335.00–357.00	2,762	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	360.96/cwt	356.00–361.50	2,649	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	1150–1200	1,159	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	438	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,741	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	379.69/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,905	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	334.11/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,761	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,290	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,691	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,150	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	449	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	440.72/cwt	426.00–445.00	2,455	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,271	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,015	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,773	3

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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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,183Last week 1,071Year ago 2,991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 440Year ago 589

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	407.50	407.50
5	450–500	469	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	575	397.50	397.50
8	600–650	635	370.00–390.00	379.69
36	650–700	665	363.00	363.00
9	800–850	836	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
7	450–500	469	482.50–485.00	483.22
45	550–600	557	426.00–445.00	440.72
11	600–650	611	402.00–421.00	414.00
2	650–700	675	372.50	372.50
78	700–750	734	356.00–361.50	360.96
68	750–800	775	335.00–357.00	356.36
4	800–850	811	320.00	320.00
4	850–900	865	314.00	314.00
21	900–950	943	311.50	311.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	410.00	410.00
12	1200–1250	1,238	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	387.50	387.50
8	400–450	438	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	395.00	395.00
3	700–750	702	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	449	330.00	330.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	242.50	242.50
3	600–650	607	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
4	900–950	913	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	423	387.50	387.50
6	500–550	517	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	422.50	422.50
58	500–550	511	412.00–412.50	412.03
4	550–600	570	387.50	387.50
15	600–650	632	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	678	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	716	316.00	316.00
52	750–800	773	312.00	312.00
14	850–900	894	297.00	297.00
9	1000–1050	1,033	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	527	320.00–339.00	334.11
11	550–600	574	320.00–340.00	334.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1250–1300	1,263	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1150–1200	1,159	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	345.00	345.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	270.00	270.00
9	350–400	377	305.00	305.00
12	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
5	500–550	519	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	440	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	120.00–125.00	122.57
25	—	1,320	138.00–139.00	138.33
16	—	1,339	155.00–165.00	159.74
43	—	1,445	140.00–152.00	144.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,260	111.50	111.50
7	—	1,325	125.00–130.00	127.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,517	155.00–170.00	163.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	109.00	109.00
5	—	932	105.00–118.00	110.13
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	955	240.00	240.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	170.00	170.00

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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