Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was more enthusiasm evident with buyers this week following the gains made back on the board. Though comparable sales were few, largely due to a shorter run last week, There was alot of positivity toward steer calves. Most 200 and 300 pound calves brought well over 5.00 and some broke the 6.00 mark and 700-800 pounders brought 9.00-10.00 higher. There were few comparable sales on heifers to determine a trend but a higher sentiment was noted. Slaughter cattle yielding average to high was steady to 5.00 lower, largely due to quality. Trade was active. * Just a reminder, next week's sale will be the final sale of the year. *

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.14/cwt on 188 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −27.78 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$427.14

188 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$852

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

$158.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.45

vs TX average

−3.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	438.65	2,373	152
Medium and Large 1-2	553	384.33	2,124	34
Medium and Large 2	543	280.00	1,520	2thin

One grade step is worth $158.65/cwt here — about $852 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale188 hd

427.14

—

TX average5 barns · 706 hd

409.69

+17.45

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−3.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−27.78

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	1,705	179.00	3,052	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,391	143.61	1,997	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,199	116.12	1,392	19

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,165	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	348.55/cwt	342.50–352.50	2,171	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	358.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,417	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	525.64/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,250	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	597.09/cwt	587.00–605.00	1,976	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	341.30/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,256	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	471.11/cwt	460.00–482.50	1,522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	447.24/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,370	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	299	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	394.17/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,038	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	363.68/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,168	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	365.59/cwt	349.00–368.00	2,764	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1450–1500	1,465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,313	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1400–1450	1,410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	414.43/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,412	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	451.53/cwt	447.50–452.50	2,095	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	371.45/cwt	369.00–374.00	2,656	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	485	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	651	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,555	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	587	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,304	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	207	1,161.82/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	454.02/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,943	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	718	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,064	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	135.00/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,773	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	154.28/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,362	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	143.63/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,979	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	119.10/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,505	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	792	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	634	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,584	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,412	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,646	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	323.76/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	773	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,667	16
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,195	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	485.16/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	800–850	805	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,717	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,228	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	425.35/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,288	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	320.98/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,014	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,936	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,623	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	428	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,895	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,350	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	651	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,360	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	378.36/cwt	369.00–387.50	2,323	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	702	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	407	438.78/cwt	432.00–447.50	1,786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,992	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	648	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,009	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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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,871Last week 1,183Year ago 2,650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 437Last week 328Year ago 442

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
5	250–300	289	1,600.00	1,600.00
10	300–350	323	460.00–482.50	471.11
4	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
19	400–450	428	450.00–470.00	454.02
10	450–500	464	447.50–452.50	451.53
43	500–550	517	385.00–400.00	394.17
143	550–600	596	350.00–366.00	363.68
5	600–650	623	342.50–352.50	348.55
9	650–700	661	330.00–347.00	341.30
9	800–850	805	317.00	317.00
7	850–900	896	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	299	520.00	520.00
16	400–450	407	432.00–447.50	438.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	511	422.50	422.50
6	750–800	792	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	315.00	315.00
8	550–600	573	322.50–325.00	323.76
2	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	950.00	950.00
2	400–450	418	440.00	440.00
4	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	527	362.00	362.00
18	550–600	561	359.00	359.00
5	650–700	686	320.00–322.50	320.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	467.50	467.50
16	450–500	486	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	502	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	648	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	665.00	665.00
4	200–250	207	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,161.82
18	300–350	331	587.00–605.00	597.09
27	400–450	428	520.00–540.00	525.64
6	450–500	493	477.50	477.50
94	500–550	530	435.00–455.00	447.24
23	550–600	582	412.50–425.00	414.43
37	600–650	614	369.00–387.50	378.36
13	650–700	674	350.00–365.00	358.54
134	700–750	715	369.00–374.00	371.45
74	750–800	756	349.00–368.00	365.59
4	1200–1250	1,220	200.00	200.00
2	1300–1350	1,313	190.00	190.00
3	1400–1450	1,410	185.00	185.00
8	1450–1500	1,465	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
26	500–550	528	445.00	445.00
5	700–750	702	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	600.00	600.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	437.00	437.00
9	550–600	587	392.50	392.50
6	600–650	610	415.00	415.00
12	650–700	651	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	445.00	445.00
16	750–800	773	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	532.50	532.50
126	600–650	634	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	715	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	422.50	422.50
2	500–550	543	280.00	280.00
29	750–800	784	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	475.00–500.00	485.16
9	450–500	468	490.00	490.00
13	500–550	538	400.00–432.50	425.35
18	550–600	561	355.00	355.00
109	600–650	642	347.00	347.00
2	650–700	693	320.00	320.00
33	700–750	743	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
23	800–850	805	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	412	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	567	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	482	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	651	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	718	287.50	287.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	115.00	115.00
13	—	1,264	118.00–120.00	119.10
4	—	1,000	107.00	107.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,313	131.00–139.00	135.00
32	—	1,531	153.00–163.00	154.28
106	—	1,378	140.00–149.00	143.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	179.00	179.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,700.00	2,700.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle