Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This was the final sale of 2025. There will be a two week break during the holidays and sales will resume January 8th

Compared to last week: Steer prices were mostly mixed, partly due to plainer quality. Steer calves weighing 400-450 brought 16.00 higher with 600 weight cattle bringing 17.00-19.00 higher. Most other classes sharply lower. Heifers fared well on stronger demand this week with most classes making gains. Heifers weighing 400-425 gained 17.00 and 500-525 gained 22.00. Average to high yielding slaughter cows gained 14.00-16.00 on good demand. There was also a good representation of slaughter bulls and replacement cattle that sold well. Trade was active on good demand. May everyone have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $426.66/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −28.25 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$426.66

68 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$586

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

$120.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.04

vs TX average

−17.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	438.16	2,339	57
Medium and Large 1-2	556	385.65	2,144	8thin
Medium and Large 2	552	317.50	1,753	3thin

One grade step is worth $120.66/cwt here — about $586 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 sale68 hd

426.66

—

TX average5 barns · 230 hd

397.62

+29.04

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−17.44

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−28.25

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	1,640	178.15	2,921	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,506	169.28	2,549	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	147.73	1,827	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	133.12	1,497	42
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,001	220.00	2,202	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,610	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,448	$3,258	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$2,740	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,132	$3,300	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,576	$3,495	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,437	$3,350	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	167.96/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,128	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	159.41/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,032	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	169.28/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,549	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	128.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,530	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	688	361.23/cwt	360.00–362.50	2,485	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	945	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	309.06/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,556	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,132	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,448	3,257.51/head	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,258	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	823	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	140	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	336.14/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,383	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1150–1200	1,166	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	416.17/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,131	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	323.29/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,463	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	325.89/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	339.25/cwt	336.00–345.00	2,802	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	395.44/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,479	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	365.27/cwt	345.00–368.50	2,641	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	360.50/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,069	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	443.67/cwt	430.00–454.00	2,343	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	471.20/cwt	470.00–477.50	1,970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	455.75/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,147	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	541.36/cwt	527.50–547.50	2,317	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	351.71/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,314	36
Bulls	—	—	1,633	181.94/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,971	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	136.39/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,659	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	914	126.74/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,158	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	146.30/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,675	4
Bulls	—	—	1,704	178.86/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,048	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	166.89/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,495	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,576	3,494.99/head	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,495	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,437	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,610	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	2,739.87/head	2,550.00–3,125.00	2,740	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,001	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,202	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	772	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,490	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	391.75/cwt	375.50–395.00	2,076	17
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,918	10
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,895	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,405	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,753	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	873	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	405.40/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,978	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	355.83/cwt	355.00–356.00	2,683	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	413.79/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	378.27/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,550	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,124	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,276	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 1,769Last week 1,871Year ago 2,275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 403Last week 437Year ago 480

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 1Year ago 1

This was the final sale of 2025. There will be a two week break during the holidays and sales will resume January 8th

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,267	164.00–172.00	167.96
15	—	1,275	155.00–168.00	159.41
85	—	1,216	130.00–141.00	136.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	165.00–172.00	169.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,189	120.00–130.00	128.69
4	—	1,145	142.00–151.00	146.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	153.00	153.00
2	—	953	168.00	168.00
6	—	914	124.00–132.50	126.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,633	180.00–186.00	181.94
5	—	1,704	176.00–185.00	178.86
2	—	1,495	162.00–171.00	166.89
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,001	220.00	220.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	688	360.00–362.50	361.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	502.50	502.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	390.00	390.00
2	800–850	823	325.00	325.00
3	900–950	945	225.00	225.00
12	1150–1200	1,166	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	275	1,750.00	1,750.00
3	300–350	305	632.50	632.50
17	400–450	428	527.50–547.50	541.36
4	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
51	500–550	528	430.00–454.00	443.67
4	550–600	588	392.00	392.00
56	600–650	627	387.50–405.00	395.44
12	650–700	674	375.00–385.00	378.27
164	700–750	723	345.00–368.50	365.27
30	750–800	754	355.00–356.00	355.83
221	800–850	826	336.00–345.00	339.25
2	1000–1050	1,018	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	495.00	495.00
4	500–550	518	412.50–415.00	413.79
4	550–600	594	357.50	357.50
36	650–700	658	350.00–352.00	351.71
4	700–750	714	327.50	327.50
4	800–850	813	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	772	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	317.50	317.50
4	750–800	794	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	1,275.00	1,275.00
1	250–300	280	1,700.00	1,700.00
11	300–350	321	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	378	495.00	495.00
12	400–450	418	470.00–477.50	471.20
14	450–500	471	450.00–460.00	455.75
44	500–550	512	415.00–417.50	416.17
35	550–600	574	355.00–361.00	360.50
20	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
6	650–700	673	320.00–329.00	325.89
19	700–750	709	325.00–337.50	336.14
18	750–800	762	315.00–325.00	323.29
11	800–850	827	300.00–311.00	309.06
2	950–1000	963	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	140	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	533	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	598	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	670	287.00	287.00
2	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	450–500	488	400.00–412.50	405.40
17	500–550	530	375.50–395.00	391.75
2	800–850	843	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	432.50	432.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	548	350.00	350.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	681	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	733	280.00	280.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	743	255.00	255.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	873	220.00	220.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	562	405.00	405.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,132	3,300.00	3,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,448	3,250.00–3,350.00	3,257.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,610	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,423	2,550.00–3,125.00	2,739.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,576	3,300.00–3,700.00	3,494.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,437	3,350.00	3,350.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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