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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jan 16

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,688 head

▲ 845 vs last sale 2,843▲ 1,345 vs year ago 2,343 · +57.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

446 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 500▼ 52 vs year ago 498 · −10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were some gains and some losses among the calves and feeders but, the market remained strong. With the warmer days before the next big front, turn out was good and producers brought quality animals to town. Biggest gains seemed to be on the 400 pounders (both steers and heifers), with fancy and healthy, thin fleshed cattle in higher demand. Due to the inclement weather last week, there were no slaughter cattle reported. However; this week, high yielding slaughter cows and bulls had a high undertone, seeming to trend 10.00-20.00 higher than before the Christmas break. Demand was high and trading was active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.80/cwt on 345 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −134.11 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$318.80

345 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

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

$93.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.12

vs TX average

−23.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	323.51	1,785	297
Medium and Large 1-2	586	293.60	1,719	45
Medium and Large 2	520	230.00	1,196	3thin

One grade step is worth $93.51/cwt here — about $589 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale345 hd

318.80

—

TX average5 barns · 872 hd

303.68

+15.12

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−23.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−134.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $369.71, median $452.91 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,856	154.80	2,873	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,248	131.47	1,640	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	119.72	1,482	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	97.80	907	51
Heifers	Choice	High	830	166.00	1,378	2thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	120	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	257	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	1,156.65/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,157	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	327	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,462	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,299	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,250	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,502	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,348	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	424	399.02/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,692	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	357.85/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,546	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	445	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,660	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	352.73/cwt	341.00–366.00	1,675	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	326.20/cwt	311.00–332.50	1,585	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	334.89/cwt	332.50–336.00	1,738	53
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,827	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	320.24/cwt	318.00–327.50	1,704	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,732	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,609	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	312.70/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,795	143
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	329.37/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,927	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	293.17/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,730	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	313.48/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,928	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	286.45/cwt	278.00–298.00	1,802	54
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	653	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,760	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	257.72/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,716	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	279.73/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,877	58
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	277.35/cwt	266.00–281.00	2,022	274
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,967	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,933	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	270.95/cwt	265.00–279.00	2,105	229
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	268.59/cwt	265.00–273.00	2,202	436
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	2,014	68
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	254.61/cwt	241.00–260.50	2,253	70
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	237.35/cwt	234.00–239.00	2,188	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,032	229.44/cwt	227.50–231.00	2,368	9
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,152	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,356	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	563	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	399.72/cwt	387.50–408.00	1,447	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	354.58/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,347	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	806	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	349.34/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,481	36
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,121	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	438	342.29/cwt	341.00–345.00	1,499	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,546	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	479	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,571	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	322.81/cwt	301.00–327.00	1,553	140
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,178	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,587	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	296.83/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,567	54
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	540	292.35/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,579	58
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	279.80/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,617	126
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	611	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,595	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	281.81/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,787	74
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	263.70/cwt	258.50–273.00	1,772	82
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	228.83/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,611	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	251.86/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,856	150
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	243.77/cwt	238.00–245.25	1,923	105
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	235.79/cwt	226.00–242.50	1,957	113
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	227.00/cwt	223.00–230.50	1,943	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,386	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,498	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	297.59/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,592	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	255.00/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,655	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,852	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,905	11
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	830	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,378	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,901	157.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,988	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	844	93.82/cwt	85.00–100.00	792	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	954	106.95/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,020	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	105.03/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,067	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	94.00/cwt	90.00–97.00	973	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,141	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,301	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	118.90/cwt	111.00–126.50	1,473	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	134.96/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,713	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	128.59/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,733	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,046	178.80/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,870	13

This sale against other markets

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,688Last week 2,843Year ago 2,343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 446Last week 500Year ago 498

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last 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	200–250	238	900.00	900.00
11	350–400	380	350.00–360.00	354.58
36	400–450	424	337.50–360.00	349.34
140	450–500	481	301.00–327.00	322.81
54	500–550	528	289.00–310.00	296.83
126	550–600	578	265.00–288.00	279.80
74	600–650	634	265.00–310.00	281.81
82	650–700	672	258.50–273.00	263.70
150	700–750	737	240.00–261.00	251.86
105	750–800	789	238.00–245.25	243.77
113	800–850	830	226.00–242.50	235.79
29	850–900	856	223.00–230.50	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	479	328.00	328.00
58	500–550	540	291.00–294.00	292.35
22	600–650	611	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	431	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	648	250.00	250.00
22	700–750	704	225.00–231.00	228.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	180.00	180.00
2	400–450	403	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	512	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	630	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	362	387.50–408.00	399.72
9	400–450	438	341.00–345.00	342.29
2	450–500	458	337.50	337.50
21	500–550	517	307.00	307.00
3	550–600	570	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	120	460.00	460.00
4	250–300	273	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,156.65
2	300–350	333	390.00	390.00
27	400–450	432	348.00–365.00	357.85
43	450–500	475	341.00–366.00	352.73
26	500–550	532	318.00–327.50	320.24
143	550–600	574	302.00–325.00	312.70
54	600–650	629	278.00–298.00	286.45
58	650–700	671	270.00–292.00	279.73
274	700–750	729	266.00–281.00	277.35
229	750–800	777	265.00–279.00	270.95
436	800–850	820	265.00–273.00	268.59
70	850–900	885	241.00–260.50	254.61
6	900–950	922	234.00–239.00	237.35
9	1000–1050	1,032	227.50–231.00	229.44
5	1150–1200	1,152	204.50	204.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	1,200.00	1,200.00
18	300–350	327	447.00	447.00
23	400–450	424	385.00–430.00	399.02
37	500–550	525	348.00	348.00
42	600–650	615	305.00–322.00	313.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	406.00	406.00
23	500–550	533	325.00	325.00
28	600–650	643	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	418	322.50	322.50
16	450–500	486	311.00–332.50	326.20
4	500–550	540	298.00	298.00
41	550–600	590	280.00–295.00	293.17
14	650–700	666	250.00–265.00	257.72
6	700–750	748	263.00	263.00
2	750–800	773	250.00	250.00
68	800–850	833	241.75	241.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	520	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	445	373.00	373.00
53	500–550	519	332.50–336.00	334.89
15	550–600	585	317.50–337.50	329.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	653	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	225	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	300–350	338	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	480	312.00	312.00
11	500–550	535	290.00–307.00	297.59
10	600–650	649	240.00–265.00	255.00
6	650–700	652	284.00	284.00
11	750–800	765	249.00	249.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,046	176.00–181.00	178.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	954	105.00–109.00	106.95
15	—	1,348	124.00–133.00	128.59
69	—	1,239	111.00–126.50	118.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,016	102.00–109.00	105.03
6	—	1,035	90.00–97.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	844	85.00–100.00	93.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,269	130.00–139.00	134.96
6	—	1,141	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,901	155.00–160.00	157.20

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.