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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Feb 6

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,173 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 2,073▲ 267 vs year ago 1,906 · +14.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 427▲ 44 vs year ago 392 · +11.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 3 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Both steer calves and feeders follow the trend of a sliding board. Most classes being down 2.00-4.00. Heifer calves fared better gaining 3.00-5.00, and feeder heifers up 3.00-5.00 as well. In spite of a downward market, there was a good turn out of quality cattle off of wheat and trade was active. Slaughter cattle remained steady with a higher undertone on high yielding slaughter cows. High yielding bulls brought 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.29/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −96.85 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$300.29

92 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$62.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs TX average

+1.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	306.10	1,647	68
Medium and Large 1-2	538	287.45	1,548	22
Medium and Large 2	583	244.00	1,423	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.10/cwt here — about $224 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale92 hd

300.29

—

TX average5 barns · 550 hd

287.98

+12.31

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

+1.43

This barn, trailing median27 sales

397.14

−96.85

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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $320.90, median $397.14 across 27 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	1,879	163.79	3,078	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,063	153.00	1,626	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	119.79	1,437	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	99.42	1,063	15

Every lot

74 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	239	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	8
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	338	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,437	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	366.52/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,396	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	373.36/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,564	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	349.15/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,536	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	323.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,481	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	360.18/cwt	352.00–367.50	1,740	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,824	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	312.81/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,636	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	342.63/cwt	327.50–351.00	1,823	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	289.17/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,631	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	565	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,859	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	319.20/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,867	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	312.26/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,917	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	276.57/cwt	250.00–293.00	1,737	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	285.64/cwt	282.75–297.50	1,931	105
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,997	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,768	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	273.33/cwt	260.00–281.50	1,990	66
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	269.61/cwt	260.00–271.50	2,095	81
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	260.64/cwt	250.00–263.75	2,122	182
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	873	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,130	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	252.31/cwt	250.00–252.50	2,230	67
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,324	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,174	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	334	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,299	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	358.69/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,230	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,366	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,259	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	341.21/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,423	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	331.27/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,385	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,244	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	315.85/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,526	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	296.40/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,458	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	313.21/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,619	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,553	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,523	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	291.22/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,695	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,423	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	283.86/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,766	87
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,697	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	262.21/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,778	79
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	253.89/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,841	242
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	246.98/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,939	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	247.88/cwt	244.00–256.50	2,023	81
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,907	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,941	65
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,947	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,070	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,034	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,140	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,696	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,715	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,945	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	297	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	653	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	861	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,586	2
Bulls	—	—	1,968	166.91/cwt	159.00–180.00	3,285	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	893	99.88/cwt	93.00–112.00	892	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,055	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,063	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,626	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	108.81/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,157	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	119.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,426	98
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	98.69/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,263	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	133.72/cwt	128.50–140.00	1,801	29
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,962	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,271	2

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

Thu Feb 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,173Last week 2,073Year ago 1,906

Slaughter CattleReceipts 436Last week 427Year ago 392

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	239	1,075.00	1,075.00
1	250–300	295	1,150.00	1,150.00
5	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
11	350–400	381	362.50–370.00	366.52
27	400–450	419	370.00–375.00	373.36
28	450–500	483	352.00–367.50	360.18
14	500–550	532	327.50–351.00	342.63
28	550–600	585	315.00–329.00	319.20
8	600–650	614	310.00–319.00	312.26
105	650–700	676	282.75–297.50	285.64
66	700–750	728	260.00–281.50	273.33
81	750–800	777	260.00–271.50	269.61
182	800–850	814	250.00–263.75	260.64
67	850–900	884	250.00–252.50	252.31
8	950–1000	989	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
17	400–450	440	348.00–355.00	349.15
13	450–500	458	320.00–335.00	323.47
12	500–550	523	298.00–318.00	312.81
12	550–600	564	289.00–290.00	289.17
9	600–650	628	250.00–293.00	276.57
7	650–700	691	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	713	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	511	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	873	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	565	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
8	250–300	253	960.00	960.00
4	300–350	343	350.00–367.50	358.69
6	350–400	382	357.50	357.50
11	400–450	417	334.00–350.00	341.21
9	450–500	483	315.00–317.50	315.85
46	500–550	517	301.00–319.00	313.21
22	550–600	582	287.00–300.00	291.22
87	600–650	622	279.00–287.00	283.86
79	650–700	678	256.00–273.00	262.21
242	700–750	725	250.00–257.00	253.89
66	750–800	785	230.00–247.50	246.98
81	800–850	816	244.00–256.50	247.88
10	850–900	881	221.00	221.00
5	950–1000	963	215.00	215.00
4	1000–1050	1,034	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	352.50	352.50
7	350–400	396	318.00	318.00
15	400–450	418	322.50–337.50	331.27
16	450–500	492	295.00–302.50	296.40
17	500–550	532	292.00	292.00
5	550–600	560	272.00	272.00
2	650–700	650	261.00	261.00
65	800–850	844	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	429	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	583	244.00	244.00
2	800–850	840	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	220.00	220.00
4	300–350	331	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	633	271.00	271.00
2	700–750	715	272.00	272.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	190.00	190.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,102	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,280	96.00–106.00	98.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	893	93.00–112.00	99.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,063	103.00–111.00	108.81
29	—	1,347	128.50–140.00	133.72
98	—	1,198	115.00–125.00	119.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,968	159.00–180.00	166.91

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.