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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Feb 20

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,029 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 1,279▼ 2,231 vs year ago 3,260 · −68.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 324▼ 394 vs year ago 624 · −63.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Extreme low temperatures throughout the week kept many cattle from coming town, but still had a decent turnout otherwise. There were a few loads of good quality feeders and cattle off wheat to keep the numbers up. Prices stepped back a bit on steer calves coming in at 4.00-10.00 lower while some feeder steers gained upward of 8.00. There were few comparable sales on heifers but a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cattle yielded similar results with a limited number of high yielding cattle, but pricing and interest noted a higher demand. Trading activity was mixed.

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 $336.08/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −116.83 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$336.08

31 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.01

vs TX average

−5.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	336.08	1,762	31

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

336.08

—

TX average3 barns · 94 hd

325.07

+11.01

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−5.13

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−116.83

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	124.35	1,522	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	94.44	940	19

Every lot

35 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,643	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,731	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,714	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	327.84/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,859	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	295.17/cwt	290.00–306.00	2,016	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	273.05/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,952	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	273.08/cwt	271.00–277.50	2,114	234
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,157	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	249.77/cwt	247.00–252.50	2,156	122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,010	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,443	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,234	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,517	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	313.29/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,479	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	302.39/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,548	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,602	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,640	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,727	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,829	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,875	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	842	204.73/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,724	17
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	641	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	754	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	739	101.14/cwt	98.00–103.50	747	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	948	106.52/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,010	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	89.63/cwt	86.00–98.00	934	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	104.73/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,204	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	121.51/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,414	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	138.81/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,041	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,447	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,741	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	199.56/cwt	195.00–210.00	2,175	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,029Last week 1,279Year ago 3,260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 324Year ago 624

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	948	100.00–113.00	106.52
37	—	1,164	115.00–126.00	121.51
27	—	1,470	132.00–140.00	138.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	104.00–107.00	104.73
12	—	1,042	86.00–98.00	89.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	98.00–103.50	101.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
122	850–900	863	247.00–252.50	249.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	437	376.00	376.00
2	450–500	485	357.00	357.00
21	500–550	504	340.00	340.00
10	550–600	567	315.00–337.00	327.84
30	650–700	683	290.00–306.00	295.17
19	700–750	715	265.00–274.00	273.05
234	750–800	774	271.00–277.50	273.08
8	800–850	833	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	785.00	785.00
9	400–450	439	281.00	281.00
2	500–550	543	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	605	271.00	271.00
5	750–800	791	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	200–250	238	1,010.00	1,010.00
3	250–300	273	370.00	370.00
10	350–400	398	362.50	362.50
26	400–450	443	342.50	342.50
17	450–500	472	305.00–315.00	313.29
12	500–550	512	295.00–305.00	302.39
15	600–650	608	284.00	284.00
5	750–800	762	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	800–850	842	197.50–215.00	204.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	134.00	134.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	195.00–210.00	199.56

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.