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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Feb 27

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,455 head

▲ 1,426 vs last sale 1,029▲ 335 vs year ago 2,120 · +15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 230▼ 341 vs year ago 641 · −53.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 8▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Warmer weather brought a larger run of cattle with a good part of the sale being cattle coming off of wheat. Though there were few comparable sales on calves and feeders, prices kept pace with a higher board. Slaughter cattle sold higher as well with average to high yielding cows bringing 5.00-11.00 higher. Trading was active on high demand.

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 $353.02/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.89 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$353.02

65 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$36.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.64

vs TX average

+4.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	361.50	1,964	47
Medium and Large 2	540	333.83	1,803	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	325.00	1,827	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.50/cwt here — about $137 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 sale65 hd

353.02

—

TX average5 barns · 335 hd

326.38

+26.64

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

+4.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−99.89

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	1,493	166.00	2,478	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	149.24	1,918	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	132.57	1,631	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	103.66	1,038	27

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)	1,475	$2,950	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,311	$2,650	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,428	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,672	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	433	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,667	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	439	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,877	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,343	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	362.48/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,773	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,828	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,783	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	529	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,968	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,993	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	547	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,805	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	562	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,827	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	339.49/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,942	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	306.55/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,913	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	657	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,129	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,054	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,123	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,122	89
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,977	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	283.14/cwt	271.00–292.50	2,186	316
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,690	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	271.61/cwt	263.00–273.00	2,214	106
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,833	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,160	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	251.30/cwt	249.50–252.50	2,194	90
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	255.25/cwt	254.50–256.00	2,381	137
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,443	68
Steers	1850–1900	Medium and Large 1Full	1,863	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,236	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	343	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,183	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,445	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	426	353.16/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,504	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	488	316.26/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,543	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	491	338.82/cwt	322.50–341.00	1,664	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,534	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	292.64/cwt	287.00–301.00	1,718	139
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,677	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	287.78/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,781	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,658	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	273.65/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,869	327
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	266.49/cwt	246.00–271.50	1,892	91
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	1,964	56
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	236.84/cwt	234.50–240.00	1,961	129
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	828	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,739	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	238.53/cwt	220.00–240.25	2,051	136
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,155	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,141	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,740	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,733	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,839	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,478	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	99.33/cwt	93.00–105.00	810	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	821	131.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,082	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	106.68/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,132	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	104.94/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,143	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	118.15/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,401	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	132.95/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,618	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	149.24/cwt	140.00–151.50	1,918	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	143.91/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,938	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	143.24/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,666	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,760	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,001	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,008	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,953	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,455Last week 1,029Year ago 2,120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 230Year ago 641

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	345.00	345.00
23	400–450	426	344.00–355.00	353.16
41	450–500	491	322.50–341.00	338.82
4	600–650	601	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	290.00	290.00
139	550–600	587	287.00–301.00	292.64
15	600–650	619	275.00–291.00	287.78
327	650–700	683	263.00–285.00	273.65
91	700–750	710	246.00–271.50	266.49
56	750–800	785	250.25	250.25
129	800–850	828	234.50–240.00	236.84
136	850–900	860	220.00–240.25	238.53
2	950–1000	975	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	590	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	315.00–317.50	316.26
4	800–850	828	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	628	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	360.00–370.00	362.48
15	550–600	572	332.50–347.50	339.49
8	650–700	667	308.00	308.00
89	700–750	742	286.00	286.00
316	750–800	772	271.00–292.50	283.14
106	800–850	815	263.00–273.00	271.61
90	850–900	873	249.50–252.50	251.30
137	900–950	933	254.50–256.00	255.25
68	950–1000	960	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	439	427.50	427.50
30	500–550	529	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	490	373.00	373.00
2	500–550	540	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	385.00	385.00
6	550–600	562	325.00	325.00
22	650–700	657	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	674	315.00	315.00
21	700–750	746	265.00	265.00
5	750–800	786	215.00	215.00
8	800–850	833	220.00	220.00
23	850–900	859	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	505	353.00	353.00
8	600–650	624	302.00–312.50	306.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	371.00	371.00
10	500–550	547	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
2	1850–1900	1,863	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	301.00	301.00
2	650–700	693	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	743	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,475	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	138.00	138.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,311	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	151.00	151.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	146.00	146.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,248	141.00	141.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,163	136.00–152.00	143.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	102.00–109.00	106.68
13	—	1,089	98.00–113.00	104.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	815	93.00–105.00	99.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,285	140.00–151.50	149.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,217	129.00–138.00	132.95
26	—	1,186	113.00–121.00	118.15
32	—	1,347	138.00–148.00	143.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	821	130.00–139.00	131.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	166.00	166.00

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.