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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

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

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,066 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 2,012▲ 555 vs year ago 1,511 · +36.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

284 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 278▼ 116 vs year ago 400 · −29.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a good turn out of both calves and feeders with a few more groups of healthy thin fleshed cattle come to town. Even though there were few comparable sales to set a trend, sentiment was definitely higher on all classes.Calves weighing 300-500 benefitted the most. Trade was active on good demand. Slaughter cows seemed to stay steady with high yielding slaughter bulls pushing over $1.70.

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 $324.48/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −72.66 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$324.48

190 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$40.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.84

vs TX average

+2.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	335.87	1,766	136
Medium and Large 1-2	557	295.78	1,647	54

One grade step is worth $40.09/cwt here — about $119 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 sale190 hd

324.48

—

TX average5 barns · 493 hd

302.64

+21.84

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

+2.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

397.14

−72.66

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	—	Low	1,513	152.97	2,315	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	126.69	1,441	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	845	94.29	797	17

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	976	$2,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,412	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,611	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	443.78/cwt	440.00–447.50	1,589	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	414	442.73/cwt	430.00–451.00	1,833	57
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	432.36/cwt	427.50–437.00	1,838	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	412.40/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,909	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,650	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	482	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,976	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	319.86/cwt	317.50–324.00	1,542	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	495	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,844	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,954	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,725	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	354.61/cwt	347.50–369.00	1,894	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,883	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	570	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,038	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	314.54/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,834	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	332.72/cwt	327.50–334.00	1,943	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	326.75/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,065	123
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,924	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,119	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,000	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,188	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,894	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,231	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	805	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,262	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	279.94/cwt	276.50–282.00	2,304	78
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	257.62/cwt	253.00–269.50	2,133	49
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	858	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,278	36
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,383	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,430	33
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	994	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,147	4
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,092	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,391	3
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1Full	1,110	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,464	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,304	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	323	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,349	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	353	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,518	36
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	411.76/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,544	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	399	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,546	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,592	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	428	389.57/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,667	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	380.17/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,756	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	517	346.32/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,790	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	337.63/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,746	69
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,699	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,829	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,641	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	314.57/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,771	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,810	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	260.78/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,685	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	285.58/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,922	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	733	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,920	28
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,933	43
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,057	32
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	774	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,043	38
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,765	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	829	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,131	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	254.21/cwt	253.00–255.50	2,107	123
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	831	255.38/cwt	244.00–256.00	2,122	57
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	2,180	124
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Full	1,004	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,184	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,843	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,929	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,361	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	163.65/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,209	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,041	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	157.94/cwt	149.30–162.00	2,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	822	94.14/cwt	89.00–98.00	774	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	853	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	827	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	905	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	113.54/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,215	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	127.25/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,414	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	139.31/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,779	35
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	5

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 Mar 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,066Last week 2,012Year ago 1,511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 284Last week 278Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,600	149.30–162.00	157.94
1	—	1,260	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,350	159.00–170.00	163.65
1	—	1,940	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,277	134.00–147.00	139.31
75	—	1,111	121.00–132.00	127.25
30	—	1,070	108.00–119.00	113.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	822	89.00–98.00	94.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	482	317.50–324.00	319.86
4	500–550	526	328.00	328.00
7	700–750	720	263.00	263.00
4	950–1000	994	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	1,000.00	1,000.00
7	250–300	269	525.00	525.00
7	300–350	341	472.50	472.50
6	350–400	358	440.00–447.50	443.78
4	400–450	425	427.50–437.00	432.36
12	450–500	463	400.00–417.00	412.40
40	500–550	534	347.50–369.00	354.61
24	550–600	584	327.50–334.00	332.72
123	600–650	632	310.00–332.00	326.75
7	650–700	660	321.00	321.00
29	700–750	708	309.00	309.00
22	750–800	764	292.00	292.00
78	800–850	823	276.50–282.00	279.94
3	850–900	873	273.00	273.00
33	900–950	917	265.00	265.00
3	1050–1100	1,092	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	495	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	400–450	414	430.00–451.00	442.73
17	450–500	482	410.00	410.00
6	500–550	501	390.00	390.00
42	550–600	570	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	468	352.50	352.50
3	500–550	542	347.50	347.50
7	550–600	583	310.00–318.00	314.54
10	600–650	633	304.00	304.00
6	650–700	692	289.00	289.00
49	800–850	828	253.00–269.50	257.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	805	281.00	281.00
36	850–900	858	265.50	265.50
46	1100–1150	1,110	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	1,000.00	1,000.00
10	250–300	298	437.50	437.50
13	350–400	375	405.00–422.50	411.76
4	400–450	403	395.00	395.00
13	450–500	462	360.00–387.50	380.17
69	500–550	517	322.00–340.00	337.63
25	550–600	563	305.00–322.00	314.57
4	600–650	633	286.00	286.00
35	650–700	673	270.00–290.00	285.58
32	750–800	766	268.50	268.50
123	800–850	829	253.00–255.50	254.21
124	850–900	861	253.25	253.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	417.50	417.50
36	350–400	353	430.00	430.00
17	400–450	428	382.50–400.00	389.57
40	500–550	517	345.00–347.00	346.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	355.00	355.00
6	500–550	548	310.00	310.00
48	550–600	558	294.00	294.00
43	750–800	761	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	399	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	733	262.00	262.00
38	750–800	774	264.00	264.00
57	800–850	831	244.00–256.00	255.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
9	600–650	646	260.00–261.00	260.78
4	750–800	776	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	800–850	829	257.00	257.00
4	1000–1050	1,004	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	746	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	828	233.00	233.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	976	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.