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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Apr 24

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

938 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 1,021▼ 204 vs year ago 1,142 · −17.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 311▼ 28 vs year ago 316 · −8.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 6▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales among the calves and feeders to set a trend but, sentiment favored the higher side. Particularly among the 700-800 pounders. Thin fleshed turn out cattle also did well on active trade. High to average yielding boner cows brought 6.00-8.00 higher on good demand. Trade was moderate to 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 $338.70/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −114.21 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$338.70

32 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs TX average

−35.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	352.50	1,815	2thin
Medium and Large 1	545	345.98	1,886	24
Medium and Large 2	553	305.00	1,688	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $128 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 sale32 hd

338.70

—

TX average4 barns · 124 hd

343.92

−5.22

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−35.32

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−114.21

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	—	Average	1,673	151.00	2,527	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	144.58	1,988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	134.79	1,669	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	111.13	1,191	18
Steers	Choice	High	1,710	141.00	2,411	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,325	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	301	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,249	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	366	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,455	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	389	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,488	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,264	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	463	439.50/cwt	439.50–439.50	2,035	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,847	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,900	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	515	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,815	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	517	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,952	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	528	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,663	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	549	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,976	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	322.58/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,810	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	566	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,698	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,135	62
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	325.83/cwt	318.00–327.00	2,170	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,746	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	310.39/cwt	300.00–314.00	2,260	33
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	764	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,353	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	764	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,261	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,249	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	798	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,859	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,320	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,020	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	262.61/cwt	262.00–268.00	2,329	65
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	247.90/cwt	237.00–251.00	2,459	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	408	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,550	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	488	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,610	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,663	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	309.19/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,769	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	606	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,921	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,843	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,979	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,649	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	263.12/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,887	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,516	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	760	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,968	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,985	25
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	849	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,072	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,286	65
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	875	249.21/cwt	248.00–250.00	2,181	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,252	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,734	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,928	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,043	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	900	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	272.42/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,057	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,179	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,894	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,655	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,411	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,190	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,018	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	106.81/cwt	106.00–107.00	978	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,054	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,286	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	151.65/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,711	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	115.44/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,416	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	130.33/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,686	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	144.58/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,988	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,665	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	189.01/cwt	178.00–212.00	1,767	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,065	11

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 938Last week 1,021Year ago 1,142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 288Last week 311Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	500	332.50	332.50
19	550–600	572	299.00–318.00	309.19
32	650–700	653	303.00	303.00
26	700–750	717	253.00–265.00	263.12
25	750–800	780	254.50	254.50
3	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
65	850–900	853	268.00	268.00
2	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	640	288.00	288.00
3	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	775	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	488	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	760	259.00	259.00
9	800–850	849	244.00	244.00
10	850–900	875	248.00–250.00	249.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	758	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	606	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	301	415.00	415.00
8	350–400	366	397.50	397.50
2	500–550	528	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	566	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	510	372.50	372.50
12	550–600	561	315.00–328.00	322.58
62	600–650	649	329.00	329.00
33	650–700	666	318.00–327.00	325.83
33	700–750	728	300.00–314.00	310.39
10	750–800	781	288.00	288.00
6	800–850	814	285.00	285.00
65	850–900	887	262.00–268.00	262.61
9	950–1000	992	237.00–251.00	247.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	549	360.00	360.00
31	750–800	764	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	302.50	302.50
4	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	713	240.00–250.00	244.93
3	750–800	798	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	845	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	515	352.50	352.50
5	750–800	764	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	439.50	439.50
5	500–550	517	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	242.50	242.50
4	900–950	918	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	346	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	388	260.00–285.00	272.42
3	400–450	425	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	861	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	712	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	144.00–145.00	144.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	122.00	122.00
17	—	1,128	145.00–158.00	151.65
50	—	1,294	121.00–141.00	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	114.00–119.00	115.44
9	—	916	106.00–107.00	106.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,345	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,715	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	141.00	141.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	164.00	164.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	2,325.00	2,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	935	178.00–212.00	189.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,222	169.00	169.00

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.