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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 1

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,158 head

▲ 220 vs last sale 938▼ 670 vs year ago 1,828 · −36.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 288▼ 32 vs year ago 241 · −13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 11 vs year ago 1 · +1,100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on heifer and steer calves and feeders to determine a trend. Sentiment seemed to stay steady to slightly higher on a short turn out. Thin, healthy kind of turn out cattle still seem to be in better demand. Average to high yielding boner cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls in good flesh are still dollaring out on the higher side. Trade was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $299.03/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −57.98 against this barn's trailing median of $357.01.

Average price

$299.03

20 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$66.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.62

vs TX average

−0.38 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	309.00	1,937	17thin
Medium and Large 2	630	242.50	1,528	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	678	242.50	1,644	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.50/cwt here — about $293 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

299.03

—

TX average5 barns · 384 hd

293.40

+5.62

National average169 barns · 8,423 hd

299.40

−0.38

This barn, trailing median26 sales

357.01

−57.98

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 600–700 lb

26 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $414.29, low $314.25, median $357.01 across 26 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	1,682	169.59	2,853	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	138.00	1,980	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	133.16	1,535	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	874	96.91	847	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,338	$3,573	2thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	310	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,488	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	351	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,141	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	418	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,923	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,875	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	486	394.51/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,917	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Full	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,329	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	282.62/cwt	280.00–284.00	2,086	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	235.90/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,776	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	291.73/cwt	288.50–301.00	2,214	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,025	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	273.99/cwt	273.00–276.00	2,225	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	856	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,277	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	40
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,619	22
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	877	237.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,083	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Full	898	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,976	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	263.75/cwt	254.50–266.50	2,397	36
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	934	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,148	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,477	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,029	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,629	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	391	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,525	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	408	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,112	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,308	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,937	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,528	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,644	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	251.37/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,765	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	263.56/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,940	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	263.82/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,066	243
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,883	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	257.06/cwt	245.00–262.00	2,167	30
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	868	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,105	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	260.82/cwt	241.00–261.75	2,280	66
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	894	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,904	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	900	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,935	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	242.17/cwt	237.00–242.50	2,218	241
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,335	14
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	968	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,083	149.52/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,619	3
Bulls	—	—	1,333	163.80/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,183	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,893	2
Bulls	—	—	2,047	178.29/cwt	151.00–184.00	3,650	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	849	110.43/cwt	108.00–111.00	938	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	874	96.91/cwt	91.00–105.00	847	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	118.57/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,194	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	137.24/cwt	131.00–140.50	1,654	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	154.87/cwt	147.00–158.00	2,111	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,980	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,338	3,572.80/head	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,573	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,907	9

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,158Last week 938Year ago 1,828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 288Year ago 241

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	700	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	1,050.00	1,050.00
2	250–300	263	1,175.00	1,175.00
17	600–650	627	309.00	309.00
15	700–750	736	256.00–275.00	263.56
243	750–800	783	255.00–270.00	263.82
30	800–850	843	245.00–262.00	257.06
66	850–900	874	241.00–261.75	260.82
241	900–950	916	237.00–242.50	242.17
14	950–1000	975	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
8	350–400	391	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	450	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	868	242.50	242.50
3	900–950	900	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	630	242.50	242.50
5	850–900	894	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	1,050.00	1,050.00
2	650–700	678	242.50	242.50
5	700–750	702	240.00–259.00	251.37
2	800–850	808	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	351	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
5	750–800	788	257.00	257.00
7	850–900	856	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	1,235.00	1,235.00
4	400–450	449	417.50	417.50
17	700–750	738	280.00–284.00	282.62
20	750–800	759	288.50–301.00	291.73
9	800–850	812	273.00–276.00	273.99
22	850–900	870	301.00	301.00
36	900–950	909	254.50–266.50	263.75
6	950–1000	960	258.00	258.00
18	1000–1050	1,029	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	480.00	480.00
7	400–450	418	460.00	460.00
15	450–500	486	392.50–395.00	394.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	215.00	215.00
2	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
8	750–800	753	225.00–237.50	235.90
8	850–900	877	230.00–240.00	237.55
6	900–950	934	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
40	850–900	865	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	898	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	665	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	435	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,205	131.00–140.50	137.24
25	—	1,007	116.00–124.00	118.57
14	—	1,363	147.00–158.00	154.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	874	91.00–105.00	96.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	849	108.00–111.00	110.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,333	160.00–168.00	163.80
3	—	1,083	147.00–152.00	149.52
7	—	2,047	151.00–184.00	178.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	3,550.00–3,600.00	3,572.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,096	174.00	174.00

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.