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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 15

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,047 head

▲ 1,603 vs last sale 444▲ 662 vs year ago 1,385 · +47.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

277 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 325▼ 105 vs year ago 382 · −27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 50 vs year ago 56 · −89.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to set a trend due to the short turnout last sale. However, sentiment was toward the higher side and trade was active on good demand. 700 lb - 800 lb steers and heifers seemed to benefit the most. There were few comparable sales on average to high yielding slaughter cows as well, but prices seemed to be steady.A few bulls in good condition broke the $2.00 mark.

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 $327.04/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −70.09 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$327.04

72 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$50.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.73

vs TX average

−12.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	330.46	1,849	56
Medium and Large 1-2	563	320.11	1,802	14thin
Medium and Large 2	528	280.00	1,478	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.46/cwt here — about $371 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale72 hd

327.04

—

TX average5 barns · 373 hd

324.32

+2.73

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−12.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

397.14

−70.09

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	—	High	1,777	185.22	3,292	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,707	145.00	2,475	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	132.02	1,625	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	102.14	927	15

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

87 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	230	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,678	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,818	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,880	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,594	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,137	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,858	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	373.13/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,086	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,931	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	598	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,734	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,965	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,896	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	653	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,272	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,164	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,149	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	258.84/cwt	254.00–272.00	1,794	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	315.04/cwt	309.00–321.00	2,268	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,882	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	296.24/cwt	289.00–306.50	2,293	177
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	797	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,857	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	276.14/cwt	271.00–289.00	2,264	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,105	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,413	124
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,468	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	918	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,029	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	999	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,642	60
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,001	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,653	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	253	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,415	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	922	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	368	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,371	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,659	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,452	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	478	367.93/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,759	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	356.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,735	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,789	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,478	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,749	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,859	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	325.59/cwt	312.50–329.00	1,846	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,830	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	312.55/cwt	295.00–321.00	1,950	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	292.75/cwt	292.75–292.75	1,833	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,685	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	656	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,640	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	290.32/cwt	284.50–295.50	1,968	141
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,862	65
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	276.19/cwt	272.00–292.00	2,041	60
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	264.80/cwt	254.00–268.50	2,105	125
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	265.24/cwt	265.00–266.25	2,201	87
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	913	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,917	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,255	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	95	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	420	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,701	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,899	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	483	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,799	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,024	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	15
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	198	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	564	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	758	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,088	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,453	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	160	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	826	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	747	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,744	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	186.29/cwt	185.00–187.50	3,540	2
Bulls	—	—	2,048	202.80/cwt	196.00–210.00	4,153	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	105.92/cwt	95.00–112.00	863	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	99.62/cwt	90.00–105.00	965	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	116.69/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,296	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	154.80/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,785	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	131.52/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,757	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,707	145.00/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,475	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,109	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	185.00/cwt	161.00–215.00	2,165	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,924	1

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 2,047Last week 444Year ago 1,385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 325Year ago 382

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	1,000.00	1,000.00
5	650–700	653	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	422.50	422.50
2	550–600	580	333.00	333.00
7	600–650	645	294.00	294.00
4	650–700	678	317.00	317.00
18	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
7	850–900	859	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	485.00	485.00
7	400–450	404	450.00	450.00
10	500–550	540	344.00	344.00
16	550–600	559	360.00–375.00	373.13
2	600–650	618	318.00	318.00
6	650–700	674	321.00	321.00
34	700–750	720	309.00–321.00	315.04
177	750–800	774	289.00–306.50	296.24
61	800–850	820	271.00–289.00	276.14
124	850–900	879	274.50	274.50
12	900–950	904	273.00	273.00
60	950–1000	999	264.50	264.50
60	1000–1050	1,001	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	345.00	345.00
5	500–550	517	220.00	220.00
6	550–600	598	290.00	290.00
11	650–700	693	254.00–272.00	258.84
7	700–750	724	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	797	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	965	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	918	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	534	327.50	327.50
9	550–600	579	316.00	316.00
33	600–650	626	292.75	292.75
65	650–700	682	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	528	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	648	260.00	260.00
14	650–700	656	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	913	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	1,000.00	1,000.00
10	300–350	318	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	388	427.50	427.50
3	400–450	412	352.50	352.50
9	450–500	486	350.00–360.00	356.98
2	500–550	520	344.00	344.00
35	550–600	567	312.50–329.00	325.59
14	600–650	624	295.00–321.00	312.55
141	650–700	678	284.50–295.50	290.32
60	700–750	739	272.00–292.00	276.19
125	750–800	795	254.00–268.50	264.80
87	800–850	830	265.00–266.25	265.24
6	950–1000	998	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	775.00	775.00
20	450–500	478	365.00–372.50	367.93
19	550–600	550	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	95	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	434	437.50	437.50
13	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
9	500–550	547	370.00	370.00
15	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	198	285.00	285.00
2	250–300	273	277.50	277.50
3	400–450	403	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	593	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	160	550.00	550.00
3	250–300	282	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	658	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	258	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	190.00	190.00

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	1	—	1,330	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	161.00–215.00	185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,707	140.00–149.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,153	148.00–157.00	154.80
52	—	1,336	125.00–141.00	131.52
31	—	1,111	110.00–123.00	116.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	95.00–112.00	105.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	969	90.00–105.00	99.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,048	196.00–210.00	202.80
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,900	185.00–187.50	186.29
1	—	1,460	170.00	170.00

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.