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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 12

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

704 head

▼ 429 vs last sale 1,133▼ 527 vs year ago 1,231 · −42.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

370 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 209▲ 52 vs year ago 318 · +16.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales on steers to set a trend but a higher undertone was noted. There were few comparable sales on heifers as well, but buyer demand pushed the better and older heifers higher. Slaughter cattle followed heifers as high buyer demand and competition pushed the market higher. Average to high yielding boners and breakers were up 6.00-13.00. Good, healthy bulls also continue to push the market bringing over 200.00/cwt. The recent rains throughout the area have produced plenty of green grass and water, filling up tanks and creeks. It'll be interesting to see if this trend remains and helps to push herd numbers back up.

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 $368.72/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −84.19 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$368.72

28 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$754

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

$117.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.88

vs TX average

−12.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	387.76	2,185	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	591	365.28	2,159	8thin
Medium and Large 2	530	270.00	1,431	3thin

One grade step is worth $117.76/cwt here — about $754 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

368.72

—

TX average4 barns · 207 hd

350.84

+17.88

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−12.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−84.19

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	1,761	186.17	3,278	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	164.57	2,467	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	148.55	1,786	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	110.71	1,171	18

Every lot

43 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	115	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	195	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	453	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,016	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,165	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	385.79/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,187	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	365.28/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,159	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	329.91/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,233	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	317.90/cwt	315.00–318.00	2,257	96
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,463	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,466	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	853	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,423	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	308.85/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,659	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	912	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,371	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,758	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	247	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,957	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,887	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	322.90/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,976	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	296.39/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,879	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	316.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,159	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	702	303.99/cwt	296.00–308.00	2,134	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	287.68/cwt	287.50–288.00	2,356	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,403	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,108	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,482	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,077	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,009	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	676	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,027	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,111	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	404	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	909	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	207.39/cwt	196.00–213.00	3,916	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	773	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	719	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,347	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	905	119.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,079	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,029	130.34/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,341	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	108.75/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,248	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	145.53/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,745	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	158.42/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,039	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	164.57/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,467	10

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 Jun 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 1,133Year ago 1,231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 370Last week 209Year ago 318

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	905	117.00–123.00	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	99.00–115.00	108.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,199	137.00–154.00	145.53
78	—	1,287	155.00–166.00	158.42
22	—	1,029	124.00–136.00	130.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	93.00	93.00
2	—	898	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,499	162.00–167.00	164.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	122.50	122.50
3	—	1,888	196.00–213.00	207.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	115	760.00	760.00
2	500–550	538	402.50	402.50
15	550–600	567	382.50–387.50	385.79
13	650–700	677	322.00–335.00	329.91
96	700–750	710	315.00–318.00	317.90
6	750–800	788	312.50	312.50
6	800–850	843	292.50	292.50
34	850–900	861	300.00–312.50	308.85
12	900–950	927	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	591	357.50–370.00	365.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	195	700.00	700.00
3	500–550	530	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	853	284.00	284.00
5	900–950	912	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	1,210.00	1,210.00
11	500–550	545	359.00	359.00
3	550–600	585	322.50	322.50
7	600–650	612	318.00–325.00	322.90
16	650–700	682	315.00–320.00	316.55
6	700–750	702	296.00–308.00	303.99
8	800–850	819	287.50–288.00	287.68
2	900–950	900	267.00	267.00
8	1100–1150	1,108	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	247	750.00	750.00
4	600–650	634	290.00–302.50	296.39
2	750–800	770	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	200–250	233	290.00	290.00
6	300–350	321	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	350	317.50	317.50
4	400–450	404	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	622	334.00	334.00
3	650–700	672	299.00	299.00

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.