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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jul 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,088 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 923▼ 596 vs year ago 1,684 · −35.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 293▼ 68 vs year ago 393 · −17.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was little test on calves to present a trend. There was also few comparable sells on steer and heifer feeders, but a higher undertone was definite as some 800-900 pounders brought over 3.00. Slaughter cattle still remain high even as average to high yielding boners sold 7.00 lower. High yielding bulls remain over 2.00. Quality was moderate. Trade was active on good demand.Seasonal temperatures have come back to the area with chances of afternoon storms remaining in the forecast.

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 $362.10/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.80 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$362.10

23 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$36.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs TX average

−13.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	381.00	2,157	11thin
Medium and Large 2	561	344.78	1,934	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.22/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale23 hd

362.10

—

TX average5 barns · 339 hd

365.82

−3.72

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−13.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−90.80

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	—	High	1,364	197.83	2,699	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	174.96	2,686	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	151.30	1,878	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	123.25	1,200	31

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,756	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,685	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	493	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,002	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	358.48/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,864	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	530	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,168	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,143	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,370	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,402	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,457	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	348.32/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,668	209
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	846	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,929	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	899	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,877	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	307.98/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,895	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,075	47
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,099	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,363	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	180	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	389.62/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,675	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	374.97/cwt	374.00–377.50	1,965	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	357.96/cwt	357.50–360.00	2,026	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,071	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	323.89/cwt	321.00–325.00	2,322	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,381	67
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,446	71
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	288.69/cwt	277.00–289.00	2,514	75
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,617	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	254.32/cwt	251.00–256.00	2,515	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,437	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	887	206.72/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,834	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,543	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,023	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	942	128.19/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,208	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	112.88/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,289	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	152.51/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,781	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	129.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,650	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	168.24/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,256	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	174.96/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,686	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 Jul 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 923Year ago 1,684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 293Year ago 393

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	860	119.00	119.00
19	—	942	124.00–130.00	128.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,341	165.00–171.00	168.24
16	—	1,270	125.00–139.00	129.90
31	—	1,168	146.00–160.00	152.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	174.00–177.00	174.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,142	110.00–121.00	112.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,310	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,840	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,505	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	230.00	230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	180	1,250.00	1,250.00
3	650–700	675	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	1,100.00	1,100.00
20	400–450	430	380.00–395.00	389.62
7	500–550	524	374.00–377.50	374.97
16	550–600	566	357.50–360.00	357.96
8	600–650	609	340.00	340.00
11	700–750	717	321.00–325.00	323.89
67	750–800	791	301.00	301.00
71	800–850	845	289.50	289.50
75	850–900	871	277.00–289.00	288.69
14	900–950	915	286.00	286.00
6	950–1000	989	251.00–256.00	254.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	715	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	800–850	830	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	587	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	632	375.00	375.00
5	650–700	671	358.00	358.00
3	700–750	728	337.50	337.50
209	750–800	766	344.00–350.00	348.32
10	850–900	899	320.00	320.00
3	900–950	940	300.00–312.00	307.98
47	950–1000	973	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	406.00	406.00
4	500–550	530	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	520	357.50–360.00	358.48
7	550–600	590	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
11	800–850	846	228.00	228.00
5	1050–1100	1,099	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	392.50	392.50
30	850–900	887	205.00–208.00	206.72

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.