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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Aug 21

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,824 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 1,666▲ 650 vs year ago 1,174 · +55.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

805 head

▲ 456 vs last sale 349▲ 421 vs year ago 384 · +109.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 6▲ 28 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 on steer and heifer calves to determine a trend, but sentiment was definitely higher. Feeder steers brought 13.00-15.00 higher on high demand. Feeders heifers sold higher as well, though there were few comparable sales. Overall the market keeps pushing higher with a strong demand for the bigger cattle. Good turn out of high yielding beef cows and bulls came to town, selling steady to 2.00 higher. Demand and trade were good and active, commiserate with quality. Cooler weather and more rain is forecast for the upcoming week, possibly putting moisture on planted wheat.

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 $412.72/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.19 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$412.72

127 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$774

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

$124.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.79

vs TX average

+12.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	430.41	2,356	97
Medium and Large 1-2	564	361.00	2,036	27
Medium and Large 2	517	306.00	1,582	3thin

One grade step is worth $124.41/cwt here — about $774 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 sale127 hd

412.72

—

TX average5 barns · 482 hd

391.93

+20.79

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+12.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−40.19

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	1,489	190.18	2,832	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	189.24	2,487	360
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,709	175.04	2,991	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	131.61	1,332	21

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)	1,028	$2,525	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,400	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,644	$4,360	10

Every lot

71 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	308	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,548	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,777	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	384	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	1,859	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	407	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,076	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	460.64/cwt	460.00–467.50	2,183	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,363	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	482	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,774	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	512	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,534	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,582	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	437.72/cwt	437.50–438.00	2,307	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	564	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,036	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	570	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,269	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,352	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,446	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	367.71/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,486	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,426	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	381.36/cwt	368.00–389.00	2,772	331
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	357.24/cwt	355.00–359.00	2,765	134
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	844	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,844	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	341.73/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,953	126
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	334.09/cwt	325.00–337.00	3,027	124
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,221	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,855	24
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,076	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,357	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,576	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	373	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,548	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,641	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,727	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,779	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	393.96/cwt	387.50–397.00	1,836	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	392.42/cwt	386.00–394.50	2,005	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,273	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,218	86
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,171	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,041	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	368.25/cwt	365.00–373.00	2,291	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	335.92/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,291	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,583	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	296.13/cwt	280.00–303.50	2,730	69
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	979	281.91/cwt	274.00–285.00	2,760	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,103	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,365	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,379	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,827	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	884	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	185.31/cwt	180.00–195.00	2,622	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	189.34/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,764	10
Bulls	—	—	1,783	204.10/cwt	203.00–205.00	3,639	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	778	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	844	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	125.39/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,170	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	131.49/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,400	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,920	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	153.84/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,866	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,260	227.10/cwt	215.00–238.00	2,861	107
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	162.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,166	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	178.24/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,424	192
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,709	175.04/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,991	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,670	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	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 Aug 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,824Last week 1,666Year ago 1,174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 805Last week 349Year ago 384

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	171.00	171.00
12	—	1,065	125.00–138.00	131.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	933	125.00–126.00	125.39
2	—	778	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,709	174.00–180.00	175.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,334	160.00–165.00	162.34
192	—	1,360	172.00–180.00	178.24
35	—	1,213	140.00–158.00	153.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,260	215.00–238.00	227.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	180.00–195.00	185.31
2	—	1,783	203.00–205.00	204.10
10	—	1,460	180.00–194.00	189.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	873	272.50	272.50
1	950–1000	965	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	396.00	396.00
4	600–650	635	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	492.50	492.50
2	350–400	375	437.50	437.50
7	400–450	409	435.00	435.00
13	450–500	466	387.50–397.00	393.96
5	550–600	596	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	445	490.00	490.00
21	500–550	511	386.00–394.50	392.42
4	550–600	564	385.00	385.00
10	600–650	622	365.00–373.00	368.25
35	650–700	682	320.00–340.00	335.92
2	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	844	306.00	306.00
7	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
69	900–950	922	280.00–303.50	296.13
7	950–1000	979	274.00–285.00	281.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	750.00	750.00
2	650–700	690	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	550–600	553	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	288	1,425.00	1,425.00
2	350–400	378	470.00	470.00
35	450–500	474	460.00–467.50	460.64
18	500–550	527	437.50–438.00	437.72
2	550–600	588	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	610	401.00	401.00
18	650–700	676	365.00–377.00	367.71
331	700–750	727	368.00–389.00	381.36
134	750–800	774	355.00–359.00	357.24
126	850–900	864	340.00–349.00	341.73
124	900–950	906	325.00–337.00	334.09
24	950–1000	958	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	502.50	502.50
23	350–400	384	484.00	484.00
4	450–500	475	497.50	497.50
25	500–550	512	495.00	495.00
52	550–600	570	398.00	398.00
5	800–850	844	337.00	337.00
7	1050–1100	1,076	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
24	450–500	482	368.00	368.00
27	550–600	564	361.00	361.00
2	650–700	650	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	407	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	306.00	306.00
2	900–950	935	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	693	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	8	—	1,028	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,208	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	9	—	1,670	4,450.00	4,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	3,550.00	3,550.00

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.