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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Aug 28

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,090 head

▼ 734 vs last sale 1,824▼ 448 vs year ago 1,538 · −29.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 405 vs last sale 805▼ 101 vs year ago 501 · −20.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 28▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were too few comparable sales on most classes to set a trend but a higher undertone was noted. However, feeder steers weighing 750-800 pounds brought almost 18.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls remained steady to slightly higher on better quality. Several pairs and three in ones came through the ring and brought 4500.00-4950.00 per pair.Trade was active and demand was high on good quality cattle. Some fresh calves are coming to the town early this year, taking advantage of a historic market. Weather is beginning to cool down as we head into fall and rain is expected in the area for most of the upcoming week.

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 $464.46/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +11.55 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$464.46

65 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$67.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+72.93

vs TX average

+55.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	467.58	2,355	62
Medium and Large 2	537	400.00	2,148	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.58/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

464.46

—

TX average5 barns · 344 hd

391.54

+72.93

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+55.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

+11.55

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	1,577	203.95	3,217	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	175.22	2,486	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	165.36	2,091	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	132.63	1,377	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,830	$4,853	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,763	$4,850	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,731	$4,567	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,865	$4,500	16

Every lot

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,152	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,840	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,180	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,340	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,300	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,667	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	537	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,148	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	635	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,711	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	742	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,430	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	374.91/cwt	374.00–377.00	2,849	138
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	364.35/cwt	364.00–365.50	2,951	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,786	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,098	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,194	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	402	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,759	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	1,980	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	414	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,625	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,903	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,079	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	426.16/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,050	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	502	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,359	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,188	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,764	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	605	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,496	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,451	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	338.19/cwt	330.00–339.25	2,638	61
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,553	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,135	3
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,184	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,842	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,059	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,204	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,714	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,083	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,827	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,564	206.03/cwt	203.00–214.00	3,222	7
Bulls	—	—	1,623	196.68/cwt	195.00–198.00	3,192	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,501	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,049	154.82/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,624	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	131.30/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,421	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	174.72/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,201	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	165.24/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,297	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	175.22/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,486	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,730	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,731	4,566.52/head	4,550.00–4,625.00	4,567	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,763	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,843	4,925.00/head	4,925.00–4,925.00	4,925	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,865	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	16

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,090Last week 1,824Year ago 1,538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 400Last week 805Year ago 501

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	397.50	397.50
3	600–650	608	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	527.50	527.50
50	500–550	501	467.00	467.00
138	750–800	760	374.00–377.00	374.91
30	800–850	810	364.00–365.50	364.35
60	850–900	885	350.00	350.00
6	950–1000	968	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	1,100.00	1,100.00
4	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	459	475.00	475.00
8	500–550	511	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	820	330.00	330.00
7	850–900	864	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	742	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	510.00	510.00
26	600–650	635	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	414	392.50	392.50
2	500–550	528	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	754	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	442.50	442.50
4	450–500	465	447.00	447.00
40	500–550	503	435.00	435.00
3	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
61	750–800	780	330.00–339.25	338.19
3	800–850	813	314.00	314.00
3	1000–1050	1,045	300.00	300.00
4	1150–1200	1,184	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	483.00	483.00
3	500–550	502	470.00	470.00
30	600–650	605	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	402	437.50	437.50
6	450–500	481	422.50–430.00	426.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	448	382.50	382.50
3	550–600	563	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	451	405.00	405.00
11	500–550	540	360.00	360.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,865	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,763	4,850.00	4,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,843	4,925.00	4,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,731	4,550.00–4,625.00	4,566.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,730	4,300.00	4,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,419	175.00–176.00	175.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,082	129.00–133.00	131.30
2	—	1,028	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,390	158.00–169.00	165.24
34	—	1,049	147.00–165.00	154.82
39	—	1,260	173.00–179.00	174.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,564	203.00–214.00	206.03
2	—	1,623	195.00–198.00	196.68

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.