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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Oct 9

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,375 head

▼ 441 vs last sale 1,816▼ 227 vs year ago 1,602 · −14.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

366 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 343▲ 121 vs year ago 245 · +49.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 87▲ 14 vs year ago 8 · +175.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to determine a trend, however; a lower undertone was noted. Trade was somewhat moderate keeping with the offering of plainer type cattle. Fresh and unvaccinated cattle slipped further back from their long weaned counterparts. Slaughter cattle were steady with a good offering of beef cattle coming through the ring. Trade on slaughter cattle was moderate to active.

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 $416.56/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −36.35 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$416.56

44 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$60.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.35

vs TX average

−29.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	459.15	2,453	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	398.70	2,186	31

One grade step is worth $60.45/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale44 hd

416.56

—

TX average5 barns · 496 hd

386.21

+30.35

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−29.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−36.35

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	1,670	162.75	2,718	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	162.00	2,057	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	158.41	2,019	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,106	126.17	1,395	46

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,180	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$2,371	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,336	$2,240	17

Every lot

78 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,594	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	428	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,712	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,938	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	491.97/cwt	490.00–492.50	2,288	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,056	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,214	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,460	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	546	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,435	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	578	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,211	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	371.21/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,194	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	606	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,560	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	352.25/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,145	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,325	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Full	641	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,115	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	642	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,504	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,281	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	395.71/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,683	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,309	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	400.60/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,836	235
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	735	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,720	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,375	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	371.57/cwt	371.00–381.00	2,876	72
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	3,054	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,236	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,281	2
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,175	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,408	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,428	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,623	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	398	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,552	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	399	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,524	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,762	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,574	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,738	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	347.28/cwt	346.00–347.50	1,851	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,853	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	400.66/cwt	399.00–401.50	2,328	120
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,797	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,930	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	607	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,416	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	633	384.09/cwt	384.00–385.00	2,431	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	348.96/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,230	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,237	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,183	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	736	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,274	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,542	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,880	25
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,660	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Full	874	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,806	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	317.19/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,867	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,879	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,124	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,213	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,515	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	241	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	603	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	896	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,192	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,102	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,575	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	121.68/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,382	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,226	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	142.15/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,729	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,231	168.75/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,077	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,057	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	161.84/cwt	157.00–167.00	2,075	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	155.63/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,067	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,266	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	2,371.06/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,371	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,361	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,623	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,375Last week 1,816Year ago 1,602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 343Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 87Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	1,250.00	1,250.00
8	350–400	373	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	446	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	493	352.50	352.50
13	500–550	533	346.00–347.50	347.28
120	550–600	581	399.00–401.50	400.66
8	600–650	639	330.00–355.00	348.96
2	650–700	683	327.50	327.50
6	700–750	739	344.00	344.00
25	850–900	856	336.50	336.50
33	900–950	904	317.00–320.00	317.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	874	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
10	600–650	607	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	422.50	422.50
11	450–500	480	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	633	384.00–385.00	384.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	594	302.50	302.50
4	700–750	736	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	382.00	382.00
3	450–500	492	320.00	320.00
16	500–550	541	342.50	342.50
11	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	603	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	693	315.00	315.00
3	850–900	858	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	535.00	535.00
8	400–450	420	485.00	485.00
10	450–500	465	490.00–492.50	491.97
9	500–550	529	465.00	465.00
9	600–650	616	377.50	377.50
28	650–700	678	395.00–400.00	395.71
235	700–750	708	400.00–402.00	400.60
72	750–800	774	371.00–381.00	371.57
2	850–900	853	358.00	358.00
4	950–1000	988	327.50	327.50
2	1000–1050	1,035	317.00	317.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	456	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	735	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	606	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	437.50	437.50
9	500–550	524	422.50	422.50
6	550–600	591	365.00–377.50	371.21
22	600–650	609	343.00–360.00	352.25
38	650–700	673	339.00	339.00
4	700–750	705	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	760	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	382.50	382.50
8	600–650	641	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	546	446.00	446.00
3	600–650	642	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	620	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	697	317.50	317.50
3	750–800	792	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	241	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,136	116.00–124.00	121.68
21	—	1,216	139.00–149.00	142.15
2	—	1,168	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	115.00	115.00
4	—	896	133.00	133.00
7	—	875	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	141.00	141.00
25	—	1,328	149.00–162.00	155.63
59	—	1,282	157.00–167.00	161.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	166.00–171.00	168.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,420	167.50	167.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,266	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,361	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,371.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,623	2,475.00	2,475.00

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.