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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Nov 13

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,094 head

▼ 275 vs last sale 1,369▼ 585 vs year ago 1,679 · −34.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

351 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 366▼ 61 vs year ago 412 · −14.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to determine a trend but a lower undertone was highly noted. Unweaned and short weaned cattle continue to slide further away from their counterparts. Bigger, mature cattle ,however, are continuing to stay steady and in higher demand. Slaughter cows were steady to a little lower while high yielding bulls were up 4.00. Trade was largely moderate with moderate demand. Warmer, drier fall weather continues to dominate the area with few chances of moisture 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 $328.76/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −124.15 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$328.76

30 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$55.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.41

vs TX average

−96.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	338.01	1,861	25
Medium and Large 1-2	596	282.50	1,684	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.51/cwt here — about $178 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 sale30 hd

328.76

—

TX average5 barns · 335 hd

370.17

−41.41

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−96.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−124.15

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	1,828	180.61	3,301	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	160.96	1,684	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	156.56	1,957	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	155.00	2,477	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	823	189.00	1,555	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	960	162.00	1,555	3thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	429.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,630	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	498	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,029	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	344.93/cwt	343.00–347.50	1,807	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	335.32/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,881	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,684	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	616	316.85/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,952	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	316.13/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,963	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,839	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,086	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,892	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	724	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,548	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	361.90/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,664	153
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	779	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,181	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	330.00/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,587	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,740	63
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	834	232.03/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,935	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,721	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,917	45
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,108	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,213	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	310	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,031	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	339	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,415	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,253	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	358	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,164	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,434	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	318.49/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,541	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,928	109
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	515	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,638	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	346.30/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,808	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,583	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,839	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	293.22/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,795	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,184	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,610	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,658	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,443	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	844	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	350–400	Medium 1	373	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	783	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	248	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	893	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	823	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,555	2
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	960	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,555	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,141	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	171.72/cwt	164.00–176.00	3,057	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	190.03/cwt	183.00–193.00	3,611	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,283	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,001	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,832	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	152.27/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,649	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	156.81/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,954	97
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	154.12/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,985	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,477	4

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 Nov 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,094Last week 1,369Year ago 1,679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 351Last week 366Year ago 412

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	950.00	950.00
3	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	370	387.50	387.50
5	450–500	484	312.50–327.50	318.49
12	500–550	522	342.50–350.00	346.30
5	550–600	598	307.50	307.50
14	600–650	612	292.50–295.00	293.22
3	650–700	667	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	515	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
109	450–500	485	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	332.50	332.50
6	350–400	358	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	532	297.50	297.50
6	600–650	610	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
7	350–400	380	425.00–435.00	429.02
3	450–500	475	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	524	343.00–347.50	344.93
18	550–600	561	327.50–350.00	335.32
11	600–650	621	307.50–320.00	316.13
2	650–700	673	310.00	310.00
153	700–750	736	360.00–364.00	361.90
13	750–800	784	320.00–342.00	330.00
63	800–850	818	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	885	307.50	307.50
45	900–950	926	315.00	315.00
3	1100–1150	1,108	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
8	600–650	634	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	660	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	779	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	616	315.00–322.50	316.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	407.50	407.50
4	700–750	724	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
5	800–850	834	230.00–235.00	232.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	596	282.50	282.50
4	650–700	688	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	365.00	365.00
3	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	518	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	656	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	183.00–193.00	190.03
1	—	1,755	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,780	164.00–176.00	171.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,001	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,083	141.00–157.00	152.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,246	153.00–164.00	156.81
10	—	1,288	151.00–159.00	154.12

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.