Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale: Feeder steers traded 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Premiums were paid for long weaned, vaccinated, or reputation cattle in all classes of feeders and calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $261.64/cwt on 835 head.

Average price

$261.64

835 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$90.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.26

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	264.41	1,726	765
Medium and Large 1-2	633	234.78	1,485	66
Medium and Large 2	761	173.50	1,320	4thin

One grade step is worth $90.91/cwt here — about $406 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale835 hd

261.64

—

TX average3 barns · 1,308 hd

251.38

+10.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,413	106.21	1,501	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,267	94.89	1,202	162
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,060	77.04	817	182
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	59.64	547	50

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,042	$1,775	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	458	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	286.12/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,594	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	218.77/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,612	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,094	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	222.20/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,367	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	374	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	785	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	330.63/cwt	328.00–337.00	1,541	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,981	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	335.37/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,298	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,002	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	237.35/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,765	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,412	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	344.20/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,435	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,612	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,677	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	227.48/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,561	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,807	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	287.73/cwt	271.00–292.00	1,534	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	207.05/cwt	207.00–207.50	1,845	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	210	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	259.03/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,518	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,162	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	268.59/cwt	262.00–273.00	1,147	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	204.74/cwt	199.00–208.50	1,572	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	643	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	219.58/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,467	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,589	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	198.12/cwt	198.00–198.25	1,662	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	275.49/cwt	272.00–288.00	1,165	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	265.41/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,385	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	156.73/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	282	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	677	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	224.92/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,336	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,060	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	274.17/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,261	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,282	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	218.53/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,385	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	106.21/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,501	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	96.25/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,182	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	103.08/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,196	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	93.32/cwt	91.50–94.50	1,221	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	73.19/cwt	71.00–75.00	806	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	844	62.54/cwt	61.00–64.00	528	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	51.89/cwt	47.00–55.00	425	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	894	71.35/cwt	70.00–73.50	638	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	77.35/cwt	76.00–84.00	708	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	58.97/cwt	58.00–60.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	581	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	79.50/cwt	76.00–84.00	907	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	85.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,042	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,373	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	892	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	912	68.02/cwt	65.00–69.00	620	9

How this sale compares

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jan 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,326Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 857Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	230.00	230.00
1	—	360	285.00	285.00
9	—	615	220.00–224.00	222.20
18	—	427	262.00–273.00	268.59
9	—	282	240.00	240.00
13	—	580	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	258.00	258.00
127	—	768	199.00–208.50	204.74
66	—	668	215.00–221.00	219.58
68	—	739	215.00	215.00
131	—	839	198.00–198.25	198.12
30	—	423	272.00–288.00	275.49
100	—	522	251.00–273.00	265.41
16	—	594	221.00–228.00	224.92
5	—	376	282.00	282.00
11	—	460	272.00–276.00	274.17
15	—	634	218.00–222.00	218.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	374	210.00	210.00
2	—	643	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	190.00	190.00
4	—	548	239.00	239.00
3	—	492	227.00	227.00
2	—	600	216.00	216.00
5	—	839	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	156.00	156.00
3	—	723	150.00–170.00	156.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	557	271.00–289.00	286.12
15	—	737	218.00–221.00	218.77
105	—	466	328.00–337.00	330.63
43	—	913	217.00	217.00
15	—	387	320.00–345.00	335.37
57	—	1,001	200.00	200.00
35	—	774	228.00	228.00
18	—	417	335.00–349.00	344.20
51	—	619	260.50	260.50
30	—	686	222.00–237.00	227.48
6	—	333	360.00	360.00
34	—	825	219.00	219.00
80	—	533	271.00–292.00	287.73
80	—	891	207.00–207.50	207.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	178.00	178.00
1	—	845	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	291.00	291.00
1	—	515	270.00	270.00
1	—	210	214.00	214.00
3	—	688	221.00	221.00
26	—	586	240.00–264.00	259.03
9	—	421	276.00	276.00
1	—	310	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	228.00	228.00
10	—	567	235.00–239.00	237.35
28	—	543	260.00	260.00
17	—	814	206.00	206.00
7	—	746	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	270.00	270.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,042	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,413	101.00–110.00	106.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,228	95.00–100.00	96.25
2	—	1,160	102.00–104.00	103.08
80	—	1,308	91.50–94.50	93.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,101	71.00–75.00	73.19
53	—	1,141	76.00–84.00	79.50
21	—	1,216	85.00–89.00	85.73
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	844	61.00–64.00	62.54
14	—	820	47.00–55.00	51.89
9	—	912	65.00–69.00	68.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	894	70.00–73.50	71.35
33	—	915	76.00–84.00	77.35
1	—	825	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	58.00–60.00	58.97
6	—	1,056	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,373	65.00	65.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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