Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher on comparable sales. Cows and bulls were not reported. 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 $255.00/cwt on 1,388 head.

Average price

$255.00

1,388 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$88.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	650	258.84	1,683	268
Medium and Large 1	750	254.23	1,906	1,118
Medium and Large 2	958	170.00	1,628	2thin

One grade step is worth $88.84/cwt here — about $56 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 sale1,388 hd

255.00

—

TX average4 barns · 3,177 hd

260.07

−5.07

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

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	602	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	244.11/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,516	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	252.47/cwt	227.00–258.00	1,707	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	279.91/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,632	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	211.96/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,997	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	306.77/cwt	305.50–311.00	1,715	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,430	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	239.60/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,735	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	322.79/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,724	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	207.89/cwt	205.00–212.00	2,014	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	275.73/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,693	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	298.61/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	252.40/cwt	248.00–266.00	1,593	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	216.66/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,937	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	218.04/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	382.90/cwt	373.00–386.00	1,382	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	232.54/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,911	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	305.25/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,249	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	351.29/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,567	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	272.99/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,807	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	333.02/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,532	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	234.76/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,348	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	988	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	217.45/cwt	214.00–247.00	1,218	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	243.81/cwt	240.50–252.00	1,309	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	229.09/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,473	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	254.03/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,494	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,380	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	259.12/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,257	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	267.35/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,409	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	214.69/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,651	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	223.26/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,636	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,218	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	697	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	294.72/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,279	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	258.73/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,498	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,330	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,613	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	230.67/cwt	225.00–236.50	1,569	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	292.54/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	233.34/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,808	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	3

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.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Feb 1, 2024

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

Receipts 2,954Last week 2,652Year ago 1,127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	210.00	210.00
2	—	390	271.00	271.00
16	—	489	249.00	249.00
10	—	697	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	621	238.00–249.00	244.11
2	—	1,123	169.00	169.00
2	—	295	325.00	325.00
50	—	527	263.00–270.00	267.35
146	—	769	208.00–221.00	214.69
187	—	733	222.00–235.00	223.26
42	—	434	284.00–300.00	294.72
69	—	579	258.00–265.00	258.73
10	—	454	293.00	293.00
25	—	896	180.00	180.00
53	—	680	225.00–236.50	230.67
11	—	384	290.00–299.00	292.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	745	181.00	181.00
13	—	494	200.00	200.00
18	—	560	214.00–247.00	217.45
6	—	537	240.50–252.00	243.81
5	—	399	250.00	250.00
2	—	638	210.00	210.00
1	—	260	270.00	270.00
1	—	925	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	145.00	145.00
50	—	643	225.00–233.00	229.09
40	—	588	252.00–256.00	254.03
3	—	398	270.00	270.00
15	—	533	259.00	259.00
10	—	485	256.00–264.00	259.12
4	—	423	255.00	255.00
2	—	340	285.00	285.00
13	—	735	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	676	227.00–258.00	252.47
57	—	583	270.00–300.00	279.91
9	—	527	290.00–305.00	298.61
3	—	483	287.00	287.00
23	—	631	248.00–266.00	252.40
8	—	827	212.00–220.00	218.04
3	—	730	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	942	210.00–212.00	211.96
82	—	559	305.50–311.00	306.77
73	—	724	231.00–245.00	239.60
69	—	534	315.00–332.00	322.79
187	—	969	205.00–212.00	207.89
75	—	614	273.00–280.00	275.73
191	—	894	216.00–217.50	216.66
14	—	361	373.00–386.00	382.90
98	—	822	227.00–236.00	232.54
37	—	344	363.00	363.00
15	—	446	350.00–371.00	351.29
55	—	662	260.00–280.00	272.99
46	—	460	324.00–345.00	333.02
36	—	775	229.00–236.00	233.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	307.00	307.00
17	—	681	210.00	210.00
5	—	478	310.00	310.00
5	—	397	350.00	350.00
8	—	570	304.00	304.00
8	—	545	300.00–307.00	305.25
3	—	443	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	160.00	160.00
1	—	995	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	231.00–236.00	234.76
2	—	720	210.00	210.00
1	—	675	225.00	225.00
1	—	415	333.00	333.00

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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