Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded unevenly with price support for the better kinds. Trading was active with high buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $257.79/cwt on 917 head.

Average price

$257.79

917 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$7.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.59

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	258.30	1,898	858
Medium and Large 1-2	637	250.33	1,593	59

One grade step is worth $7.97/cwt here — about $305 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 sale917 hd

257.79

—

TX average5 barns · 2,293 hd

265.38

−7.59

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	—	Low	1,514	115.03	1,742	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,252	98.35	1,231	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	980	78.83	772	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	63.44	589	45

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$1,660	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	359.99/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	353.66/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,553	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	281.68/cwt	279.00–283.00	1,772	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	307.76/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,582	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,495	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	883	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	72.47/cwt	70.00–74.00	826	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	63.66/cwt	63.00–67.00	486	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	906	78.16/cwt	75.50–84.00	708	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	995	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	905	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	68.71/cwt	68.00–69.00	600	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,116	93.52/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,044	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	110.38/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,625	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	98.39/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,300	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	86.95/cwt	86.00–88.00	796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	875	72.83/cwt	70.00–74.00	637	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	87.17/cwt	86.00–89.00	921	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	846	60.25/cwt	60.00–61.00	510	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	233.11/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,960	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	394.97/cwt	394.00–396.00	1,307	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	306.29/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,706	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	274.79/cwt	270.00–275.50	1,811	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	251.17/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,436	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	221.48/cwt	215.00–222.25	2,069	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	229.85/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,972	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	388.18/cwt	378.00–390.00	1,560	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	240.71/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,630	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	245.52/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,748	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	315.22/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,311	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	252	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	291.79/cwt	289.00–298.00	1,240	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	243.69/cwt	236.00–256.00	1,528	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	271.63/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,554	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	497	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	238.90/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,868	324
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	671	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,609	125.30/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,016	6
Bulls	—	—	1,368	106.38/cwt	104.50–110.00	1,455	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	236.49/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,589	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	279.60/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,325	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	285	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	270.87/cwt	263.00–276.00	1,511	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,715	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	218.25/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	209.75/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	318.31/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	269.78/cwt	262.00–279.00	1,433	24

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,906Last week 2,954Year ago 2,385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 392Last week 445Year ago 711

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	358.00–362.00	359.99
25	—	629	279.00–283.00	281.68
44	—	514	303.00–320.00	307.76
127	—	841	230.00–235.00	233.11
1	—	380	385.00	385.00
8	—	331	394.00–396.00	394.97
49	—	557	300.00–307.00	306.29
62	—	659	270.00–275.50	274.79
94	—	934	215.00–222.25	221.48
31	—	858	215.00–231.00	229.85
20	—	402	378.00–390.00	388.18
17	—	712	240.00–249.00	245.52
6	—	264	402.00	402.00
324	—	782	231.00–241.00	238.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	439	340.00–358.00	353.66
2	—	390	353.00	353.00
16	—	572	270.00–279.00	271.63
12	—	497	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	744	201.00	201.00
5	—	621	250.00–252.00	251.17
13	—	453	317.00	317.00
29	—	677	235.00–260.00	240.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	327.00	327.00
1	—	805	200.00	200.00
1	—	770	209.00	209.00
4	—	538	289.00	289.00
4	—	748	226.00	226.00
2	—	555	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	416	313.00–316.00	315.22
10	—	252	347.00	347.00
60	—	627	236.00–256.00	243.69
1	—	980	185.00	185.00
43	—	672	226.00–244.00	236.49
148	—	474	273.00–290.00	279.60
18	—	558	263.00–276.00	270.87
2	—	803	214.00	214.00
59	—	917	187.00	187.00
12	—	734	218.00–219.00	218.25
16	—	762	209.00–213.00	209.75
9	—	374	316.00–321.00	318.31
24	—	531	262.00–279.00	269.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	285.00	285.00
27	—	425	289.00–298.00	291.79
5	—	285	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	599	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	82.00	82.00
15	—	1,140	70.00–74.00	72.47
30	—	1,056	86.00–89.00	87.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	763	63.00–67.00	63.66
10	—	873	68.00–69.00	68.71
7	—	846	60.00–61.00	60.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	906	75.50–84.00	78.16
2	—	915	86.00–88.00	86.95
28	—	875	70.00–74.00	72.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,116	90.00–94.50	93.52
28	—	1,472	105.00–112.00	110.38
51	—	1,321	95.00–103.00	98.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	55.00	55.00
13	—	1,083	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,285	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	101.50	101.50
6	—	1,609	120.00–135.00	125.30
4	—	1,368	104.50–110.00	106.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	1,660.00	1,660.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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