Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 4.00 to 10.00 higher, with the exception of 500 to 650 pound steers suitable for grass which traded up to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Receipts were lighter this week due to the winter storm over the weekend that brought rain and snow.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $245.67/cwt on 548 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −34.88 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$245.67

548 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	612	254.54	1,558	257
Medium and Large 1-2	658	237.83	1,566	291

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$8 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $219.55, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale548 hd

245.67

—

TX average5 barns · 1,085 hd

246.32

−0.66

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−34.88

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	106.58	1,623	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	103.25	1,344	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	82.27	827	164

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	413	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	251.43/cwt	250.00–251.50	1,705	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	298.17/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,828	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	895	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	259.60/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	349.47/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	344.80/cwt	333.00–348.00	1,614	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	279.03/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,750	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	771	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	390.42/cwt	389.00–394.00	1,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	310.78/cwt	298.00–313.50	1,818	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,908	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	568	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,803	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	326.73/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,745	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	273.84/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,443	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	289.98/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,238	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	269.19/cwt	246.00–281.00	1,284	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	881	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,497	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	105.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,433	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	95.29/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,127	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	113.40/cwt	109.00–117.50	1,617	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	106.58/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,623	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	66.84/cwt	60.00–70.00	693	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	88.67/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,011	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	95.43/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,146	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	90.05/cwt	86.00–96.00	855	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	62.21/cwt	60.00–69.00	541	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	75.49/cwt	72.00–81.00	651	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	261.34/cwt	244.00–273.00	1,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	789	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	707	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	240.90/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	290.45/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,324	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	391.70/cwt	388.00–400.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	225.04/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,593	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	224.50/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,554	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	740	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,986	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,479	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	269.96/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,574	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	233.70/cwt	232.50–243.00	1,615	108

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,167Last week 1,906Year ago 2,205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 392Year ago 504

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	351.00	351.00
44	—	678	250.00–251.50	251.43
15	—	468	333.00–348.00	344.80
22	—	627	276.00–281.00	279.03
4	—	861	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	613	289.00–300.00	298.17
10	—	651	278.00	278.00
6	—	477	342.00–365.00	349.47
2	—	748	239.00	239.00
7	—	395	389.00–394.00	390.42
17	—	585	298.00–313.50	310.78
13	—	805	237.00	237.00
23	—	534	319.00–336.00	326.73
6	—	335	388.00–400.00	391.70
70	—	856	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	210.00	210.00
10	—	663	250.00–262.00	259.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	254.00	254.00
4	—	771	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	575	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	332.00	332.00
41	—	527	267.00–278.00	273.84
16	—	427	284.00–292.00	289.98
8	—	305	330.00	330.00
11	—	456	286.00–293.00	290.45
2	—	610	259.00	259.00
48	—	583	264.00–273.00	269.96
108	—	691	232.50–243.00	233.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	246.00–281.00	269.19
5	—	540	244.00–273.00	261.34
10	—	642	240.00–243.00	240.90
3	—	340	333.00	333.00
126	—	708	224.00–226.00	225.04
69	—	692	224.00–231.00	224.50
12	—	587	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	881	191.00	191.00
4	—	629	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,352	104.00–108.00	105.99
27	—	1,183	94.00–98.00	95.29
12	—	1,426	109.00–117.50	113.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	103.00–108.00	106.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,037	60.00–70.00	66.84
15	—	1,140	85.00–91.00	88.67
40	—	1,201	93.00–98.00	95.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	950	86.00–96.00	90.05
13	—	870	60.00–69.00	62.21
49	—	862	72.00–81.00	75.49

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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