Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of steers traded mostly 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded firm to 5.00 higher, and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Record breaking heat accompanied by extreme high winds moved across the Panhandle on Monday and Tuesday. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph accompanied by 65 to 70 mph gusts fueled the fast moving wildfires, with 5 active wildfires still burning accounting for more than 1,249,500 acres burned. A cold front brought some much needed rain and snow to the trading region today, which will assist in the fire efforts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.94/cwt on 840 head.

Average price

$258.94

840 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

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

$15.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.60

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	645	270.91	1,747	175
Medium and Large 2	347	268.33	931	12thin
Medium and Large 1	756	255.55	1,931	653

One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale840 hd

258.94

—

TX average5 barns · 2,226 hd

271.53

−12.60

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	1,388	118.00	1,638	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	115.32	1,672	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	104.78	1,313	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	94.92	1,024	170

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1Fleshy	—	563	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	916	219.88/cwt	218.00–221.00	2,014	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	362.13/cwt	341.00–389.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	332.61/cwt	331.00–333.00	1,251	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	242.97/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,883	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	870	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,984	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	239.89/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,962	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	289.55/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	639	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	260.66/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,762	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,950	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	299.11/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,362	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	266.66/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	299.19/cwt	286.00–305.00	1,562	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	363.65/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,538	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	331.88/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,729	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	303.81/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,701	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	321.24/cwt	319.00–343.00	1,539	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	221.08/cwt	219.50–222.75	1,691	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	288.37/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,376	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	539	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,283	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,527	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,184	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,393	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,609	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	115.77/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,671	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	117.29/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	97.93/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,182	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	64.98/cwt	60.00–76.00	720	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	110.50/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,418	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	91.42/cwt	91.00–94.00	873	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	749	71.96/cwt	65.00–75.00	539	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	82.18/cwt	76.00–87.00	783	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	104.77/cwt	97.50–107.50	1,180	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	91.17/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,061	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	962	103.00/cwt	102.00–112.00	991	10
Bulls	—	—	1,565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,726	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,150	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	221.79/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,697	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	866	202.99/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,758	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	280.29/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,575	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	261.73/cwt	254.00–277.00	995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	283.50/cwt	274.00–295.00	1,491	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,114	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	347	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	332.46/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,340	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,596	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	267.30/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,663	55

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,120Last week 3,260Year ago 1,681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 641Last week 624Year ago 878

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	290.00	290.00
175	—	916	218.00–221.00	219.88
20	—	870	228.00	228.00
6	—	639	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	338	341.00–389.00	362.13
91	—	676	257.00–261.00	260.66
29	—	859	227.00	227.00
7	—	572	298.00–300.00	299.11
15	—	448	304.00	304.00
21	—	522	286.00–305.00	299.19
3	—	377	355.00	355.00
2	—	608	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	775	241.00–248.00	242.97
106	—	818	239.00–242.50	239.89
7	—	623	280.00–297.00	289.55
2	—	365	372.50	372.50
15	—	663	266.00–267.00	266.66
30	—	423	335.00–385.00	363.65
24	—	521	310.00–339.00	331.88
37	—	560	301.00–315.00	303.81
44	—	479	319.00–343.00	321.24
15	—	729	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	326	260.00	260.00
5	—	376	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	223.00	223.00
16	—	376	331.00–333.00	332.61
6	—	722	227.50	227.50
53	—	477	288.00–290.00	288.37
198	—	765	221.00–223.00	221.79
21	—	562	274.00–283.00	280.29
63	—	526	274.00–295.00	283.50
26	—	403	329.00–335.00	332.46
12	—	673	249.00	249.00
55	—	622	260.00–268.00	267.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	765	219.50–222.75	221.08
2	—	430	291.00	291.00
3	—	497	278.00	278.00
25	—	591	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	235.00	235.00
5	—	539	238.00	238.00
20	—	866	201.00–211.00	202.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	380	254.00–277.00	261.73
19	—	449	248.00	248.00
11	—	305	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	347	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	694	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	315	376.00	376.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,393	115.50	115.50
6	—	1,108	60.00–76.00	64.98
61	—	1,126	97.50–107.50	104.77
34	—	1,164	86.00–96.00	91.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,443	105.00–117.00	115.77
3	—	1,535	115.00–121.00	117.29
1	—	1,275	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,207	91.00–103.00	97.93
1	—	1,535	118.00	118.00
24	—	1,283	106.00–115.00	110.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	955	91.00–94.00	91.42
13	—	749	65.00–75.00	71.96
22	—	953	76.00–87.00	82.18
10	—	962	102.00–112.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,450	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	115.00	115.00

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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