Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 8.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of up to 20.00 higher on calves over 450 pounds suitable for summer grazing. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.79/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −128.12 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$326.79

28 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$23.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.98

vs TX average

+8.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	335.01	1,729	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	312.00	1,669	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $409.27, median $454.91 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

326.79

—

TX average5 barns · 238 hd

311.82

+14.98

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

+8.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−128.12

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	1,833	139.04	2,549	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	132.86	1,956	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	124.89	1,611	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	103.68	1,157	111

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	—	—	1,833	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	123.34/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,473	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	987	107.49/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,061	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	856	89.27/cwt	86.00–91.00	764	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	134.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,111	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,211	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,514	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	84.46/cwt	79.00–89.00	942	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,492	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	335.01/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	333.96/cwt	319.00–344.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	233.95/cwt	233.00–235.00	2,066	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,829	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,801	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	229.66/cwt	228.00–231.50	1,690	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	313.19/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,344	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	306.17/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,482	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,563	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,683	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,615	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	305.47/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,564	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,388	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,270	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	105.45/cwt	97.50–113.00	1,270	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,428	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,899	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	802	80.26/cwt	76.00–83.00	644	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	926	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	271.84/cwt	250.00–294.00	1,702	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	128.19/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,749	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,289	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	273.24/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,847	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	314.11/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,775	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	230.37/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,562	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	239.37/cwt	236.00–241.50	1,999	417
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	226.02/cwt	225.50–226.25	1,770	197
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	295.59/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	361.89/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	393.34/cwt	393.00–394.00	1,652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	220.09/cwt	219.00–221.00	2,155	156

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 Mar 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,468Last week 2,608Year ago 2,949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 482Last week 597Year ago 589

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	138.00–140.00	139.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,194	118.00–128.00	123.34
18	—	1,115	79.00–89.00	84.46
36	—	1,204	97.50–113.00	105.45
6	—	1,428	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	987	102.00–118.00	107.49
12	—	856	86.00–91.00	89.27
8	—	802	76.00–83.00	80.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,568	130.00–137.00	134.61
4	—	1,211	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,460	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	926	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,364	124.00–135.00	128.19
15	—	1,116	112.00–119.00	115.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	574	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	780	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	319.00–344.00	333.96
8	350–400	380	321.00	321.00
11	400–450	429	300.00–318.00	313.19
15	450–500	484	300.00–311.00	306.17
21	500–550	512	301.00–309.00	305.47
10	550–600	561	294.00–298.00	295.59
4	600–650	608	259.00	259.00
21	650–700	696	232.00	232.00
162	700–750	736	228.00–231.50	229.66
197	750–800	783	225.50–226.25	226.02
61	800–850	813	221.50	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	392	324.00	324.00
10	450–500	461	301.00	301.00
14	550–600	598	265.00	265.00
13	600–650	608	257.00	257.00
26	650–700	678	227.00–235.00	230.37
17	700–750	739	227.75	227.75
64	850–900	870	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	403.00	403.00
9	400–450	420	393.00–394.00	393.34
9	450–500	475	351.00–365.00	361.89
18	500–550	516	331.00–350.00	335.01
10	600–650	607	308.00	308.00
11	650–700	676	268.00–283.00	273.24
93	700–750	720	254.00	254.00
9	750–800	751	250.00	250.00
417	800–850	835	236.00–241.50	239.37
109	850–900	883	233.00–235.00	233.95
156	950–1000	979	219.00–221.00	220.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	535	312.00	312.00
8	600–650	626	250.00–294.00	271.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	818	185.00–186.00	185.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	369.00	369.00
6	500–550	519	303.00–320.00	314.11
5	750–800	763	213.00	213.00

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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