Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 4.00-8.00 higher. Rain for some of the area has buyers aggressive for calves. Feeder cattle at the CME has been lower making feeder cattle buyers cautious. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.23/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −117.68 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$337.23

89 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$58.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.06

vs TX average

+26.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	338.55	1,820	87
Medium and Large 1-2	545	280.00	1,526	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.55/cwt here — about $294 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale89 hd

337.23

—

TX average4 barns · 149 hd

323.17

+14.06

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+26.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−117.68

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	1,643	139.00	2,283	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	136.70	1,991	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,422	128.93	1,833	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	109.32	1,102	125

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	450–500	471	362.33/cwt	341.00–365.00	1,707	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	215.76/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,689	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	229.58/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,582	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	300.88/cwt	281.00–313.50	1,303	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	202.42/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,763	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	287.73/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,456	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	237.08/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,965	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	300.70/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,900	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	240.75/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,507	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,733	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	214.71/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	250.62/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	234.86/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,706	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,984	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	119.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,466	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	133.73/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,025	33
Bulls	—	—	1,310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	96.05/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,001	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	111.01/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,217	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,427	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	121.86/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,364	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	957	128.32/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,228	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	962	111.36/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	899	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	103.02/cwt	93.00–114.00	948	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	207.33/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	369.62/cwt	349.00–380.00	1,608	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	339.09/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,821	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	249.61/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,902	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.98/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,545	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	218.86/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	293.13/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	249.02/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,835	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	399.28/cwt	390.00–414.00	1,513	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,904	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	224.34/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,990	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,675	10

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.

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,099Last week 1,511Year ago 1,452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 400Year ago 474

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	409.00	409.00
4	300–350	334	421.00	421.00
15	350–400	379	390.00–414.00	399.28
34	400–450	435	349.00–380.00	369.62
47	450–500	471	341.00–365.00	362.33
86	500–550	537	326.00–350.00	339.09
1	550–600	595	292.00	292.00
29	600–650	632	290.00–305.00	300.70
10	650–700	678	247.00	247.00
56	700–750	737	243.00–257.50	249.02
66	750–800	762	235.00–252.50	249.61
17	800–850	829	235.00–241.00	237.08
33	850–900	887	216.00–225.00	224.34
8	950–1000	953	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	367.50	367.50
2	450–500	493	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	623	242.50–260.00	250.62
2	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
14	700–750	711	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	758	209.00	209.00
4	850–900	873	210.00–217.00	214.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	684	206.00–208.00	207.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	342.50	342.50
23	400–450	433	281.00–313.50	300.88
9	450–500	471	281.00–296.00	293.13
37	500–550	506	270.00–300.00	287.73
25	550–600	570	266.00–272.50	270.98
15	600–650	626	234.00–246.00	240.75
40	650–700	689	220.00–231.00	229.58
6	700–750	732	215.00–220.00	218.86
70	750–800	783	212.00–219.00	215.76
13	800–850	806	215.00	215.00
38	850–900	871	199.00–205.00	202.42
19	900–950	929	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	970	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	243.00	243.00
4	550–600	567	230.00–249.00	234.86
1	600–650	625	222.00	222.00
3	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	596	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	735	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	770	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
4	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	900	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,459	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,435	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,232	115.00–121.00	119.02
33	—	1,514	126.00–138.00	133.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	95.00–98.00	96.05
39	—	1,096	100.00–118.00	111.01
2	—	1,065	134.00	134.00
15	—	1,119	119.00–128.00	121.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	957	126.00–129.00	128.32
8	—	962	109.00–123.00	111.36
3	—	917	98.00	98.00
51	—	920	93.00–114.00	103.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,975	163.00	163.00

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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