Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 higher, with the exception of steers weighing over 900 pounds which were 3.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain. There are still a few loads of yearlings coming off the wheat moving through the barns, but we saw a lot of yearlings trade before the March 15th deadline this year. As a result, the April and May runs seem to be lighter than a year ago so far.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.52/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −164.39 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$290.52

10 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$49.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.47

vs TX average

−19.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	330.00	1,676	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	584	280.65	1,639	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.35/cwt here — about $37 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 sale10 hd

290.52

—

TX average5 barns · 131 hd

278.05

+12.47

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−19.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−164.39

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	1,746	155.52	2,716	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	134.08	1,857	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	130.62	1,611	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	110.04	1,254	89

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,698	146.95/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,495	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	983	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,307	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	137.33/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,589	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	854	94.77/cwt	91.00–101.00	809	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,387	126.56/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	280.65/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,873	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,015	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1050–1100	1,070	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,033	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1000–1050	1,036	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,968	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	950–1000	999	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	215.67/cwt	214.00–217.50	2,083	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	849	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,004	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	246.05/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,530	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,042	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	733	224.57/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,646	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	226.49/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,737	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,700	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	854	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	268.58/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,587	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	110.59/cwt	106.50–115.00	1,062	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	119.97/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,540	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,080	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,842	165.74/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	929	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,793	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	131.52/cwt	129.50–132.50	1,803	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	94.59/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,043	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	107.45/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,277	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	118.37/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,255	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,945	5

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 Apr 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,142Last week 976Year ago 993

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 258Year ago 436

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	146.00–148.00	146.95
3	—	1,842	165.00–167.00	165.74
1	—	1,555	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	133.00	133.00
2	—	955	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,157	136.00–139.00	137.33
28	—	1,371	129.50–132.50	131.52
9	—	1,060	117.00–119.00	118.37
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	854	91.00–101.00	94.77
13	—	960	106.50–115.00	110.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,387	125.00–127.00	126.56
31	—	1,284	115.00–123.00	119.97
12	—	1,103	91.00–99.00	94.59
12	—	1,188	104.00–112.00	107.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,446	134.50	134.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	276.00	276.00
6	550–600	597	246.00	246.00
36	600–650	622	240.00–257.00	246.05
72	700–750	744	228.50	228.50
99	750–800	767	225.00–227.50	226.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	280.00	280.00
24	550–600	591	267.00–269.00	268.58
18	800–850	831	210.50	210.50
2	900–950	913	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	733	224.00–225.00	224.57
7	1000–1050	1,042	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	713	215.00	215.00
5	900–950	929	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	584	275.00–299.00	280.65
3	600–650	632	282.00	282.00
4	700–750	708	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	787	230.00	230.00
37	800–850	811	231.00	231.00
9	850–900	883	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	607	289.00	289.00
6	750–800	768	250.00	250.00
49	800–850	849	236.00	236.00
50	900–950	935	215.50	215.50
95	950–1000	966	214.00–217.50	215.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	999	180.00	180.00
16	1000–1050	1,036	190.00	190.00
11	1050–1100	1,070	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	854	214.00	214.00

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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