Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with the exception of steers weighing between 600-700 lbs which traded sharply lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Quality was mostly attractive with the majority of the supply consisting of load lots of cattle straight off the wheat. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher on better kinds. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $303.47/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −151.44 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$303.47

31 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$3.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.36

vs TX average

−5.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	304.76	1,731	21
Medium and Large 1-2	535	300.77	1,610	10thin

One grade step is worth $3.99/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

303.47

—

TX average4 barns · 204 hd

291.11

+12.36

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−5.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−151.44

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	1,671	144.54	2,415	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	137.18	2,001	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	126.67	1,635	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	110.45	1,153	73

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,493	142.32/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,596	131.93/cwt	120.00–141.00	2,106	4
Bulls	—	—	1,837	155.96/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,865	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	127.92/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,825	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	100.56/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,087	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	107.24/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,199	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	882	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	943	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,037	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	731	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,148	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	145.72/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,613	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	911	95.83/cwt	95.00–98.00	873	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	988	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,777	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	375.95/cwt	368.00–380.00	1,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	231.32/cwt	231.00–231.50	1,661	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	748	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	307.96/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	259.72/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,351	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	233.38/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,909	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,492	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	787	82.86/cwt	81.00–85.00	652	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	119.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,524	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	132.90/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,831	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,200	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	122.62/cwt	118.00–126.50	1,334	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	966	111.81/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	251.41/cwt	247.50–252.00	1,923	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,684	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	293.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,717	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	222.22/cwt	217.00–224.50	2,044	279
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	205.92/cwt	205.50–210.00	1,833	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	268.54/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,713	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	260.97/cwt	252.00–267.50	1,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	225.16/cwt	219.50–228.00	1,966	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	301.95/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,573	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	223.87/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,724	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	254.56/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,871	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	252.12/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,566	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,509	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	4

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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,828Last week 1,142Year ago 1,287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 241Last week 316Year ago 373

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	140.00–144.00	142.32
4	—	1,596	120.00–141.00	131.93
5	—	1,837	151.00–158.00	155.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,427	125.00–132.00	127.92
12	—	1,107	137.00–149.00	145.72
35	—	1,276	115.00–120.00	119.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	99.00–103.00	100.56
20	—	1,118	104.00–115.00	107.24
27	—	1,088	118.00–126.50	122.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	911	95.00–98.00	95.83
2	—	988	128.00	128.00
4	—	787	81.00–85.00	82.86
5	—	966	111.00–112.00	111.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,378	128.00–136.00	132.90
8	—	1,549	142.00	142.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	882	215.00	215.00
4	900–950	943	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	355	368.00–380.00	375.95
7	400–450	413	362.00	362.00
6	500–550	526	333.00	333.00
15	550–600	585	290.00–295.00	293.46
39	600–650	638	267.00–269.00	268.54
64	650–700	663	268.00	268.00
23	700–750	735	253.00–255.00	254.56
109	750–800	765	247.50–252.00	251.41
169	800–850	818	229.00–236.00	233.38
249	850–900	873	219.50–228.00	225.16
279	900–950	920	217.00–224.50	222.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	470	321.00	321.00
8	500–550	524	290.00–314.00	307.96
2	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	731	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	279.00	279.00
2	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
14	500–550	520	255.00–272.00	259.72
6	550–600	598	253.00	253.00
12	600–650	609	245.00	245.00
4	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
77	750–800	770	208.00–225.00	223.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	521	270.00–305.00	301.95
7	550–600	590	252.00–267.50	260.97
24	600–650	621	248.00–260.00	252.12
39	700–750	718	231.00–231.50	231.32
10	750–800	752	224.00	224.00
3	800–850	840	209.00	209.00
125	850–900	890	205.50–210.00	205.92
4	900–950	911	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	748	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	271.00	271.00
5	500–550	503	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	946	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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