Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm to 6.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly firm to 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −169.95 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$244.00

5 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.27

vs TX average

−23.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	589	244.00	1,437	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $367.59, median $413.95 across 27 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 sale5 hd

244.00

—

TX average5 barns · 170 hd

242.73

+1.27

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−23.59

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−169.95

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	1,510	148.87	2,247	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	135.12	2,032	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	127.75	1,565	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	106.06	1,139	94

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)	1,320	$2,500	2thin

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	—	—	1,617	147.51/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,385	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	160.34/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,594	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	120.12/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,468	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	773	85.16/cwt	83.00–89.00	658	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	113.38/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,332	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,648	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,742	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,890	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,693	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,256	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	274.58/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,064	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	608	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	251.84/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	251.68/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,850	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,772	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	292.48/cwt	278.00–293.50	1,389	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,965	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	258.82/cwt	255.50–259.50	1,897	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	139.38/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,719	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	122.59/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,809	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	136.48/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,014	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	237.79/cwt	232.50–242.00	1,130	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	97.01/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,139	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,406	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,727	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	139.20/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,158	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	104.51/cwt	101.00–110.00	959	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	96.96/cwt	93.00–100.00	834	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	135.86/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,660	16

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 906Last week 1,828Year ago 1,165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 241Year ago 597

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	145.00–152.00	147.51
2	—	1,618	156.00–164.00	160.34
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,222	119.00–124.00	120.12
21	—	1,233	138.00–140.00	139.38
16	—	1,222	133.00–137.00	135.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	773	83.00–89.00	85.16
28	—	918	101.00–110.00	104.51
11	—	860	93.00–100.00	96.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,175	109.00–119.00	113.38
13	—	1,174	94.00–105.00	97.01
19	—	1,406	120.00–125.00	122.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	115.00–124.00	122.59
13	—	1,476	131.00–137.00	136.48
11	—	1,550	139.00–141.00	139.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	292.00	292.00
5	550–600	589	244.00	244.00
6	600–650	637	248.00	248.00
74	700–750	726	227.00	227.00
4	800–850	838	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	475	278.00–293.50	292.48
2	600–650	605	256.00	256.00
8	700–750	718	223.50	223.50
98	800–850	812	214.50	214.50
4	900–950	913	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,064	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	318.00	318.00
6	500–550	548	284.00	284.00
7	550–600	579	266.00–278.00	274.58
35	600–650	620	273.00	273.00
15	650–700	687	258.00	258.00
23	700–750	735	246.00–252.50	251.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	610	282.00	282.00
4	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
46	700–750	733	255.50–259.50	258.82
27	750–800	753	251.00	251.00
25	800–850	812	242.00	242.00
12	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	244.00–257.00	251.84
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	475	232.50–242.00	237.79
5	750–800	795	185.00	185.00

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	2	—	1,320	2,500.00	2,500.00

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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