Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers for a market trend. Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested for a trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was attractive with several load lots of cattle on offer.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $329.40/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.51 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$329.40

10 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+47.88

vs TX average

+18.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	351.00	1,766	4thin
Medium and Large 1	572	315.00	1,802	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale10 hd

329.40

—

TX average4 barns · 194 hd

281.52

+47.88

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+18.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−125.51

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	1,768	160.43	2,836	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	135.76	2,055	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	134.34	1,812	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,120	109.43	1,225	78

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)	1,208	$2,378	25

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	950–1000	993	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,105	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	237.28/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,822	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,557	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	266.01/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,673	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	223.92/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,753	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	363	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,379	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	205.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,835	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,456	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,092	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	222.89/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	264.70/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,903	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,943	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,188	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,374	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	223.09/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,740	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	226.46/cwt	225.00–226.50	2,052	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,354	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,998	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	748	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	807	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	241.91/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,986	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	231.25/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,561	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,903	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	972	81.20/cwt	81.00–82.00	789	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	120.60/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,152	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	130.21/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,689	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,892	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	123.69/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,546	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	137.82/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,975	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	98.39/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,111	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,421	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,561	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,613	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	140.70/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,944	41
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	120.45/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,535	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	837	110.62/cwt	108.00–115.00	926	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	135.56/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,119	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	161.26/cwt	161.00–162.00	3,007	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,385Last week 906Year ago 1,342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 382Last week 287Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 2Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	739	246.00	246.00
28	750–800	768	221.00–240.00	237.28
3	900–950	942	222.00	222.00
30	950–1000	993	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	572	315.00	315.00
9	600–650	608	313.00	313.00
39	700–750	719	260.00–266.00	264.70
9	750–800	756	257.00	257.00
87	800–850	821	238.00–242.00	241.91
59	850–900	884	226.00	226.00
75	900–950	906	225.00–226.50	226.46
7	950–1000	966	216.00	216.00
105	1000–1050	1,032	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	363	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	503	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	807	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	632	260.00	260.00
19	650–700	675	230.00–238.00	231.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	268.00	268.00
5	500–550	542	269.00	269.00
3	550–600	562	259.00	259.00
34	650–700	677	230.00	230.00
168	750–800	783	222.00–228.00	223.92
34	800–850	827	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	388	329.00	329.00
30	400–450	427	317.00	317.00
6	450–500	472	291.00	291.00
6	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
35	600–650	629	259.00–270.00	266.01
5	650–700	662	245.00	245.00
8	700–750	720	218.00–226.00	222.89
31	750–800	780	222.00–224.00	223.09
61	850–900	893	205.00–210.00	205.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	748	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	709	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	359.00	359.00
4	450–500	468	328.00	328.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,175	178.00	178.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,228	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	972	81.00–82.00	81.20
13	—	955	117.00–124.00	120.60
3	—	837	108.00–115.00	110.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,297	127.00–132.00	130.21
27	—	1,129	90.00–108.00	98.39
9	—	1,274	120.00–124.00	120.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,250	118.00–129.00	123.69
20	—	1,433	134.00–139.00	137.82
41	—	1,382	140.00–144.00	140.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	143.00	143.00
2	—	1,210	129.00	129.00
5	—	1,563	134.00–138.00	135.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,865	161.00–162.00	161.26
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	170.00	170.00

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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Replacement Cattle

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