Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers were too lightly tested last week for a market trend but, a sharply higher undertone was noted. Not enough comparable sales on steers and heifer calves. Trading was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter Bulls and cows were steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.06/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −165.86 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$289.06

77 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$126.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

vs TX average

−16.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	361.80	1,892	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	281.99	1,558	67
Medium and Large 2	580	235.00	1,363	2thin

One grade step is worth $126.80/cwt here — about $529 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale77 hd

289.06

—

TX average4 barns · 237 hd

283.09

+5.97

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−16.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−165.86

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	1,812	155.86	2,823	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	145.11	2,269	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	133.49	1,721	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,051	111.96	1,177	54

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	692	$1,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	500–550	544	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,752	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	361.80/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,892	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	700–750	705	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,664	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	500–550	506	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,331	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	638	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,684	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,200	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,148	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	236.39/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,702	180
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	693	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,649	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	296.54/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,394	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,907	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	256.65/cwt	254.50–267.00	1,992	144
Steers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	650–700	693	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	450–500	481	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	692	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,664	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	123.91/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,543	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,696	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	944	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	897	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	246.70/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,912	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,839	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	238.18/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	234.99/cwt	234.99–234.99	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1600–1650	1,626	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	242.82/cwt	238.00–250.00	2,006	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	400–450	427	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,766	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	305.31/cwt	291.00–319.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,765	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	285.93/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,192	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,537	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	202.82/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	262.00/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	229.54/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,673	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,037	6
Bulls	—	—	1,845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	145.79/cwt	143.50–146.00	2,228	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	976	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,357	7
Bulls	—	—	1,818	157.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	114.08/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,258	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,280	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	966	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,053	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	132.85/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,960	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	863	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,053	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,983	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,459	2

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,710Last week 1,371Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 474Last week 471Year ago 500

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	329.00	329.00
3	300–350	305	234.99	234.99
26	400–450	417	284.00–310.00	285.93
24	500–550	544	322.00	322.00
24	550–600	598	257.00	257.00
16	600–650	640	276.00	276.00
29	650–700	676	272.00	272.00
6	700–750	712	252.00	252.00
130	750–800	775	244.00–252.50	246.70
2	900–950	935	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	523	355.00–368.00	361.80
6	600–650	613	317.00	317.00
9	650–700	651	274.00	274.00
24	700–750	721	264.50	264.50
144	750–800	776	254.50–267.00	256.65
194	800–850	826	238.00–250.00	242.82
5	850–900	851	236.00	236.00
2	950–1000	965	223.00	223.00
3	1100–1150	1,148	200.00	200.00
5	1600–1650	1,626	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	506	263.00	263.00
15	700–750	705	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	252.00	252.00
5	450–500	481	198.00	198.00
2	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	693	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	371.00	371.00
3	350–400	398	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	462	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	373.00	373.00
3	450–500	458	371.00	371.00
5	550–600	591	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	638	264.00	264.00
17	650–700	693	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	331.00	331.00
36	450–500	470	296.00–304.00	296.54
6	500–550	507	297.00	297.00
11	550–600	592	281.00	281.00
180	700–750	720	236.00–238.00	236.39
8	800–850	814	224.50	224.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	291.00–319.00	305.31
2	500–550	540	283.00	283.00
11	550–600	578	280.00	280.00
9	600–650	622	260.00–263.00	262.00
12	650–700	693	234.00–239.00	238.18
61	700–750	729	225.00–234.00	229.54
100	750–800	759	232.50	232.50
9	850–900	893	200.00–213.00	202.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	662	223.00	223.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,189	185.00	185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	692	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,245	119.00–127.00	123.91
60	—	1,183	140.00–145.00	143.34
65	—	1,475	129.00–139.00	132.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	95.00	95.00
2	—	890	125.00	125.00
5	—	966	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	125.00–130.00	127.09
6	—	1,058	98.00	98.00
27	—	1,103	112.00–117.00	114.08
2	—	1,035	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,528	143.50–146.00	145.79
2	—	1,935	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	976	139.00	139.00
2	—	863	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,818	155.00–160.00	157.22
1	—	1,765	169.00	169.00

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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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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