Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Though not enough comparable sales on calves to trend, demand was high for steer and heifer calves under 400 pounds. High dressing breaker slaughter cows brought 2.00 higher while slaughter bulls remained steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.65/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.26 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$327.65

35 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$16.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+44.84

vs TX average

+18.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	337.00	1,860	15thin
Medium and Large 1	525	320.64	1,683	20

One grade step is worth $16.36/cwt here — about $177 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 sale35 hd

327.65

—

TX average5 barns · 306 hd

282.81

+44.84

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+18.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−127.26

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	—	High	1,570	167.02	2,622	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,257	148.39	1,865	184
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	142.57	1,714	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	104.12	994	47

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 (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,069	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,721	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	240.26/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,910	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	191	716.32/head	625.00–775.00	716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	360.07/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,102	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	972.62/head	800.00–1,010.00	973	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	294.18/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,780	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	220.50/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,702	13
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,092	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	263.47/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,018	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,874	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	224.96/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,674	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,597	20
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,339	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,778	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,472	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	957	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	105.22/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,216	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	147.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,740	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	737	80.06/cwt	70.00–88.00	590	6
Bulls	—	—	1,570	167.02/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,622	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	888	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,199	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	713	97.74/cwt	95.00–110.00	697	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	122.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,048	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	148.39/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,865	184
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	131.22/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,694	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	116.09/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,359	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	159	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	260.11/cwt	242.00–288.00	1,350	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	247.91/cwt	234.00–273.00	1,185	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,792	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	280.46/cwt	278.00–281.00	1,840	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	235.51/cwt	235.50–236.00	1,969	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	209.16/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,841	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	351.39/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.17/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	139	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	931	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,048	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	973	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	349.77/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,060	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	240.59/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,063	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	320.64/cwt	319.00–324.00	1,683	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,224	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	797.88/head	735.00–810.00	798	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	900–950	925	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,021	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	220.69/cwt	219.50–225.00	1,677	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,817	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	298.44/cwt	260.00–333.00	1,573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	377.70/cwt	374.00–385.00	1,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	289.19/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,382	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 Jun 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,693Last week 1,710Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 742Last week 474Year ago 500

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 36Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	162.00	162.00
6	650–700	687	153.00	153.00
2	900–950	915	170.00	170.00
20	950–1000	968	165.00	165.00
23	1050–1100	1,069	161.00	161.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	100–150	139	425.00	425.00
41	200–250	224	800.00–1,010.00	972.62
12	300–350	317	386.00	386.00
3	350–400	367	372.00	372.00
5	400–450	442	340.00–359.00	351.39
5	450–500	474	339.00	339.00
20	500–550	525	319.00–324.00	320.64
9	600–650	620	297.00–304.00	300.17
17	650–700	656	278.00–281.00	280.46
23	700–750	718	253.00	253.00
31	750–800	795	239.00–242.00	240.26
104	800–850	836	235.50–236.00	235.51
16	850–900	856	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	159	600.00	600.00
32	300–350	306	360.00–361.00	360.07
6	350–400	352	374.00–385.00	377.70
6	400–450	444	246.00	246.00
3	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
15	550–600	552	337.00	337.00
24	600–650	605	294.00–296.00	294.18
3	650–700	667	281.00	281.00
2	750–800	773	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	833	236.00	236.00
9	950–1000	961	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	478	234.00–273.00	247.91
3	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	905	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
61	900–950	931	220.00	220.00
2	950–1000	973	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	900–950	925	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
12	150–200	191	625.00–775.00	716.32
32	200–250	222	735.00–810.00	797.88
4	250–300	259	935.00	935.00
35	300–350	303	345.00–357.00	349.77
4	350–400	388	336.00	336.00
2	400–450	438	299.00	299.00
10	500–550	527	260.00–333.00	298.44
7	600–650	633	239.00–242.00	240.59
5	650–700	696	225.00	225.00
81	750–800	760	219.50–225.00	220.69
2	800–850	830	206.00	206.00
88	850–900	880	202.00–211.00	209.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
16	450–500	478	277.00–299.00	289.19
15	500–550	519	242.00–288.00	260.11
6	550–600	578	260.00–267.00	263.47
2	600–650	600	257.00	257.00
5	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
68	700–750	744	224.00–225.00	224.96
13	750–800	772	215.00–227.00	220.50
3	800–850	837	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	270	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	883	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	900	140.00	140.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	573	229.00	229.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	197.50	197.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,280	110.00–119.00	115.00
3	—	1,167	82.00	82.00
8	—	1,156	100.00–112.00	105.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,181	140.00–150.00	147.36
20	—	1,291	125.00–135.00	131.22
5	—	1,171	114.00–119.00	116.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	737	70.00–88.00	80.06
3	—	888	135.00	135.00
13	—	713	95.00–110.00	97.74
5	—	852	116.00–128.00	122.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	1,257	142.00–153.00	148.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,570	157.00–175.00	167.02

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

Slaughter Cattle