Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was limited comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers to trend, but prices on all classes showed to be 4.00-6.00 lower. There was a run of of 600-700 lb. no.1 feeder bulls that kept pace with their steer counterparts. High yielding slaughter cows were 8.00 lower. Good flesh high yielding bulls sold 1.00 higher. Trade was moderate to active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.24/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −141.71 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$272.24

72 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$70.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.65

vs TX average

+6.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	276.65	1,469	63
Medium and Large 1-2	547	251.45	1,374	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	206.00	1,129	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.65/cwt here — about $340 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale72 hd

272.24

—

TX average5 barns · 240 hd

255.59

+16.65

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+6.87

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−141.71

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	1,511	160.99	2,432	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	139.83	1,829	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	127.31	1,613	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	838	110.05	923	33

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	942	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	293.04/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	259.41/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,611	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	361.15/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	245.89/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,635	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	548	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,129	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	264.53/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	139.86/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,874	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	711	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.00	636	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	916	113.70/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,041	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,194	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	139.83/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,829	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	124.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,570	23
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	168.42/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,786	7
Bulls	—	—	1,010	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	345.10/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,587	31
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	271.41/cwt	270.50–272.50	1,848	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	313.49/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	303.81/cwt	286.00–317.00	1,762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	332.49/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	227.83/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,661	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	365.74/cwt	353.00–373.00	1,478	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	291.66/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,356	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	506	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	412	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,232	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,764	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,815	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,640	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	351.72/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,788	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	276.65/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,469	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	650	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	327.56/cwt	317.00–333.00	1,589	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	276.22/cwt	252.00–283.00	1,682	9

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,231Last week 1,693Year ago 1,462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 742Year ago 438

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	362.00	362.00
12	450–500	485	317.00–333.00	327.56
18	500–550	514	319.00	319.00
53	550–600	598	295.00	295.00
9	600–650	609	252.00–283.00	276.22
41	650–700	698	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	296.00	296.00
3	550–600	593	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	753	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	339.00	339.00
5	300–350	337	360.00–363.00	361.15
2	350–400	358	346.00	346.00
6	450–500	477	320.00–339.00	332.49
4	500–550	523	322.00	322.00
12	550–600	580	286.00–317.00	303.81
4	600–650	611	283.00	283.00
3	750–800	783	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	404	353.00–373.00	365.74
31	450–500	460	345.00–346.00	345.10
3	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	609	290.00–296.00	293.04
24	650–700	681	270.50–272.50	271.41
9	800–850	840	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	304.00	304.00
3	500–550	548	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	322.00	322.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	358	340.00–361.00	351.72
4	400–450	441	293.00	293.00
27	450–500	465	286.00–293.00	291.66
63	500–550	531	274.00–283.00	276.65
17	600–650	621	258.00–261.00	259.41
90	650–700	665	232.00–270.00	245.89
15	700–750	729	220.00–229.00	227.83
65	750–800	756	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	287	240.00	240.00
5	350–400	389	310.00–319.00	313.49
3	400–450	443	279.00	279.00
4	500–550	538	259.00–270.00	264.53
3	550–600	558	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	650	211.00	211.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	228.00	228.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	202.50	202.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,340	133.00–143.00	139.86
23	—	1,265	120.00–129.00	124.13
2	—	1,038	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	711	88.00–91.00	89.49
16	—	916	107.00–120.00	113.70
6	—	865	138.00	138.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,308	139.00–144.00	139.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	160.00–172.00	168.42
2	—	1,010	135.00	135.00

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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