Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were no comparable sales to set a trend for feeders and calves. However, prices were higher being reflective of the quality of cattle brought to town. Fleshy, high yielding beef cows brought 8.00 higher while other classes of slaughter cows and bulls remained steady but strong. Trade was moderate to active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.91/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −148.00 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$306.91

73 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$62.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs TX average

+6.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	308.63	1,705	71
Medium and Large 1-2	568	246.00	1,397	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.63/cwt here — about $308 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

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 sale73 hd

306.91

—

TX average5 barns · 459 hd

296.86

+10.06

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+6.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−148.00

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	1,537	166.90	2,565	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	145.49	2,048	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	125.60	1,459	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	91.03	961	24

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,183	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	147.18/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,109	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	92.01/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,043	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	114.05/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,252	11
Bulls	—	—	1,645	164.42/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,705	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	170.61/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	188	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,618	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	280.89/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,581	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,073	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	325.35/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,679	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	278.47/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,531	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	998	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	263.30/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	291.55/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,773	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	301.27/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	737	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	902	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,885	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,902	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	149.55/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,028	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	369.60/cwt	369.00–370.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	285.49/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,445	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	159.61/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,148	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	298.37/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,716	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	201.75/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,465	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,815	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	133.38/cwt	132.00–134.50	1,711	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	122.75/cwt	120.50–124.50	1,336	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	956	111.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,066	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	135.36/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	993	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	943	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	926	87.37/cwt	77.00–91.00	809	7

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 1,231Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 318Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	970	122.00	122.00
8	—	956	108.00–115.00	111.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,433	145.00–160.00	147.18
4	—	1,256	129.00–142.00	135.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,134	89.00–99.00	92.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,098	111.00–118.00	114.05
39	—	1,283	132.00–134.50	133.38
12	—	1,088	120.50–124.50	122.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	95.00	95.00
7	—	926	77.00–91.00	87.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,645	157.00–170.00	164.42
4	—	1,375	170.00–172.00	170.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	915	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	277.00	277.00
43	500–550	506	283.00–290.00	285.49
87	550–600	563	278.00–284.00	280.89
6	600–650	635	249.00	249.00
50	650–700	663	244.00	244.00
2	750–800	770	236.00	236.00
4	800–850	834	228.00	228.00
2	900–950	908	210.00	210.00
12	1000–1050	1,011	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	737	237.50	237.50
13	900–950	902	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	726	191.00–211.00	201.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	188	675.00	675.00
4	350–400	376	367.00	367.00
4	400–450	421	292.00–310.00	301.27
4	450–500	464	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	568	246.00	246.00
2	600–650	633	240.00	240.00
70	650–700	698	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	763	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	803	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	224.00	224.00
3	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	369.00–370.00	369.60
2	350–400	393	315.00	315.00
11	450–500	494	310.00	310.00
27	500–550	516	320.00–332.00	325.35
44	550–600	575	280.00–310.00	298.37
63	600–650	608	270.00–293.00	291.55
8	650–700	681	276.00–281.00	278.47
9	700–750	721	262.00–266.00	263.30
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	343.00	343.00
8	400–450	404	187.00	187.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	271.00	271.00
4	600–650	621	238.00	238.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,356	147.00–157.00	149.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,346	150.00–168.00	159.61

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Slaughter Cattle

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