Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to form a trend on feeders and calves. Prices were steady to lower on most classes with active trading. Slaughter cattle were also mostly steady with exception of average to higher yielding cows which brought 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.25/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −151.70 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$262.25

62 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.75

vs TX average

−7.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	267.50	1,540	45
Medium and Large 1-2	525	253.34	1,329	14thin
Medium and Large 2	592	225.00	1,332	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale62 hd

262.25

—

TX average5 barns · 342 hd

253.50

+8.75

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−7.03

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−151.70

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	1,361	159.05	2,165	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	143.00	2,046	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	129.15	1,463	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	102.35	1,071	18

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	246.52/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,706	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	250.95/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,661	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,392	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,199	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	256.28/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	244.81/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,390	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	244.90/cwt	238.00–287.00	1,193	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	855	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	139.68/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,721	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	126.81/cwt	123.50–134.00	1,479	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	878	116.33/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,021	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	801	148.00/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,185	6
Bulls	—	—	1,647	174.12/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,190	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,332	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	102.77/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,118	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	703	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,046	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	115.73/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,404	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	861	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,799	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	784	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,646	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	653	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	863	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	284.78/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,791	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	921	233.53/cwt	227.50–236.00	2,151	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	786	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	273.55/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,431	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	295.23/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,615	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	288.58/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,353	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	265.99/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,567	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	3

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,131Last week 844Year ago 981

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 243Year ago 520

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
5	200–250	235	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	290	366.00	366.00
10	500–550	508	242.00–260.00	256.28
4	550–600	566	246.00	246.00
4	600–650	649	234.00	234.00
3	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	355.00	355.00
40	450–500	469	287.00–295.00	288.58
9	500–550	523	265.00–285.00	273.55
36	550–600	589	255.00–270.00	265.99
221	650–700	692	239.00–247.50	246.52
2	700–750	703	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	768	231.00	231.00
2	850–900	858	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	285.00	285.00
3	350–400	398	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	592	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	784	210.00	210.00
33	850–900	861	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	685	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	384.00	384.00
3	400–450	405	366.00	366.00
5	450–500	475	334.00	334.00
23	500–550	547	290.00–305.00	295.23
3	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
56	600–650	629	281.00–300.00	284.78
2	650–700	653	287.00	287.00
2	750–800	750	256.00	256.00
3	800–850	822	242.00	242.00
12	900–950	901	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	311.00	311.00
3	300–350	345	329.00	329.00
3	350–400	365	322.50	322.50
4	500–550	543	256.00	256.00
2	550–600	588	249.00	249.00
3	600–650	643	270.00	270.00
7	650–700	662	248.00–258.00	250.95
4	750–800	799	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	786	255.00	255.00
81	900–950	921	227.50–236.00	233.53
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
19	450–500	487	238.00–287.00	244.90
4	650–700	658	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	420	142.50	142.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	419	240.00–257.50	244.81
9	500–550	506	237.00	237.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	300	180.00	180.00
2	400–450	408	160.00	160.00
2	550–600	568	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,232	139.00–140.00	139.68
29	—	1,166	123.50–134.00	126.81
11	—	1,213	112.00–119.00	115.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	878	114.00–119.00	116.33
6	—	801	145.00–151.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,088	95.00–110.00	102.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,431	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	160.00–181.00	174.12
5	—	1,190	150.00	150.00

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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