Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Coming off of the Independence Day holiday, the feeder and calf market was steady to sharply higher in all classes. Medium and large number one steer calves were steady to 4.00 higher while their #550 counterparts rallied to $18.00 higher. Heifer calves remained steady with #860 medium and large number one's gaining 15.00. Slaughter cows remained steady and slaughter bulls also remained steady to 2.00 lower. Trading was active with high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.86/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −146.09 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$267.86

49 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$45.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.26

vs TX average

−1.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	274.33	1,544	42
Medium and Large 1-2	531	229.00	1,216	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.33/cwt here — about $328 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 sale49 hd

267.86

—

TX average5 barns · 252 hd

253.60

+14.26

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−1.00

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−146.09

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	1,524	165.86	2,528	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	142.55	1,926	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,032	125.64	1,296	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	861	90.94	783	27
Heifers	Choice	High	916	203.00	1,859	5thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	700–750	727	246.55/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	227.28/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,800	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,833	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	575	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	218.94/cwt	184.00–226.00	1,771	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	274.60/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,549	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	250.58/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	158	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	298.07/cwt	287.00–304.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	167	609.90/head	435.00–700.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	695	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,216	7
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	986	6
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	666	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	225.46/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	899	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,205	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,118	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,107	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	143.47/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,692	10
Heifers	Choice	—	916	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,859	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	172.55/cwt	160.00–177.50	2,666	6
Bulls	—	—	1,483	152.47/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,261	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,331	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	774	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	143.67/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,024	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	103.01/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,189	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	1,460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,059	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	880	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,179	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	536	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,355	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	88.62/cwt	79.00–97.00	700	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	123.17/cwt	114.00–131.00	1,424	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	733	118.75/cwt	116.00–120.00	870	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	221.63/cwt	220.00–223.00	2,170	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	282.48/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	905	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	156.29/cwt	155.00–158.00	724	7
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	253.26/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	908	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	850	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	1050–1100	1,070	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	313.81/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,676	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	266.75/cwt	258.00–269.50	1,827	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	205.94/cwt	199.00–206.50	2,146	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	304.59/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,304	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	1,932	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	235.06/cwt	233.00–235.50	1,831	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	245.57/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,987	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	944	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	353.02/cwt	339.00–368.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	295.61/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,354	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	281.52/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,658	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	110	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	250.85/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,683	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.47/cwt	238.00–243.00	2,092	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	237.71/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,735	22

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 Jul 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,703Last week 1,131Year ago 2,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 252Year ago 605

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	110	550.00	550.00
7	300–350	326	388.00	388.00
3	350–400	363	372.00	372.00
6	400–450	419	339.00–368.00	353.02
35	500–550	534	307.00–320.00	313.81
29	550–600	589	280.00–303.00	281.52
9	600–650	617	279.00–287.00	282.48
24	650–700	685	258.00–269.50	266.75
10	700–750	727	241.00–255.00	246.55
3	750–800	760	261.00	261.00
14	800–850	809	245.00–246.00	245.57
120	850–900	870	238.00–243.00	240.47
15	950–1000	979	220.00–223.00	221.63
3	1000–1050	1,030	224.00	224.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	249.00	249.00
7	650–700	695	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	158	700.00	700.00
1	350–400	390	359.00	359.00
2	400–450	413	352.00	352.00
6	550–600	558	307.00	307.00
7	700–750	725	250.00–252.00	250.58
5	750–800	775	220.00–229.00	225.46
2	900–950	903	232.00	232.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	411	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	473	233.00	233.00
2	500–550	510	195.00	195.00
3	650–700	660	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	743	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	850	242.00	242.00
14	900–950	908	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	167	435.00–700.00	609.90
1	350–400	385	319.00	319.00
6	400–450	428	287.00–304.00	298.07
3	450–500	475	289.00	289.00
7	500–550	531	229.00	229.00
4	600–650	628	230.00	230.00
6	650–700	694	239.00	239.00
66	750–800	792	225.00–227.50	227.28
59	800–850	804	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	338.00	338.00
10	400–450	428	304.00–305.00	304.59
92	450–500	458	291.00–296.00	295.61
2	500–550	540	269.00	269.00
40	550–600	564	263.00–278.00	274.60
2	600–650	603	267.00	267.00
158	650–700	671	241.00–253.00	250.85
22	700–750	730	225.00–239.00	237.71
54	750–800	779	233.00–235.50	235.06
91	800–850	809	184.00–226.00	218.94
86	850–900	854	226.25	226.25
4	900–950	944	212.00	212.00
3	950–1000	982	188.00	188.00
13	1000–1050	1,042	199.00–206.50	205.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,070	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	496	276.00	276.00
2	500–550	513	262.00	262.00
6	600–650	644	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	579	250.00–256.00	253.26
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	140.00	140.00
3	400–450	413	150.00	150.00
4	450–500	466	143.00	143.00
27	850–900	863	157.00	157.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	227.50	227.50
4	350–400	384	190.00	190.00
7	450–500	463	155.00–158.00	156.29
3	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	603	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	899	134.00	134.00
13	—	733	116.00–120.00	118.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	99.00	99.00
20	—	790	79.00–97.00	88.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,179	143.00–144.00	143.47
4	—	1,154	95.00–110.00	103.01
23	—	1,156	114.00–131.00	123.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	121.00	121.00
2	—	933	83.00	83.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,409	138.00–146.00	143.67
1	—	1,270	143.00	143.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	141.00	141.00
3	—	880	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	916	203.00	203.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,545	160.00–177.50	172.55
3	—	1,483	150.00–154.00	152.47

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Dalhart Livestock Auction