Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were few comparable sales to set trends but steer calves moved lower while feeders kept a higher undertone. Heifers were more prominent in the sale presenting a better opportunity to set trends. Like the steer calves, smaller heifers trended some downward while feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 to 6.00 higher. High yielding slaughter cows and bulls remained steady with a higher undertone. Trading was steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.81/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.10 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$294.81

53 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$104.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.98

vs TX average

−3.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	312.14	1,639	30
Medium and Large 1-2	585	278.37	1,628	21
Medium and Large 2	535	207.50	1,110	2thin

One grade step is worth $104.64/cwt here — about $529 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 sale53 hd

294.81

—

TX average5 barns · 243 hd

278.84

+15.98

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−3.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−160.10

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	—	Low	915	140.37	1,284	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,273	147.85	1,882	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	129.96	1,587	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	107.15	1,101	46

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	819	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	272.83/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,588	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,802	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	312.14/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,639	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	266.17/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,730	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	308.67/cwt	289.00–319.00	1,315	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	249.50/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,552	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	250.20/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	883	208.98/cwt	208.50–210.00	1,845	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	827	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,132	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	262.79/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,763	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,905	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	135	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,664	9
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	850–900	878	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	307.74/cwt	297.00–319.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	278.37/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,628	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	226.16/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	694	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	869	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,747	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,413	4
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	809	135.49/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,096	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	108.31/cwt	107.00–111.00	953	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	2
Bulls	—Non-Traditional	—	1,068	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,581	7
Bulls	—	—	1,535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	123.02/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,373	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	933	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,241	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	141.83/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,647	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	133.74/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,772	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	932	112.52/cwt	95.50–120.00	1,049	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	112.56/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,278	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,543	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	885	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	789	86.08/cwt	79.00–94.00	679	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	147.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,882	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	851	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,119	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	859	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,911	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	250.30/cwt	248.00–252.00	2,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	534	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,570	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	415	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,365	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	1000–1050	1,032	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,074	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	844	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,076	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	266.18/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,927	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	248.13/cwt	244.00–250.00	2,164	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	1050–1100	1,058	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	261.30/cwt	259.50–263.00	1,986	133
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	241.15/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	336.11/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,499	19

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,684Last week 977Year ago 1,039

Slaughter CattleReceipts 393Last week 390Year ago 403

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	446	320.00–339.00	336.11
30	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	312.14
107	650–700	650	266.00–275.00	266.17
14	700–750	724	263.00–268.00	266.18
133	750–800	760	259.50–263.00	261.30
13	850–900	872	244.00–250.00	248.13
2	900–950	903	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	285	625.00	625.00
21	550–600	585	268.00–280.00	278.37
5	600–650	633	247.50	247.50
11	650–700	671	259.00–265.00	262.79
6	750–800	768	236.00	236.00
7	800–850	844	248.00–252.00	250.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	400–450	442	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	535	207.50	207.50
4	650–700	694	230.00	230.00
6	700–750	726	212.50	212.50
5	850–900	869	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
29	800–850	844	246.00	246.00
58	850–900	851	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	415	329.00	329.00
73	500–550	534	294.00	294.00
5	800–850	819	227.00	227.00
57	850–900	859	222.50	222.50
55	1000–1050	1,032	201.00	201.00
3	1050–1100	1,058	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	318.00	318.00
2	250–300	298	975.00	975.00
3	350–400	368	327.00	327.00
12	400–450	426	289.00–319.00	308.67
8	450–500	454	296.00	296.00
26	550–600	582	264.00–275.00	272.83
14	600–650	622	245.00–259.00	249.50
9	650–700	660	248.00–252.00	250.20
13	700–750	712	225.00–248.00	241.15
58	750–800	762	236.50	236.50
7	950–1000	998	215.00	215.00
25	1000–1050	1,040	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	475.00	475.00
1	150–200	180	500.00	500.00
3	550–600	562	250.00	250.00
9	650–700	671	248.00	248.00
6	700–750	724	220.00–236.00	226.16
6	750–800	782	237.50	237.50
8	800–850	838	210.00	210.00
60	850–900	856	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
31	850–900	883	208.50–210.00	208.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	878	170.00	170.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	455	272.00	272.00
2	500–550	540	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	297.00–319.00	307.74
3	400–450	422	318.00	318.00
2	450–500	498	306.00	306.00
4	600–650	601	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	259	975.00	975.00
6	300–350	325	377.50	377.50
4	350–400	366	371.00	371.00
5	450–500	494	302.50	302.50
3	550–600	555	283.00	283.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	125.00	125.00
21	—	1,135	101.00–116.00	112.56
4	—	1,092	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	880	107.00–111.00	108.31
2	—	935	125.00	125.00
6	—	789	79.00–94.00	86.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,116	119.00–126.00	123.02
12	—	1,161	140.00–143.00	141.83
87	—	1,325	125.00–140.00	133.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	133.00	133.00
19	—	932	95.50–120.00	112.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,273	144.00–151.00	147.85
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	809	127.00–137.00	135.49
7	—	1,068	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	165.00	165.00

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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