Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Both steer and heifer feeders and calves were steady with a slightly lower undertone. Slaughter cows also remained steady with a slightly lower undertone on leaner yielding cows. Slaughter bulls were the exception as high yielding bulls were up 6.00. Trade was active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.92/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −162.00 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$292.92

55 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.49

vs TX average

+5.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	294.60	1,699	47
Medium and Large 1-2	546	283.00	1,545	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $153 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 sale55 hd

292.92

—

TX average5 barns · 183 hd

276.43

+16.49

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+5.13

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−162.00

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	1,589	156.82	2,492	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	139.46	1,879	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	135.26	1,691	275
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	928	100.49	932	69

Every lot, as filed

71 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	800–850	840	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,919	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	294.66/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,715	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	266.66/cwt	250.00–268.50	1,555	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	239.56/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,255	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	981	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,863	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	250.79/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,580	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	182.92/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	234.93/cwt	234.50–235.00	2,020	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,780	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	221.53/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	126.46/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,377	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	954	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,154	8
Bulls	—	—	1,794	164.55/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,173	138.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,621	5
Bulls	—	—	2,140	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	171.98/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	86.58/cwt	86.00–87.00	680	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	98.64/cwt	91.00–112.00	907	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	140.07/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,920	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	141.30/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,876	133
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	135.47/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,821	58
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,250	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	897	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,085	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	123.27/cwt	119.00–125.76	1,344	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	898	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	108.82/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,425	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,287	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	185	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	301	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	1250–1300	1,275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,823	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	298	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	615	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	369.15/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	250.96/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,707	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	275.87/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	259.46/cwt	258.00–260.00	2,011	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	242.20/cwt	235.00–243.00	2,214	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,152	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	261.69/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,916	26

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 Aug 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 1,684Year ago 1,810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 605Last week 393Year ago 491

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	340	288.00	288.00
8	450–500	478	299.00	299.00
61	550–600	583	250.00–268.50	266.66
34	600–650	630	245.00–266.00	250.79
23	650–700	680	248.00–255.00	250.96
14	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
6	750–800	757	235.00	235.00
38	800–850	840	228.50	228.50
2	900–950	905	180.00	180.00
6	950–1000	981	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	488	270.00	270.00
11	500–550	524	235.00–247.00	239.56
3	550–600	552	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	678	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	717	200.00	200.00
6	750–800	783	215.00	215.00
5	800–850	809	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	683	214.00–229.00	221.53
7	700–750	734	174.00–195.00	182.92
3	800–850	833	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	270	417.00	417.00
7	300–350	328	367.00–370.00	369.15
6	350–400	373	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	411	308.00	308.00
4	450–500	490	317.00	317.00
4	500–550	518	294.00	294.00
43	550–600	582	281.00–297.00	294.66
6	600–650	635	273.00–282.00	275.87
45	650–700	680	274.00	274.00
26	700–750	732	259.00–268.00	261.69
131	750–800	775	258.00–260.00	259.46
62	850–900	866	248.50	248.50
70	900–950	914	235.00–243.00	242.20
5	1100–1150	1,120	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	541	288.00	288.00
4	550–600	551	278.00	278.00
4	650–700	698	253.00	253.00
3	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
22	850–900	860	234.50–235.00	234.93
6	900–950	919	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
2	950–1000	960	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	289.00	289.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	195.00	195.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	185	162.50	162.50
2	250–300	298	150.00	150.00
6	450–500	453	217.00	217.00
5	1250–1300	1,275	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	493	289.00	289.00
3	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,089	123.00–129.50	126.46
133	—	1,328	135.00–145.50	141.30
58	—	1,344	131.00–139.00	135.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	954	121.00	121.00
6	—	897	121.00	121.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	785	86.00–87.00	86.58
38	—	920	91.00–112.00	98.64
3	—	863	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,371	136.00–142.50	140.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	119.00–125.76	123.27
7	—	1,076	108.00–110.00	108.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,794	158.00–166.00	164.55
5	—	1,173	132.00–140.00	138.19
1	—	2,140	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,840	169.00–175.00	171.98

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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