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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With few comparable sales, the market took a noticeable downturn. There was no test on calves while feeder steers and heifers sold markedly lower keeping in step with the economic events of the last week. High yielding slaughter cows were steady to higher while high yielding bulls slipped some but remained positive. Trade was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.81/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −159.14 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$254.81

90 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$22.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.05

vs TX average

+9.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	255.56	1,443	87
Medium and Large 1-2	563	233.00	1,312	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $131 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

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 sale90 hd

254.81

—

TX average5 barns · 286 hd

244.76

+10.05

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+9.74

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−159.14

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	1,714	163.67	2,806	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,286	147.06	1,891	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	129.65	1,536	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	112.19	1,153	62

Every lot, as filed

52 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	450–500	483	222.12/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,073	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,663	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	225.25/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,620	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	218.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	235.98/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	256.27/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,456	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	230.14/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,579	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,354	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,859	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	219.50/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,771	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,237	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,161	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	120.99/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,425	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	879	103.37/cwt	103.00–106.00	909	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,064	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	137.50/cwt	132.00–141.50	1,796	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	126.53/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,435	77
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	704	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	147.06/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,891	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,390	4
Bulls	—	—	1,732	153.89/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,665	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,019	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,078	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	395	280.96/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,110	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	698	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,014	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	278.39/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,317	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	403	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,400	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,633	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	223.51/cwt	223.00–224.00	1,397	4

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 854Last week 955Year ago 968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 321Last week 605Year ago 451

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	483	220.00–224.00	222.12
3	550–600	563	233.00	233.00
4	600–650	625	223.00–224.00	223.51
6	650–700	659	219.00	219.00
8	800–850	832	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	333.00	333.00
23	450–500	473	278.00–279.00	278.39
5	500–550	507	244.00	244.00
82	550–600	568	242.00–257.00	256.27
10	600–650	609	230.00–243.00	235.98
77	650–700	693	240.00	240.00
23	700–750	719	220.00–228.00	225.25
10	750–800	786	210.00–220.00	218.06
2	800–850	810	219.00	219.00
5	900–950	913	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	748	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	395	280.00–282.00	280.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	250	1,000.00	1,000.00
2	400–450	410	278.00	278.00
14	450–500	463	220.00	220.00
5	500–550	508	227.00	227.00
4	600–650	621	226.00	226.00
11	650–700	686	227.00–235.00	230.14
4	700–750	716	225.00	225.00
8	800–850	807	219.00–221.00	219.50
8	900–950	934	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	281.00	281.00
6	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
11	550–600	581	281.00	281.00
3	600–650	603	261.00	261.00
15	700–750	735	253.00	253.00
2	750–800	758	231.00	231.00
13	850–900	868	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	698	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	400–450	403	347.50	347.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	120.00	120.00
2	400–450	440	120.00	120.00
2	450–500	473	228.00	228.00
2	550–600	565	219.00	219.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	180.00	180.00
3	500–550	540	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	110.00	110.00
26	—	1,178	116.00–122.00	120.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	879	103.00–106.00	103.37
4	—	933	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,306	132.00–141.50	137.50
77	—	1,134	119.00–129.50	126.53
4	—	1,130	123.00	123.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,286	144.00–149.00	147.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	148.00–159.00	153.89
4	—	1,701	171.00	171.00

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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