Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cattle continue to follow a down turning market and triple digit forecasts. There was little test on the few calves that showed up, but they seemed to remain steady to slightly lower. Feeder steers weighing 600 were down 4.00 while 700-800 lb. steers were 12.00 to 13.00 lower. Heifer calves fared better as 400 - 500 weights were somewhat steady. There was, however, a largely lower undertone on feeder heifers. There were few comparable sales on high yielding slaughter cows but a lower undertone was noted. A good turn out of high yielding slaughter bulls remained steady. Trade was moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.49/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −181.43 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$273.49

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$27.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.96

vs TX average

+2.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	275.30	1,487	43
Medium and Large 2	585	247.50	1,448	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $39 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 sale46 hd

273.49

—

TX average5 barns · 315 hd

256.53

+16.96

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+2.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−181.43

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	1,854	153.08	2,839	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,297	137.45	1,783	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	120.03	1,351	196
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	94.12	900	48

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	—	—	1,840	157.82/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,904	14
Bulls	—	—	1,895	139.80/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,649	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	121.45/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,471	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,225	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	97.12/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,021	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	257.26/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	348.72/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,234	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	231.83/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,892	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	295.88/cwt	293.00–298.00	1,382	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	275.30/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,487	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	226.92/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,098	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	160	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	806	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,878	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	237.41/cwt	231.50–240.75	1,842	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	276.00/cwt	273.00–291.00	1,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,659	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	246.83/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,461	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,653	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	223.64/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,058	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	103.43/cwt	99.00–111.00	962	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	131.91/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,604	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	116.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,217	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	137.45/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,783	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	961	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,115	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	86.93/cwt	81.00–92.00	715	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 Aug 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,174Last week 1,529Year ago 1,381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 384Last week 359Year ago 435

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,840	154.00–164.00	157.82
5	—	1,895	139.00–140.00	139.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,211	119.00–127.00	121.45
39	—	1,216	125.00–134.00	131.91
78	—	1,048	110.00–120.00	116.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	115.00	115.00
16	—	1,051	92.00–101.00	97.12
4	—	1,090	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	930	99.00–111.00	103.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,297	136.00–146.00	137.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	116.00	116.00
19	—	823	81.00–92.00	86.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	354	332.50–352.50	348.72
25	450–500	467	293.00–298.00	295.88
43	500–550	540	270.00–279.00	275.30
7	600–650	634	255.00–259.00	257.26
70	650–700	652	253.50	253.50
177	750–800	776	231.50–240.75	237.41
157	800–850	816	231.00–232.50	231.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	160	450.00	450.00
15	450–500	484	217.50–237.50	226.92
3	550–600	585	247.50	247.50
3	650–700	673	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	710	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	806	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	365	273.00–291.00	276.00
8	400–450	438	266.00	266.00
7	450–500	479	258.00	258.00
12	500–550	516	247.00	247.00
89	550–600	592	243.00–247.00	246.83
2	600–650	600	247.00	247.00
72	650–700	697	238.00	238.00
6	750–800	776	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	473	210.00–226.00	223.64
2	500–550	530	222.00	222.00
3	600–650	602	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	361.00	361.00
3	600–650	600	235.00	235.00

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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