Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market was somewhat quiet with moderate to active trading. Steer and heifer calves were lightly tested with no comparable sales, but did note a lower undertone. Feeder steers slipped 6.00-10.00, while the heifers went largely untested with a definite lower undertone. High yielding slaughter cows and bulls likewise untested with a slightly lower undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.43/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −197.49 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$257.43

35 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$50.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.48

vs TX average

−10.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	260.30	1,502	33
Medium and Large 2	560	210.00	1,176	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.30/cwt here — about $326 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

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 sale35 hd

257.43

—

TX average5 barns · 416 hd

245.95

+11.48

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−10.77

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−197.49

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	1,787	156.04	2,788	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	127.26	1,675	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	118.01	1,586	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	101.37	970	128

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2Full	600–650	648	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,335	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	245.82/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,812	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	245.48/cwt	235.00–258.00	962	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,700	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	214.51/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	294.49/cwt	289.00–299.00	1,443	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	256.34/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,618	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	258.61/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,521	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	216.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	686	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,756	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	212.21/cwt	206.00–213.50	1,415	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	733	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	770	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,594	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	650–700	681	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	206.88/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,305	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	121.98/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,736	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	111.69/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,397	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,486	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	152.13/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,612	4
Bulls	—	—	1,794	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,781	4
Bulls	—	—	1,850	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,979	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	848	86.43/cwt	82.00–89.00	733	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	929	126.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,172	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	86.85/cwt	84.00–90.00	882	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	106.75/cwt	96.00–116.00	1,261	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	247	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,301	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	855	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	983	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	973	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	797	77.05/cwt	71.00–82.00	614	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	872	226.28/cwt	224.00–228.50	1,973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	806	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	940	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	900–950	933	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	238.69/cwt	238.50–239.00	2,086	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	285.64/cwt	273.00–298.00	1,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	241.26/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,954	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	240.17/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,299	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,186	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	266.58/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	242.25/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,914	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	224.54/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	253.33/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,738	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	245.88/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,180	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,634	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,838	43

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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,600Last week 1,239Year ago 1,199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 405Last week 370Year ago 387

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	648	206.00	206.00
7	650–700	686	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	260.00	260.00
11	350–400	392	235.00–258.00	245.48
10	400–450	446	266.00	266.00
17	450–500	480	235.00–260.00	245.88
35	500–550	541	237.00–245.00	240.17
77	650–700	659	248.00	248.00
20	700–750	736	231.00	231.00
43	850–900	851	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	210.00–220.00	216.67
6	600–650	634	214.00–215.00	214.51
13	650–700	667	206.00–213.50	212.21
7	750–800	764	219.00	219.00
18	800–850	802	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	260.00	260.00
7	550–600	598	213.00	213.00
10	600–650	631	206.00–209.00	206.88
8	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	828	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	733	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	347.50	347.50
4	350–400	379	300.00	300.00
8	400–450	443	273.00–298.00	285.64
39	450–500	490	289.00–299.00	294.49
7	500–550	537	266.00–267.00	266.58
26	550–600	588	255.00–276.00	258.61
34	600–650	631	254.00–267.00	256.34
22	650–700	686	249.00–254.00	253.33
87	700–750	737	239.00–255.00	245.82
117	750–800	790	238.00–249.00	242.25
82	800–850	810	241.00–242.00	241.26
223	850–900	874	238.50–239.00	238.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	315.00	315.00
8	600–650	649	231.00	231.00
9	700–750	702	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	770	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	489	266.00	266.00
2	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
4	600–650	617	230.00–240.00	234.89
2	650–700	653	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	758	227.00	227.00
2	850–900	878	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	681	216.00	216.00
2	900–950	933	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	806	239.00	239.00
8	850–900	872	224.00–228.50	226.28
4	900–950	940	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	768	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	632	219.00–231.00	224.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,423	118.00–126.00	121.98
27	—	1,251	104.00–116.00	111.69
2	—	1,143	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	848	82.00–89.00	86.43
39	—	929	124.00–128.00	126.21
7	—	983	99.00	99.00
19	—	797	71.00–82.00	77.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,015	84.00–90.00	86.85
23	—	1,181	96.00–116.00	106.75
2	—	1,140	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	129.00–130.00	129.52
2	—	1,288	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,717	151.00–155.00	152.13
4	—	1,794	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,850	161.00	161.00

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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