Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders showed a bit of a lower undertone on few comparable sales. Weaned calves benefitted on price over bawlers. Five weight heifer calves as well as feeder heifers were up a few dollars on few comparable sales. There was an abundance of good quality feeders coming off grass and trade was active. High yielding slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00-10.00 back with little test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $252.46/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −202.45 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$252.46

59 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs TX average

−14.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	263.73	1,395	36
Medium and Large 1-2	564	256.00	1,444	9thin
Medium and Large 2	535	221.23	1,184	14thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $212 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 sale59 hd

252.46

—

TX average5 barns · 356 hd

255.92

−3.46

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−14.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−202.45

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	1,169	127.22	1,487	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	125.97	1,762	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	113.83	1,443	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	84.52	827	58

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	98.89/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,267	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	983	122.19/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,201	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	240.19/cwt	239.75–241.00	1,710	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,960	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	233.98/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,460	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	264.27/cwt	253.00–273.00	1,652	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,669	72
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	862	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,625	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	347	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	241.03/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,514	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,110	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	714	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,571	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,734	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	217.41/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	700–750	704	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,961	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	250.75/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,211	18
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	210.05/cwt	207.00–211.00	891	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	214.46/cwt	202.50–231.00	1,100	7
Bulls	—	—	1,555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,379	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,081	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	783	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	846	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	978	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,027	2
Bulls	—	—	848	104.94/cwt	104.00–106.00	890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	944	104.79/cwt	101.00–112.00	989	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	89.61/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,017	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	71.68/cwt	65.00–77.00	604	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	130.96/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	208.15/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,274	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	118.54/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,446	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	113.90/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,542	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	103.08/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,184	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	891	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,089	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	877	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,929	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	237.25/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,601	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	295.48/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,321	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	249.50/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	247.02/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,302	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	237.54/cwt	236.50–238.75	2,081	225
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,171	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	267.16/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,384	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	285.30/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,295	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	248.82/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,476	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,953	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	952	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,109	56

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,171Last week 1,600Year ago 2,275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 405Year ago 489

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,281	95.00–100.00	98.89
32	—	1,220	111.00–121.00	118.54
66	—	1,354	107.00–120.00	113.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	983	117.00–128.00	122.19
2	—	783	108.00	108.00
2	—	978	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,310	124.00–140.00	130.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	944	101.00–112.00	104.79
26	—	843	65.00–77.00	71.68
4	—	883	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,135	84.00–96.00	89.61
8	—	1,149	100.00–113.00	103.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,425	146.00	146.00
2	—	848	104.00–106.00	104.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	272.00	272.00
5	400–450	414	252.00	252.00
8	450–500	476	263.00	263.00
20	500–550	527	239.00–257.00	247.02
104	550–600	593	236.00–260.00	248.82
65	600–650	624	223.00–242.00	233.98
72	650–700	696	239.75	239.75
284	700–750	712	239.75–241.00	240.19
39	750–800	759	228.50	228.50
15	850–900	871	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	444	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	450	216.00	216.00
8	500–550	541	213.00–225.00	217.41
12	600–650	612	195.00–215.00	208.15
3	650–700	653	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	850–900	877	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	383.00	383.00
19	400–450	447	290.00–297.00	295.48
24	450–500	454	280.00–294.00	285.30
29	500–550	518	250.00–285.00	267.16
7	550–600	575	242.00–255.00	249.50
131	600–650	625	253.00–273.00	264.27
25	650–700	675	234.00–248.00	237.25
62	800–850	802	243.50	243.50
225	850–900	876	236.50–238.75	237.54
42	900–950	948	229.00	229.00
56	950–1000	952	221.50	221.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
9	550–600	564	256.00	256.00
36	600–650	628	233.00–246.00	241.03
65	650–700	693	234.50	234.50
56	750–800	797	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	714	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	704	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	483	244.00–254.00	250.75
7	500–550	513	202.50–231.00	214.46
7	550–600	557	228.00	228.00
3	600–650	612	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	653	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	765	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
55	850–900	891	234.50	234.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	424	207.00–211.00	210.05
3	500–550	517	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	282.00	282.00
3	650–700	687	183.00	183.00
2	850–900	873	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	862	173.00	173.00

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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