Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market as a whole presented a more positive note on more active trading. Steer calves were largely steady to up 9.00. While feeder steers had few comparable sales, a higher undertone was noted. Both heifer calves and feeders made a better showing with greater demand than exhibited in the last sale. Though there were few comparable sale to trend, there was a definite higher undertone with some classes moving 18.00 higher. High yielding slaughter cows jumped 7.00-15.00 higher while bulls jumped 20.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.44/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −179.47 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$275.44

155 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$95.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.21

vs TX average

−18.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	277.90	1,543	149
Medium and Large 1-2	542	246.00	1,333	3thin
Medium and Large 2	520	182.50	949	3thin

One grade step is worth $95.40/cwt here — about $594 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale155 hd

275.44

—

TX average4 barns · 436 hd

266.23

+9.21

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−18.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−179.47

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	1,633	151.91	2,481	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	129.59	1,766	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	119.14	1,482	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	89.95	975	57

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	316	332.78/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,662	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,791	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	376	280.91/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,056	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	244.11/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,289	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	298.39/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,581	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,636	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	256.13/cwt	247.50–264.00	1,214	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	240.34/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,488	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,860	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	327.70/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,344	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	311.31/cwt	282.00–317.50	1,012	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	254.73/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,360	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	259.87/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,471	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	272.09/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,554	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	252.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,101	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,480	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	155	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	247.52/cwt	220.00–250.00	2,005	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,840	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,651	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,520	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	608	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	77.88/cwt	76.00–79.00	835	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	822	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	723	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	106.94/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,097	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	740	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,798	37
Bulls	—	—	1,633	151.91/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,481	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	123.48/cwt	121.00–126.50	1,283	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	94.02/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,070	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	129.59/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,766	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	293	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,011	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	449	263.71/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,184	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	1050–1100	1,091	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,127	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	560	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	193.74/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	191.18/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	580	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	520	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	217.48/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	228.33/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	206.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	235.76/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,266	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	212.85/cwt	209.00–218.00	1,494	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	618	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	490	293.78/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,440	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	698	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,511	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	527	281.05/cwt	267.00–286.00	1,481	28

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 Oct 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,602Last week 1,645Year ago 2,037

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 399Year ago 800

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	293	345.00	345.00
6	300–350	316	322.50–342.50	332.78
52	400–450	410	327.50–332.50	327.70
26	450–500	490	272.00–297.00	293.78
28	500–550	527	267.00–286.00	281.05
12	550–600	574	262.00	262.00
6	650–700	698	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	447	331.00	331.00
32	450–500	458	330.00	330.00
28	500–550	530	290.00–299.00	298.39
81	550–600	571	267.50–286.00	272.09
23	600–650	622	263.00	263.00
4	650–700	664	230.00–235.00	232.50
9	700–750	705	261.00	261.00
203	800–850	810	220.00–250.00	247.52
2	950–1000	955	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	195.00	195.00
5	700–750	714	190.00–192.00	191.18
2	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	542	246.00	246.00
3	650–700	675	219.00	219.00
7	700–750	702	209.00–218.00	212.85
3	750–800	758	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	291	267.50	267.50
8	350–400	372	287.00	287.00
23	400–450	436	250.00–260.00	252.62
66	450–500	474	247.50–264.00	256.13
38	500–550	534	253.00–267.00	254.73
11	550–600	566	255.00–264.00	259.87
48	600–650	619	230.00–250.00	240.34
72	650–700	681	244.00	244.00
28	750–800	751	238.50	238.50
40	850–900	857	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	155	600.00	600.00
12	300–350	325	282.00–317.50	311.31
29	350–400	376	253.00–283.00	280.91
62	400–450	449	230.00–266.00	263.71
12	500–550	528	240.00–247.00	244.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	223.00	223.00
10	1050–1100	1,091	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
8	600–650	644	192.00–199.00	193.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	240.00	240.00
18	500–550	537	220.00–240.00	235.76
6	550–600	554	225.00–235.00	228.33
6	600–650	614	216.00–219.00	217.48
2	650–700	680	207.50	207.50
5	700–750	729	200.00–210.00	206.12
4	750–800	798	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	633	220.00	220.00
6	700–750	738	206.00	206.00
4	850–900	895	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	206.00	206.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,251	132.00	132.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	55.00	55.00
13	—	1,072	76.00–79.00	77.88
7	—	1,039	121.00–126.50	123.48
29	—	1,138	87.00–98.00	94.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	822	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,026	104.00–114.00	106.94
3	—	1,077	99.00	99.00
37	—	1,391	125.00–132.50	129.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,363	125.00–132.00	129.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,633	141.00–156.00	151.91

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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Replacement Cattle

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