Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market took an upward turn with most classes benefitting. 500 lb steer calves were up 10.00 on comparable sales with 600lb feeder steers up 6.00 and 800lb steers steady. Heifer calves trended steady to higher with few comparable sales. Trading was active with high demand. High yielding slaughter bulls and cows remained steady to slightly lower on a short test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.75/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −170.16 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$284.75

84 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$40.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.62

vs TX average

−14.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	290.65	1,598	71
Medium and Large 2	548	259.00	1,419	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	588	250.60	1,474	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.05/cwt here — about $124 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 sale84 hd

284.75

—

TX average5 barns · 409 hd

260.13

+24.62

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−14.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−170.16

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	1,724	147.94	2,550	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,205	127.09	1,531	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	113.32	1,410	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	89.01	925	63

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,512	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	245.48/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,085	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	493	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	823	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	256.88/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,315	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,337	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	228.09/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,186	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	698	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,529	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	414	252.43/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	337	368.03/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,726	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	250.60/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	252.93/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,105	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	216.79/cwt	208.00–236.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	250.47/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,585	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	189.38/cwt	189.00–190.00	801	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,393	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,531	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	98.76/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,101	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	121.94/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,583	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	112.16/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,448	16
Bulls	—	—	1,645	144.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,379	3
Bulls	—	—	1,960	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,097	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	855	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	88.65/cwt	85.00–97.00	999	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	104.27/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,221	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	852	80.31/cwt	60.00–86.00	684	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	922	94.55/cwt	93.00–96.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	255.98/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	799	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,438	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	205.63/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,466	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	397	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	294.59/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,656	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	275.82/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,696	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	288.86/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,366	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	564	280.67/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	245.82/cwt	238.00–253.75	2,048	636
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	567	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,592	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	288.75/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,519	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,421	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,436	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	244.77/cwt	244.50–245.00	2,122	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	234.00/cwt	231.00–234.50	2,190	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	218.16/cwt	216.00–222.50	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	269.14/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,733	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,128	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	237.42/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,762	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	720	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	341.68/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,497	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,958	27

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,058Last week 1,602Year ago 3,348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 245Year ago 482

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,154	131.00	131.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,373	124.00	124.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,234	123.00	123.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,059	114.00	114.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	358	315.00	315.00
11	400–450	442	235.00–254.00	245.48
47	450–500	461	290.00	290.00
106	500–550	512	255.00–262.00	256.88
6	550–600	595	216.00–222.50	218.16
26	600–650	606	237.00	237.00
3	650–700	658	220.00	220.00
27	850–900	886	221.00	221.00
5	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	248.00–260.00	252.43
2	450–500	493	239.00	239.00
24	500–550	520	222.00–235.00	228.09
6	700–750	720	181.00	181.00
2	800–850	823	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	282.00	282.00
8	400–450	439	210.00	210.00
10	500–550	514	208.00–236.00	216.79
9	800–850	831	222.00	222.00
2	850–900	850	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	423	189.00–190.00	189.38
2	450–500	495	233.00	233.00
5	500–550	543	212.50	212.50
3	650–700	683	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	366.00–370.00	368.03
4	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
17	450–500	473	280.00–299.00	288.86
7	550–600	564	270.00–285.00	280.67
48	600–650	615	267.00–280.00	275.82
17	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	650–700	698	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	247.50–260.00	252.93
5	450–500	478	230.00	230.00
10	550–600	588	240.00–257.50	250.60
18	600–650	633	250.00–253.00	250.47
35	750–800	799	216.00	216.00
3	800–850	840	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	397	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	459	255.00–257.00	255.98
3	500–550	548	259.00	259.00
17	700–750	713	198.00–219.00	205.63
20	750–800	799	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	385	369.00	369.00
20	400–450	438	337.50–348.00	341.68
42	450–500	478	333.00	333.00
25	500–550	526	284.00–300.00	288.75
36	550–600	562	292.00–297.00	294.59
81	600–650	644	269.00–272.00	269.14
2	650–700	658	252.00	252.00
70	700–750	742	233.00–240.00	237.42
5	750–800	761	254.00	254.00
636	800–850	833	238.00–253.75	245.82
107	850–900	867	244.50–245.00	244.77
34	900–950	936	231.00–234.50	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	125.00–130.00	127.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,115	90.00–106.00	98.76
41	—	1,298	119.00–127.00	121.94
16	—	1,291	105.00–116.00	112.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,030	83.00	83.00
23	—	1,127	85.00–97.00	88.65
12	—	1,171	102.00–108.00	104.27
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	852	60.00–86.00	80.31
2	—	720	74.00	74.00
4	—	922	93.00–96.00	94.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	140.00–148.00	144.59
1	—	1,960	158.00	158.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle