Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trading was more active on a supply of quality cattle. There were few comparable sales on steer and heifer calves but the tone seemed steady to higher on most classes, with a fancy set of cattle topping the market. Steer and heifer calves over 500 pounds were in higher demand with some prices $13-$20 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were actively traded but the heavier weight calves remained mostly steady. There was little test on high yielding slaughter cows and bulls but prices seemed steady on moderate trade.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.83/cwt on 238 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −173.08 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$281.83

238 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$41.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.21

vs TX average

−17.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	285.16	1,571	219
Medium and Large 1-2	551	243.43	1,342	19thin

One grade step is worth $41.73/cwt here — about $229 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 sale238 hd

281.83

—

TX average5 barns · 536 hd

261.62

+20.21

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−17.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−173.08

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	1,721	147.86	2,545	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	106.59	1,339	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	82.74	813	44

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	853	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	682	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,131	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	91.55/cwt	85.00–98.00	988	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	114.94/cwt	110.00–117.50	1,644	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	105.68/cwt	93.00–115.00	1,271	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	803	77.70/cwt	77.00–79.00	624	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	774	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	88.72/cwt	81.00–93.00	916	20
Bulls	—	—	1,721	147.86/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	294	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	523	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	862	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,296	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	327.76/cwt	323.00–347.50	1,213	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	226.50/cwt	226.00–227.50	1,305	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	253.64/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,223	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	206.64/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,482	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	713	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	238.52/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,240	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	223.99/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,409	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	986	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,189	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	281.01/cwt	268.00–291.00	1,102	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	222.58/cwt	216.00–227.50	1,514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	268.19/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,357	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,302	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,251	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	498	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	678	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,502	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	309.72/cwt	307.00–312.50	1,595	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	193.76/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	621	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,528	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,602	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	304	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	549	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	821	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,023	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,611	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	410	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	211.97/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,221	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	250.45/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	227.37/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,648	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	899	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,996	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	235.67/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,214	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	250.41/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,462	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	307.53/cwt	293.00–313.00	1,485	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	259.70/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,885	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	253.71/cwt	234.00–259.50	2,017	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	369.87/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	276.88/cwt	261.00–279.00	1,736	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,941	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	242.39/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,980	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	258.07/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,696	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	276.64/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,593	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	290.77/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,541	104

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,182Last week 2,058Year ago 2,061

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 353Year ago 546

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	853	80.00	80.00
6	—	803	77.00–79.00	77.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	95.00	95.00
7	—	1,105	70.00	70.00
20	—	1,032	81.00–93.00	88.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,079	85.00–98.00	91.55
29	—	1,430	110.00–117.50	114.94
51	—	1,203	93.00–115.00	105.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	144.00–151.00	147.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	294	342.50	342.50
59	350–400	370	323.00–347.50	327.76
52	450–500	463	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	563	250.00	250.00
69	600–650	621	246.00	246.00
12	650–700	673	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	239.00	239.00
3	850–900	862	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	228	925.00	925.00
2	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
16	350–400	392	268.00–291.00	281.01
36	400–450	427	231.00	231.00
23	450–500	482	240.00–261.00	253.64
104	500–550	506	264.00–274.00	268.19
9	550–600	576	226.00–227.50	226.50
74	600–650	629	220.00–235.00	223.99
14	650–700	680	216.00–227.50	222.58
18	700–750	717	205.00–212.50	206.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	357	247.00	247.00
4	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
16	500–550	520	238.00–240.00	238.52
4	550–600	564	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	642	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	566	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	365.00–375.00	369.87
2	350–400	375	327.50	327.50
8	400–450	449	290.00	290.00
110	450–500	483	293.00–313.00	307.53
104	500–550	530	273.00–294.00	290.77
103	550–600	576	270.00–288.00	276.64
47	600–650	627	261.00–279.00	276.88
94	650–700	657	243.00–266.00	258.07
139	700–750	726	244.00–260.00	259.70
149	750–800	795	234.00–259.50	253.71
30	800–850	817	230.00–248.00	242.39
72	850–900	899	222.00	222.00
13	900–950	947	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	303	413.00	413.00
43	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
12	500–550	515	307.00–312.50	309.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	678	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	252	1,085.00	1,085.00
14	350–400	394	310.00	310.00
5	450–500	471	320.00	320.00
9	500–550	515	227.50–240.00	235.67
10	550–600	584	250.00–251.00	250.41
5	600–650	614	254.00	254.00
20	650–700	680	243.00–253.00	250.45
43	700–750	725	226.00–229.00	227.37
10	750–800	752	229.00	229.00
7	800–850	811	222.00	222.00
3	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	823	210.00–214.00	211.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	251.00	251.00
4	800–850	827	187.50–200.00	193.76
3	850–900	897	187.50	187.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	160.00	160.00
2	250–300	288	142.50	142.50
6	300–350	328	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
3	750–800	750	140.00	140.00
3	1000–1050	1,023	157.50	157.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	187.50	187.50
4	350–400	391	210.00	210.00

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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