Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a good turn out of feeders and calves but too few comparable sales to trend. Undertone was mixed steady higher with steer calves steady to a tick lower with 800 pound steers up $4-11. The heifers followed suit with calves steady to lower and 600-700 punters up $11-28. The gap between weaned and fresh cattle also widened this week. With the promised approach of seasonal weather, grass calves and open heifers made up a large part of the sale. Slaughter cattle remained steady with a good showing of high yielding cull cows. Bulls remained steady as well. Trading was active on good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.33/cwt on 124 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −177.62 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$236.33

124 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$59.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs TX average

−24.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	249.32	1,387	96
Medium and Large 1-2	560	192.00	1,075	25
Medium and Large 2	525	190.00	998	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.32/cwt here — about $389 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $367.59, median $413.95 across 27 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 sale124 hd

236.33

—

TX average5 barns · 609 hd

234.36

+1.97

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−24.13

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−177.62

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	1,547	139.44	2,157	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,622	119.48	1,938	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	110.68	1,392	197
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	74.43	708	14
Heifers	Choice	High	1,052	193.00	2,030	5thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	750–800	769	233.30/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,794	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	499	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,198	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	788	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	269.94/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,239	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	882	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	958	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	688	222.08/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	264.54/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,410	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,106	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	217.01/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,075	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	247.60/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,384	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	80.61/cwt	75.00–87.00	923	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	116.93/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,501	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	917	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	931	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,522	145.94/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	775	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	941	74.00/cwt	70.00–78.00	696	8
Bulls	—	—	1,675	131.93/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,210	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,052	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,030	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	119.48/cwt	112.00–122.50	1,938	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	101.29/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,184	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	336	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	211.96/cwt	197.00–222.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	788	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	210.29/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	272.40/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,308	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	349	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,138	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	208.87/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	583	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,224	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,894	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	210.75/cwt	210.75–210.75	1,954	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	246.83/cwt	242.00–247.50	2,004	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	743	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	711	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	223.97/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,407	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	290.02/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	476	316.89/cwt	311.00–321.00	1,508	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	296.02/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,365	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	688	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,236	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	272.27/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,557	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	723	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	987	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,073	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	272.76/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,656	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	291.01/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	225.07/cwt	225.00–225.50	2,239	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	251.70/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,963	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	389	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,470	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,370	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	254.09/cwt	226.00–273.00	1,469	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,043	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	233.74/cwt	221.00–241.00	2,045	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1050–1100	1,063	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	287.14/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,496	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	816	229.56/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,873	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	131.72/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,506	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	119.80/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,114	29

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,181Last week 2,182Year ago 2,189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 431Last week 350Year ago 559

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	347	285.00–297.00	291.01
3	350–400	398	272.50	272.50
16	400–450	432	286.00	286.00
60	450–500	459	260.00–277.00	269.94
49	500–550	533	230.00–272.00	264.54
25	550–600	578	226.00–273.00	254.09
39	600–650	628	210.00–235.00	223.97
9	650–700	662	234.00	234.00
9	700–750	731	234.50	234.50
152	750–800	769	225.00–239.00	233.30
9	800–850	809	214.00	214.00
85	900–950	927	210.75	210.75
28	950–1000	975	209.50	209.50
6	1050–1100	1,058	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	384	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	443	232.00	232.00
56	450–500	499	240.00	240.00
22	550–600	583	210.00	210.00
7	600–650	623	208.00–210.00	208.87
4	650–700	688	208.00	208.00
3	700–750	743	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	200.00	200.00
25	550–600	560	192.00	192.00
8	850–900	852	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	932	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	185.00	185.00
3	350–400	380	150.00	150.00
4	400–450	400	180.00	180.00
5	450–500	488	182.00	182.00
3	500–550	525	190.00	190.00
4	700–750	721	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	788	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	349	326.00	326.00
2	350–400	370	352.50	352.50
29	450–500	480	269.00–295.00	272.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	816	221.00–233.00	229.56
34	950–1000	987	210.00	210.00
7	1000–1050	1,045	190.00	190.00
3	1050–1100	1,063	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	723	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	317.50	317.50
3	500–550	500	261.00	261.00
8	650–700	688	214.00–230.00	222.08
5	700–750	711	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	788	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	419	264.00	264.00
4	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
10	600–650	619	246.00–250.00	247.60
12	700–750	731	236.00	236.00
4	750–800	753	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	297.50	297.50
6	350–400	369	210.00	210.00
3	450–500	453	210.00	210.00
6	550–600	566	200.00–230.00	210.29
5	650–700	687	197.00–222.00	211.96
8	750–800	785	215.00–223.00	217.01
4	950–1000	958	189.00–190.00	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	336	407.50	407.50
9	350–400	389	378.00	378.00
14	400–450	409	335.00	335.00
42	450–500	476	311.00–321.00	316.89
6	550–600	588	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	210	700.00	700.00
3	350–400	397	369.00	369.00
5	400–450	433	286.00–296.00	290.02
29	450–500	461	285.00–309.00	296.02
125	500–550	521	270.00–296.00	287.14
25	550–600	572	260.00–288.00	272.27
17	600–650	607	269.00–277.00	272.76
6	650–700	663	260.00	260.00
112	750–800	780	249.00–258.00	251.70
77	800–850	812	242.00–247.50	246.83
64	850–900	875	221.00–241.00	233.74
99	950–1000	995	225.00–225.50	225.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	180.00	180.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,143	130.00–133.50	131.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,144	119.00–121.00	119.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	111.00	111.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,145	75.00–87.00	80.61
158	—	1,284	112.00–122.00	116.93
9	—	1,169	96.00–105.00	101.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	68.00	68.00
8	—	941	70.00–78.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,622	112.00–122.50	119.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,522	144.00–149.00	145.94
4	—	1,675	128.00–133.00	131.93
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	193.00	193.00

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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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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