Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Turn out was short due to the abundance of moisture in the area throughout the week and sale day. Therefore, there were no comparable sales to trend and trading was slow. Fresh cattle continue to be 20.00-30.00 back from their weaned counterparts and high yielding slaughter cattle remain steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.44/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −186.51 against this barn's trailing median of $413.95.

Average price

$227.44

25 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.08

vs TX average

−30.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	227.44	1,212	25

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale25 hd

227.44

—

TX average5 barns · 226 hd

228.52

−1.08

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−30.95

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.95

−186.51

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	112.81	1,410	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	967	83.44	807	46

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	254.26/cwt	250.00–270.00	920	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	842	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	75.95/cwt	70.00–79.00	687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	536	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,179	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,285	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,003	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,359	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,497	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	718	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	285.10/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,517	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	85.83/cwt	78.00–91.00	776	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	685	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	87.27/cwt	84.00–89.00	963	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	92.43/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,094	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	122.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,548	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	106.94/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,419	10

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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 2,181Year ago 1,404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 431Year ago 427

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	728	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	593	230.00	230.00
5	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	708	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	476	270.00	270.00
13	500–550	532	280.00–286.00	285.10
8	550–600	571	254.00	254.00
4	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
18	700–750	701	255.00	255.00
9	800–850	838	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	742	162.00	162.00
3	750–800	793	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	362	250.00–270.00	254.26
9	400–450	401	271.00	271.00
35	450–500	494	275.00	275.00
7	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
8	550–600	554	217.00	217.00
3	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
9	750–800	788	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
3	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
10	500–550	536	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	718	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	925	91.00	91.00
12	—	904	70.00–79.00	75.95
10	—	904	78.00–91.00	85.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	67.50	67.50
12	—	1,103	84.00–89.00	87.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,184	90.00–95.00	92.43
42	—	1,259	120.00–129.00	122.95
10	—	1,327	104.00–109.50	106.94

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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