Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was a good turnout of cattle as things dry out from last weeks rain and snow. Steer and heifer calves showed an uptick of 10.00-18.00. There were few comparable sales on both steer and heifer feeders but a higher undertone was noted. Trade was active.Slaughter cows remain steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.54/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −172.37 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$282.54

130 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$45.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.66

vs TX average

−22.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	285.67	1,596	121
Medium and Large 2	541	240.43	1,300	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.24/cwt here — about $295 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 sale130 hd

282.54

—

TX average5 barns · 648 hd

271.88

+10.66

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−22.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−172.37

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	1,940	146.00	2,832	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	122.78	1,817	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	110.36	1,189	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	97.17	900	33

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	257.37/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,614	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	357.56/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,455	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	452	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	350–400	371	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	300–350	328	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	232.64/cwt	228.00–248.00	1,668	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	277.02/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,432	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,294	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	750–800	778	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	285.81/cwt	272.50–289.00	1,215	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	219.52/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,407	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	225.86/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,513	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,188	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	233.17/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,233	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	237.22/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,132	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,058	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	913	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,415	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,021	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,685	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	249.13/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,335	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	270.30/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,192	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	731	204.73/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,497	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	122.78/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,817	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	120.54/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,357	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	987	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,120	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	918	113.29/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,040	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	89.43/cwt	83.00–95.00	966	21
Bulls	—	—	1,940	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,324	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	919	103.51/cwt	100.00–107.00	951	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	781	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,380	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	816	56.77/cwt	52.50–62.50	463	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	879	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,626	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,466	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	956	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,549	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	786	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,615	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	446	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	389	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	302.71/cwt	284.00–305.00	1,629	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	247.51/cwt	247.00–248.00	2,030	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,478	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	268.24/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,255	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	983	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	268.69/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,553	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	998	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	253.32/cwt	250.00–255.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	313.22/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,497	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,923	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	350–400	378	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	251.20/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,444	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,665	4

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,679Last week 536Year ago 1,757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 412Last week 340Year ago 681

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	710.00	710.00
2	250–300	263	900.00	900.00
2	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
9	350–400	368	375.00	375.00
13	400–450	407	350.00–370.00	357.56
60	450–500	478	301.00–321.00	313.22
51	500–550	538	284.00–305.00	302.71
55	550–600	578	252.00–277.00	268.69
44	600–650	627	251.00–268.00	257.37
11	650–700	669	261.00	261.00
67	700–750	717	228.00–248.00	232.64
3	750–800	753	241.00	241.00
225	800–850	820	247.00–248.00	247.51
9	850–900	870	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	778	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	499	238.00	238.00
38	650–700	670	220.00–238.00	225.86
11	700–750	730	216.00	216.00
3	800–850	842	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	260.00–278.00	270.30
5	450–500	473	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	536	247.00–250.00	249.13
2	550–600	558	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	632	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	446	355.00	355.00
15	550–600	557	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	452	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	333.00	333.00
4	350–400	371	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	332.50	332.50
6	350–400	390	250.00–255.00	253.32
19	400–450	425	272.50–289.00	285.81
30	450–500	468	258.00–276.00	268.24
182	500–550	517	260.00–281.00	277.02
27	550–600	575	245.00–252.00	251.20
13	600–650	641	215.00–229.00	219.52
39	650–700	660	224.00	224.00
9	700–750	739	223.00	223.00
4	750–800	793	210.00	210.00
7	950–1000	998	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	442	247.50	247.50
3	450–500	495	241.00	241.00
15	500–550	529	222.00–243.00	233.17
11	550–600	588	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
7	400–450	440	258.00	258.00
10	450–500	477	231.00–240.00	237.22
9	500–550	501	226.00	226.00
4	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
4	600–650	621	201.00	201.00
11	700–750	731	195.00–210.00	204.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	296.00	296.00
7	450–500	453	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	635	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	750–800	786	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	983	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	632	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	663	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	335.00	335.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	913	155.00	155.00
24	1000–1050	1,021	165.00	165.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
54	950–1000	956	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,480	122.00–124.00	122.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,126	114.00–125.00	120.54
12	—	987	113.00–114.00	113.50
21	—	1,080	83.00–95.00	89.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	109.00–119.00	113.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	919	100.00–107.00	103.51
7	—	816	52.50–62.50	56.77
4	—	879	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	69.00	69.00
10	—	902	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	146.00	146.00

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