Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:There was a definite upswing in the calf and feeder markets somewhat influenced by the excessive amounts of rain in the area and hope of a good wheat crop. Both steer and heifer 400# calves took jumps 10.00 and higher. Feeder steers were up 4.00-8.00 with long weaned and fancy cattle continuing to top the market.Slaughter cattle remain steady with high yielding cows and bulls a tick higher. There will be no sale next week on the 28th of November in celebration of Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.29/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −154.62 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$300.29

170 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$60.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.26

vs TX average

−8.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	309.02	1,728	121
Medium and Large 1-2	573	286.42	1,641	39
Medium and Large 2	580	248.80	1,442	10thin

One grade step is worth $60.22/cwt here — about $286 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 sale170 hd

300.29

—

TX average5 barns · 538 hd

278.03

+22.26

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−8.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−154.62

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	1,715	142.09	2,437	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	123.86	1,876	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	100.83	1,310	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,006	64.50	649	58

Every lot, as filed

86 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	500–550	522	282.63/cwt	259.00–290.00	1,475	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	395.74/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,929	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,584	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	255.57/cwt	247.00–258.50	1,585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	140	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	243.57/cwt	222.00–248.50	1,437	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	629	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,176	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,718	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,786	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,849	76
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	261.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,217	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	286.50/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,647	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	918	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	221.38/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,335	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	251.88/cwt	250.00–257.00	967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	236.05/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	250.25/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	108.63/cwt	92.00–116.50	1,552	93
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	84.83/cwt	74.00–96.00	903	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	917	62.37/cwt	60.00–65.50	572	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	140.55/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,347	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	146.72/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	246.48/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	222.44/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,352	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	123.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,876	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	120.18/cwt	107.00–128.00	1,340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	63.87/cwt	60.00–70.00	707	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	66.54/cwt	62.00–69.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	950–1000	990	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	293.52/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	278.84/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,330	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	272	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	348.09/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,678	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	623	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	253.51/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,813	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	227.59/cwt	223.50–228.00	1,732	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	276.06/cwt	254.00–291.00	1,571	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	292.77/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,809	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,620	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	323.57/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,576	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	236.73/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,723	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	299.89/cwt	289.50–308.00	1,739	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	251.83/cwt	242.00–253.25	2,035	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	246.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,874	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	394.70/cwt	392.50–395.50	1,662	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	269.07/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,805	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	346.74/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,436	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	313.13/cwt	301.00–322.50	1,663	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	321.23/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	529	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,940	2

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,943Last week 1,679Year ago 1,757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 467Last week 412Year ago 681

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	380.00	380.00
1	200–250	210	700.00	700.00
4	250–300	268	391.00	391.00
7	300–350	325	392.50–400.00	395.74
4	350–400	398	328.00	328.00
44	400–450	414	335.00–350.00	346.74
23	450–500	477	275.00–283.00	278.84
82	500–550	522	259.00–290.00	282.63
56	550–600	569	254.00–291.00	276.06
22	600–650	620	247.00–258.50	255.57
25	650–700	664	244.00	244.00
22	700–750	728	234.00–238.00	236.73
66	750–800	761	223.50–228.00	227.59
2	800–850	820	222.00	222.00
21	850–900	873	221.00	221.00
5	900–950	913	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	344.00	344.00
9	400–450	424	230.00	230.00
7	450–500	481	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	508	233.00	233.00
27	550–600	590	222.00–248.50	243.57
34	650–700	677	234.00	234.00
6	700–750	706	210.00	210.00
40	750–800	774	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	143.00	143.00
2	650–700	650	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	250.00–257.00	251.88
9	450–500	464	233.00–247.00	236.05
3	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	563	245.00–248.00	246.48
6	600–650	608	215.00–230.00	222.44
3	650–700	657	205.00	205.00
9	750–800	752	184.00	184.00
4	800–850	834	180.00–190.00	184.96
3	900–950	918	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	675	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	419.00	419.00
11	450–500	478	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	293.00	293.00
2	500–550	538	285.00	285.00
37	550–600	575	283.00–290.00	286.50
8	600–650	641	244.00	244.00
4	650–700	668	238.00	238.00
22	700–750	723	247.00	247.00
76	800–850	818	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	629	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	321.00	321.00
4	400–450	441	290.00–297.00	293.52
22	450–500	465	260.00–280.00	261.79
2	500–550	510	243.00	243.00
8	550–600	597	250.00–251.00	250.25
9	600–650	603	217.50–222.50	221.38
3	650–700	682	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	773	214.00	214.00
4	800–850	815	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	241.00	241.00
2	950–1000	990	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	433.00	433.00
2	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
7	400–450	440	372.50	372.50
24	450–500	482	345.00–357.50	348.09
12	500–550	529	338.00	338.00
8	550–600	560	315.00–325.00	321.23
4	600–650	616	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	975.00	975.00
2	300–350	335	452.50	452.50
11	400–450	421	392.50–395.50	394.70
40	450–500	487	316.00–330.00	323.57
36	500–550	531	301.00–322.50	313.13
65	550–600	580	289.50–308.00	299.89
57	600–650	618	279.00–301.00	292.77
16	650–700	671	266.00–276.00	269.07
28	700–750	715	248.00–258.00	253.51
44	750–800	759	230.00–250.00	246.93
222	800–850	808	242.00–253.25	251.83
2	1000–1050	1,000	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,429	92.00–116.50	108.63
49	—	1,064	74.00–96.00	84.83
3	—	1,115	107.00–128.00	120.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	917	60.00–65.50	62.37
2	—	933	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,515	120.00–127.00	123.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,107	60.00–70.00	63.87
12	—	1,169	62.00–69.00	66.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,670	135.00–143.00	140.55
2	—	1,850	145.00–148.00	146.72

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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