Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Coming out of the Thanksgiving holiday, pastures drying out from much needed rain, and a demand for wheat cattle as a result; brought positives to the market. Turn out was high in numbers and prices took a big leap on most classes. The biggest jump was in both steer and heifer calves as producers seek cattle for wheat. Feeders were less active but still trended upward. Slaughter cattle were the only down turn slipping $6.00 on high yielding cows. Trade was active and demand was high.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.75/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −129.17 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$325.75

156 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$60.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.11

vs TX average

+0.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	333.27	1,847	128
Medium and Large 1-2	546	313.15	1,710	13thin
Medium and Large 2	554	272.43	1,509	15thin

One grade step is worth $60.84/cwt here — about $338 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale156 hd

325.75

—

TX average5 barns · 679 hd

302.64

+23.11

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+0.38

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−129.17

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	1,580	131.44	2,076	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,321	111.45	1,472	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	98.59	1,131	181
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	72.07	687	36

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2Unweaned	450–500	459	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,591	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	382	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,394	14
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	226.96/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,312	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	349	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,248	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,716	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	244	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	352.75/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,524	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	443	292.75/cwt	286.00–310.00	1,297	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	219.29/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,914	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	322.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,195	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	243	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	262.73/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,618	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	473	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	343.99/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,596	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	340.11/cwt	327.50–353.00	1,622	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	289	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,402	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	268	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,179	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	254.60/cwt	244.00–263.75	1,996	142
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,085	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	126.06/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,583	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	307.59/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,313	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	265.51/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,142	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	231.66/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,469	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,501	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	312.63/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,544	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	563	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	188.49/cwt	178.00–195.00	1,287	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	226.03/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,483	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	876	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,656	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	84.63/cwt	77.00–89.00	972	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	76.77/cwt	74.00–78.00	633	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	878	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	834	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	125.08/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,095	2
Bulls	—	—	1,065	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	146.15/cwt	143.00–148.50	2,467	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	106.84/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,248	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	117.92/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,606	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,244	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,166	85.30/cwt	85.00–86.00	995	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	92.55/cwt	80.00–97.50	1,074	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	898	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,536	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	71.89/cwt	70.00–76.50	738	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	68.33/cwt	67.00–70.00	573	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	990	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	911	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	849	64.80/cwt	64.00–65.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	294	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	323.72/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,861	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	204.46/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,075	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	272.93/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,449	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1450–1500	1,450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	297.47/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,586	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,562	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	298.60/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,556	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	237.20/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,710	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	391.09/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,641	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	365.15/cwt	365.00–366.00	1,891	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	262.32/cwt	259.00–271.50	1,789	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,093	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	247.81/cwt	238.50–254.00	2,047	379
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,109	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	611	293.30/cwt	286.00–311.00	1,792	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	283.87/cwt	272.50–297.00	1,811	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	470	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,730	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	341	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,347	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	488	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,891	8

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 Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,991Last week 1,943Year ago 1,812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 467Year ago 466

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	459	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
9	250–300	276	800.00	800.00
29	400–450	430	257.00–270.00	265.51
121	450–500	494	312.00–322.00	312.63
7	500–550	512	255.00	255.00
27	550–600	578	220.00–242.00	226.96
15	600–650	634	230.00–232.50	231.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
14	400–450	443	286.00–310.00	292.75
2	450–500	473	285.00	285.00
18	600–650	605	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	310	317.00	317.00
14	350–400	371	320.00–330.00	322.05
15	400–450	432	345.00–361.00	352.75
11	450–500	464	335.00–355.00	343.99
61	500–550	521	289.00–310.00	298.60
21	550–600	595	262.50	262.50
137	600–650	616	245.00–268.00	262.73
19	650–700	680	240.00–242.00	241.25
107	700–750	721	235.00–239.00	237.20
25	850–900	873	218.00–226.00	219.29
10	900–950	914	210.00	210.00
5	1000–1050	1,048	190.00	190.00
2	1050–1100	1,093	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	268	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	495	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	261.00	261.00
6	500–550	506	212.50	212.50
3	550–600	557	180.00	180.00
4	600–650	621	195.00–214.00	204.46
8	650–700	683	178.00–195.00	188.49
5	850–900	876	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	341	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	468	341.00	341.00
23	500–550	533	295.00–302.50	297.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	875	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	427	300.00–325.00	307.59
8	450–500	469	320.00	320.00
11	500–550	540	319.00	319.00
2	550–600	580	281.00	281.00
31	650–700	656	222.50–227.50	226.03
9	700–750	705	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	382	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
14	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	520.00	520.00
13	250–300	289	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	349	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
6	200–250	244	1,050.00	1,050.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
44	350–400	377	459.00	459.00
7	400–450	447	387.50–392.50	391.09
32	450–500	477	327.50–353.00	340.11
39	500–550	518	365.00–366.00	365.15
7	550–600	594	285.00	285.00
99	600–650	638	272.50–297.00	283.87
167	650–700	682	259.00–271.50	262.32
3	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
142	750–800	784	244.00–263.75	254.60
379	800–850	826	238.50–254.00	247.81
57	900–950	903	233.50	233.50
5	950–1000	972	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	250.00–280.00	272.93
4	550–600	593	259.00	259.00
2	700–750	723	229.00	229.00
12	800–850	822	217.00	217.00
2	850–900	898	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	500.00	500.00
6	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
8	450–500	488	387.50	387.50
68	550–600	575	317.00–330.00	323.72
7	650–700	657	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	342.50	342.50
7	600–650	611	286.00–311.00	293.30
2	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	285.00	285.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	399	272.00	272.00
4	450–500	498	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	553	261.00	261.00
3	600–650	648	247.00	247.00
2	900–950	913	175.00	175.00
1	1450–1500	1,450	140.00	140.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,262	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,256	124.00–129.00	126.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,185	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,148	77.00–89.00	84.63
95	—	1,168	100.00–111.00	106.84
57	—	1,160	80.00–97.50	92.55
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	825	74.00–78.00	76.77
2	—	878	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,362	112.00–121.00	117.92
2	—	1,208	103.00	103.00
9	—	1,166	85.00–86.00	85.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,207	85.00	85.00
10	—	1,026	70.00–76.50	71.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	838	67.00–70.00	68.33
2	—	990	92.00	92.00
9	—	849	64.00–65.00	64.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	124.00–126.00	125.08
1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,688	143.00–148.50	146.15

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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