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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market continued upward on both calf and feeder steers. With most gains $10.00 or higher with a greater demand on healthy, thin flesh calves ready to turn out. Feeders were traded somewhat less active but still strong. Heifers didn't fare as well as they made a slide backwards, but like the steers, healthy thin fleshed calves topped the sell.Slaughter cattle remained steady for high yielding breakers while boners gained $7.00.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.22/cwt on 440 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −134.69 against this barn's trailing median of $454.91.

Average price

$320.22

440 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$68.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.32

vs TX average

−4.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	327.55	1,797	375
Medium and Large 1-2	548	290.62	1,594	39
Medium and Large 2	565	259.01	1,463	26

One grade step is worth $68.54/cwt here — about $334 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 sale440 hd

320.22

—

TX average5 barns · 955 hd

310.90

+9.32

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−4.13

This barn, trailing median31 sales

454.91

−134.69

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	1,230	146.91	1,807	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	118.32	1,632	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	104.74	1,271	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	78.10	729	37
Heifers	Choice	High	1,093	200.50	2,191	18

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2	500–550	547	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,313	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	527	302.41/cwt	299.00–302.50	1,594	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	312.82/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	272.90/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,302	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	886	215.45/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,909	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	292.96/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,561	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	442	335.47/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,483	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,525	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	284.11/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,190	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	361	379.09/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,369	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	323.00/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,996	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	292.54/cwt	278.00–300.00	1,431	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	516	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,651	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	574	324.41/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,862	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	422.64/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	553	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	274.72/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,739	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	268.44/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,568	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,616	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,307	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,766	18
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,145	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	349	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	261.74/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,364	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	234.46/cwt	217.50–237.00	1,329	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	100–150	140	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,534	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,654	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	74.04/cwt	70.00–79.50	655	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	903	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	894	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	80.70/cwt	80.00–84.00	881	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	859	72.86/cwt	66.00–76.00	626	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	93.86/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,055	32
Bulls	—	—	1,230	146.91/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,807	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,117	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	895	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	111.26/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,471	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,615	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	119.18/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,635	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	115.70/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,484	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	228.10/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,109	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,093	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	2,191	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	479	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	728	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,867	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	677	264.57/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,791	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	309.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	250.30/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,534	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,860	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	305.54/cwt	299.00–313.00	1,726	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	241.05/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,620	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	803	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,096	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	253.93/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,859	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	349.12/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,644	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	356.47/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,907	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	398.28/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,573	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	283.04/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,814	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	259.91/cwt	258.50–262.00	2,097	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	272.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,403	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	258.17/cwt	252.00–260.50	2,027	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	646	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	424.36/cwt	409.00–427.50	1,842	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	271.83/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,829	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	237.00/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,768	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	228.90/cwt	227.00–238.50	1,730	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	854	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,716	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	262.47/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,659	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	317.11/cwt	271.00–337.50	1,652	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	343.51/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,288	12

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,650Last week 2,991Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 442Last week 589Year ago 327

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
16	450–500	477	268.00–284.00	272.90
16	500–550	547	240.00	240.00
59	550–600	584	258.00–276.00	268.44
6	600–650	603	235.00	235.00
8	750–800	787	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	361	377.50–385.00	379.09
36	400–450	442	335.00–337.50	335.47
30	450–500	465	328.00	328.00
78	500–550	527	299.00–302.50	302.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	411.00	411.00
12	350–400	375	342.50–345.00	343.51
12	400–450	419	282.50–285.00	284.11
47	450–500	489	278.00–300.00	292.54
39	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	272.43
24	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
23	600–650	632	261.00–263.00	262.47
72	650–700	672	235.00–255.00	241.05
26	700–750	746	225.00–238.00	237.00
24	750–800	756	227.00–238.50	228.90
2	800–850	828	218.00	218.00
9	850–900	889	213.00	213.00
7	900–950	907	210.00	210.00
4	950–1000	983	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	553	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	140	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
5	350–400	371	300.00–315.00	309.02
8	400–450	432	265.00	265.00
8	450–500	486	227.50–230.00	228.10
4	500–550	508	230.00	230.00
16	550–600	567	217.50–237.00	234.46
5	600–650	637	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	479	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	646	234.00	234.00
2	650–700	685	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	330.00	330.00
8	450–500	466	310.00–317.50	312.82
16	500–550	533	290.00–295.00	292.96
23	550–600	559	289.00	289.00
27	600–650	633	265.00–290.00	274.72
5	650–700	682	266.00	266.00
18	750–800	768	230.00	230.00
51	850–900	886	209.00–219.00	215.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	454.00	454.00
4	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
55	500–550	516	320.00	320.00
167	550–600	574	320.00–327.00	324.41
137	600–650	618	322.00–324.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	420.00–425.00	422.64
16	350–400	395	397.50–400.00	398.28
51	400–450	434	409.00–427.50	424.36
87	450–500	471	332.50–350.00	349.12
64	500–550	521	271.00–337.50	317.11
19	550–600	565	299.00–313.00	305.54
32	600–650	641	281.00–294.00	283.04
45	650–700	673	262.50–277.00	271.83
71	700–750	732	251.00–256.00	253.93
97	750–800	785	252.00–260.50	258.17
155	800–850	807	258.50–262.00	259.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	267.50	267.50
2	450–500	495	261.00	261.00
11	500–550	521	257.50–280.00	261.74
15	550–600	597	257.00	257.00
4	600–650	615	212.50	212.50
8	650–700	678	244.00	244.00
2	850–900	883	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	677	260.00–280.00	264.57
21	700–750	728	256.50	256.50
39	800–850	803	261.00	261.00
6	850–900	854	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	390	433.00	433.00
5	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
7	450–500	453	370.00	370.00
70	500–550	535	342.50–360.00	356.47
20	600–650	602	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	250–300	265	900.00	900.00
14	600–650	613	249.00–258.00	250.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	397.50	397.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	349	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	363	260.00	260.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	245	237.50	237.50
2	350–400	350	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	884	70.00–79.50	74.04
6	—	1,092	80.00–84.00	80.70
4	—	1,074	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	99.00	99.00
3	—	895	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	859	66.00–76.00	72.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,124	91.00–97.00	93.86
26	—	1,322	107.00–118.00	111.26
23	—	1,283	112.00–122.00	115.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,417	114.00	114.00
35	—	1,372	114.00–122.00	119.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	140.00–158.00	146.91
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,093	200.00–201.00	200.50

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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