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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Mar 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Mar 7Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,468 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 2,608▼ 481 vs year ago 2,949 · −16.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

482 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 597▼ 107 vs year ago 589 · −18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 8.00 to 10.00 higher, with instances of up to 20.00 higher on calves over 450 pounds suitable for summer grazing. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 10.00 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $326.79/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.12 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$326.79

28 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$23.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.98

vs TX average

+8.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	335.01	1,729	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	312.00	1,669	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $59 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

326.79

—

TX average5 barns · 238 hd

311.82

+14.98

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

+8.50

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−126.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $509.66, low $369.71, median $452.91 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,833	139.04	2,549	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	132.86	1,956	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	124.89	1,611	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	103.68	1,157	111

Every lot

52 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,560	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	393.34/cwt	393.00–394.00	1,652	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	361.89/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,719	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	335.01/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,729	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,669	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,870	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	271.84/cwt	250.00–294.00	1,702	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	273.24/cwt	268.00–283.00	1,847	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,829	93
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,878	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	239.37/cwt	236.00–241.50	1,999	417
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	233.95/cwt	233.00–235.00	2,066	109
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	979	220.09/cwt	219.00–221.00	2,155	156
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	333.96/cwt	319.00–344.00	1,065	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,220	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,270	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	313.19/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,344	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,388	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	306.17/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,482	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	305.47/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,564	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	295.59/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,658	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,492	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,585	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,575	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,563	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	230.37/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,562	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,615	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	229.66/cwt	228.00–231.50	1,690	162
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	1,683	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	226.02/cwt	225.50–226.25	1,770	197
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,801	61
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,775	64
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,469	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	314.11/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,630	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,625	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,517	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,833	139.04/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,549	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	802	80.26/cwt	76.00–83.00	644	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	856	89.27/cwt	86.00–91.00	764	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	926	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,120	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	987	107.49/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,061	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	84.46/cwt	79.00–89.00	942	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,289	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	123.34/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,473	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	105.45/cwt	97.50–113.00	1,270	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,211	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,514	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	128.19/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,749	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,428	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,899	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,117	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	134.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,111	11

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,468Last week 2,608Year ago 2,949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 482Last week 597Year ago 589

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	138.00–140.00	139.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,194	118.00–128.00	123.34
18	—	1,115	79.00–89.00	84.46
36	—	1,204	97.50–113.00	105.45
6	—	1,428	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	987	102.00–118.00	107.49
12	—	856	86.00–91.00	89.27
8	—	802	76.00–83.00	80.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,568	130.00–137.00	134.61
4	—	1,211	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,460	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	926	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,364	124.00–135.00	128.19
15	—	1,116	112.00–119.00	115.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	574	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	780	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	319.00–344.00	333.96
8	350–400	380	321.00	321.00
11	400–450	429	300.00–318.00	313.19
15	450–500	484	300.00–311.00	306.17
21	500–550	512	301.00–309.00	305.47
10	550–600	561	294.00–298.00	295.59
4	600–650	608	259.00	259.00
21	650–700	696	232.00	232.00
162	700–750	736	228.00–231.50	229.66
197	750–800	783	225.50–226.25	226.02
61	800–850	813	221.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	392	324.00	324.00
10	450–500	461	301.00	301.00
14	550–600	598	265.00	265.00
13	600–650	608	257.00	257.00
26	650–700	678	227.00–235.00	230.37
17	700–750	739	227.75	227.75
64	850–900	870	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	403.00	403.00
9	400–450	420	393.00–394.00	393.34
9	450–500	475	351.00–365.00	361.89
18	500–550	516	331.00–350.00	335.01
10	600–650	607	308.00	308.00
11	650–700	676	268.00–283.00	273.24
93	700–750	720	254.00	254.00
9	750–800	751	250.00	250.00
417	800–850	835	236.00–241.50	239.37
109	850–900	883	233.00–235.00	233.95
156	950–1000	979	219.00–221.00	220.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	535	312.00	312.00
8	600–650	626	250.00–294.00	271.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	818	185.00–186.00	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	369.00	369.00
6	500–550	519	303.00–320.00	314.11
5	750–800	763	213.00	213.00

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.