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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Apr 4

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,099 head

▼ 412 vs last sale 1,511▼ 353 vs year ago 1,452 · −24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 400▼ 169 vs year ago 474 · −35.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 4.00-8.00 higher. Rain for some of the area has buyers aggressive for calves. Feeder cattle at the CME has been lower making feeder cattle buyers cautious. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested but a higher undertone was noted.

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 $337.23/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −115.67 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$337.23

89 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$58.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.06

vs TX average

+26.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	338.55	1,820	87
Medium and Large 1-2	545	280.00	1,526	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.55/cwt here — about $294 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale89 hd

337.23

—

TX average4 barns · 149 hd

323.17

+14.06

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+26.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−115.67

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	—	Low	1,643	139.00	2,283	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	136.70	1,991	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,422	128.93	1,833	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	109.32	1,102	125

Every lot

66 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,219	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,213	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,406	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	399.28/cwt	390.00–414.00	1,513	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	369.62/cwt	349.00–380.00	1,608	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	362.33/cwt	341.00–365.00	1,707	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	339.09/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,821	86
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,737	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	250.62/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,561	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	300.70/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,900	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,675	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	207.33/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,418	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,706	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	249.02/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,835	56
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,584	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	249.61/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,902	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	237.08/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,965	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	214.71/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,874	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	224.34/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,990	33
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,992	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,062	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	300.88/cwt	281.00–313.50	1,303	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,081	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	293.13/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,381	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	287.73/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,456	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	234.86/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,332	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	270.98/cwt	266.00–272.50	1,545	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	240.75/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,507	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	229.58/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,582	40
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	218.86/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,602	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	215.76/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,689	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	806	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,733	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	202.42/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,763	38
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,904	19
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,911	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,200	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,392	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	596	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,490	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,663	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,539	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,219	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	917	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	899	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	103.02/cwt	93.00–114.00	948	51
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	957	128.32/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,228	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	962	111.36/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,071	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,042	96.05/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,001	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,427	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	111.01/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,217	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	121.86/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,364	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	119.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,466	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,052	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,984	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,514	133.73/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,025	33

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,099Last week 1,511Year ago 1,452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 400Year ago 474

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	409.00	409.00
4	300–350	334	421.00	421.00
15	350–400	379	390.00–414.00	399.28
34	400–450	435	349.00–380.00	369.62
47	450–500	471	341.00–365.00	362.33
86	500–550	537	326.00–350.00	339.09
1	550–600	595	292.00	292.00
29	600–650	632	290.00–305.00	300.70
10	650–700	678	247.00	247.00
56	700–750	737	243.00–257.50	249.02
66	750–800	762	235.00–252.50	249.61
17	800–850	829	235.00–241.00	237.08
33	850–900	887	216.00–225.00	224.34
8	950–1000	953	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	367.50	367.50
2	450–500	493	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	623	242.50–260.00	250.62
2	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
14	700–750	711	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	758	209.00	209.00
4	850–900	873	210.00–217.00	214.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	684	206.00–208.00	207.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	342.50	342.50
23	400–450	433	281.00–313.50	300.88
9	450–500	471	281.00–296.00	293.13
37	500–550	506	270.00–300.00	287.73
25	550–600	570	266.00–272.50	270.98
15	600–650	626	234.00–246.00	240.75
40	650–700	689	220.00–231.00	229.58
6	700–750	732	215.00–220.00	218.86
70	750–800	783	212.00–219.00	215.76
13	800–850	806	215.00	215.00
38	850–900	871	199.00–205.00	202.42
19	900–950	929	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	970	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	243.00	243.00
4	550–600	567	230.00–249.00	234.86
1	600–650	625	222.00	222.00
3	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	400	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	596	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	735	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	770	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	870	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
4	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	900	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,459	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,435	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,232	115.00–121.00	119.02
33	—	1,514	126.00–138.00	133.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	95.00–98.00	96.05
39	—	1,096	100.00–118.00	111.01
2	—	1,065	134.00	134.00
15	—	1,119	119.00–128.00	121.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	957	126.00–129.00	128.32
8	—	962	109.00–123.00	111.36
3	—	917	98.00	98.00
51	—	920	93.00–114.00	103.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,975	163.00	163.00

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.