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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Apr 18

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

976 head

▼ 331 vs last sale 1,307▼ 788 vs year ago 1,764 · −44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

258 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 272▼ 292 vs year ago 550 · −53.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher on limited comparable sales, which is inline with the gains noticed on the board throughout the week. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady on Lean cows and 2.00 to 3.00 lower on Breaking and Boning Utility cows. Trading activity was moderate to active on moderate to good buyer demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.49/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −125.64 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$271.49

82 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.92

vs TX average

+6.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	273.00	1,370	51
Medium and Large 1	556	269.02	1,497	31

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about −$126 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale82 hd

271.49

—

TX average5 barns · 373 hd

245.58

+25.92

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+6.97

This barn, trailing median27 sales

397.14

−125.64

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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $320.90, median $397.14 across 27 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	1,310	146.26	1,916	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	131.34	2,059	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	127.26	1,610	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,134	113.87	1,291	105

Every lot

57 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,163	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	364	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	983	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,561	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	359.88/cwt	359.00–364.00	1,720	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,404	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,539	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	304.97/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,592	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,636	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	297.37/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,740	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,775	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,714	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	262.62/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,796	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,750	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	246.79/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,866	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,793	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,906	36
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,989	54
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,868	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,118	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	982	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,244	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,359	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,353	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,378	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,406	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,370	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	260.97/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,375	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	270.13/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,551	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,531	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,729	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,640	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,678	143
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,749	71
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,290	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,524	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	953	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,792	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,034	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,205	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,240	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,349	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,153	146.84/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,693	10
Bulls	—	—	1,588	142.39/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,261	3
Bulls	—	—	2,050	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	3,116	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	741	89.99/cwt	86.00–96.00	667	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	842	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	842	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	893	102.11/cwt	99.00–109.00	912	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	954	117.48/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,121	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	110.41/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,210	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	97.52/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,085	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	123.63/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,535	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	123.13/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,570	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	134.65/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,741	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	115.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,522	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,890	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	129.42/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,097	4

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 1,307Year ago 1,764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 258Last week 272Year ago 550

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	391.00	391.00
2	500–550	520	293.00	293.00
3	650–700	685	216.00	216.00
5	950–1000	953	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	279.00	279.00
51	500–550	502	273.00	273.00
143	700–750	739	227.00	227.00
71	800–850	808	216.50	216.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	298.00	298.00
12	400–450	430	316.00	316.00
10	450–500	492	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	502	280.00	280.00
21	550–600	574	262.00–271.00	270.13
3	600–650	610	251.00	251.00
16	650–700	678	255.00	255.00
3	700–750	737	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	294.00	294.00
7	500–550	527	259.00–266.00	260.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	478	359.00–364.00	359.88
9	500–550	522	301.00–313.00	304.97
24	550–600	585	285.00–304.00	297.37
5	600–650	608	292.00	292.00
23	650–700	684	253.00–266.00	262.62
14	750–800	756	245.00–250.00	246.79
36	800–850	811	235.00	235.00
54	900–950	908	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	339.00	339.00
16	450–500	498	309.00	309.00
3	650–700	683	251.00	251.00
30	700–750	713	245.50	245.50
2	750–800	763	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	925	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	963	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	459	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	364	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	484	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	549	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	459	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	275.00	275.00
6	500–550	509	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	95.00–101.00	97.52
23	—	1,096	104.00–114.00	110.41
52	—	1,275	117.00–126.50	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	741	86.00–96.00	89.99
3	—	893	99.00–109.00	102.11
5	—	954	115.00–121.00	117.48
8	—	842	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	110.00–118.00	115.48
20	—	1,293	132.00–136.00	134.65
31	—	1,242	119.00–129.00	123.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,620	128.00–133.00	129.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	141.00–143.00	142.39
1	—	2,050	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,153	134.00–152.00	146.84

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.