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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Apr 25

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,142 head

▲ 166 vs last sale 976▲ 149 vs year ago 993 · +15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

316 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 258▼ 120 vs year ago 436 · −27.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 1.00 higher, with the exception of steers weighing over 900 pounds which were 3.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate to active on good buyer demand. Quality was mostly plain. There are still a few loads of yearlings coming off the wheat moving through the barns, but we saw a lot of yearlings trade before the March 15th deadline this year. As a result, the April and May runs seem to be lighter than a year ago so far.

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 $290.52/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −162.39 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$290.52

10 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$49.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.47

vs TX average

−19.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	330.00	1,676	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	584	280.65	1,639	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.35/cwt here — about $37 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 sale10 hd

290.52

—

TX average5 barns · 131 hd

278.05

+12.47

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−19.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−162.39

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	1,746	155.52	2,716	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	134.08	1,857	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	130.62	1,611	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	110.04	1,254	89

Every lot

45 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	280.65/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,639	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,754	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,782	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,920	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,810	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,873	37
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	849	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,004	49
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	854	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,828	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,934	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,015	50
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	215.67/cwt	214.00–217.50	2,083	95
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	999	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,798	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,036	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,968	16
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	1,070	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,033	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,311	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	268.58/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,587	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,469	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	246.05/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,530	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,533	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	224.57/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,646	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,700	72
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	226.49/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,737	99
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,749	18
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,881	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	929	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,793	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,042	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,813	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	146.95/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,842	165.74/cwt	165.00–167.00	3,053	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	854	94.77/cwt	91.00–101.00	809	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	110.59/cwt	106.50–115.00	1,062	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	983	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,307	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	118.37/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,255	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,080	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,426	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	94.59/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,043	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	137.33/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,589	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	107.45/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,277	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,284	119.97/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,540	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	131.52/cwt	129.50–132.50	1,803	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,387	126.56/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,755	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,945	5

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,142Last week 976Year ago 993

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 258Year ago 436

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	146.00–148.00	146.95
3	—	1,842	165.00–167.00	165.74
1	—	1,555	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	133.00	133.00
2	—	955	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,157	136.00–139.00	137.33
28	—	1,371	129.50–132.50	131.52
9	—	1,060	117.00–119.00	118.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	854	91.00–101.00	94.77
13	—	960	106.50–115.00	110.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,387	125.00–127.00	126.56
31	—	1,284	115.00–123.00	119.97
12	—	1,103	91.00–99.00	94.59
12	—	1,188	104.00–112.00	107.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,446	134.50	134.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	276.00	276.00
6	550–600	597	246.00	246.00
36	600–650	622	240.00–257.00	246.05
72	700–750	744	228.50	228.50
99	750–800	767	225.00–227.50	226.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	280.00	280.00
24	550–600	591	267.00–269.00	268.58
18	800–850	831	210.50	210.50
2	900–950	913	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	700–750	733	224.00–225.00	224.57
7	1000–1050	1,042	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	713	215.00	215.00
5	900–950	929	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	584	275.00–299.00	280.65
3	600–650	632	282.00	282.00
4	700–750	708	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	787	230.00	230.00
37	800–850	811	231.00	231.00
9	850–900	883	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	607	289.00	289.00
6	750–800	768	250.00	250.00
49	800–850	849	236.00	236.00
50	900–950	935	215.50	215.50
95	950–1000	966	214.00–217.50	215.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	999	180.00	180.00
16	1000–1050	1,036	190.00	190.00
11	1050–1100	1,070	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	854	214.00	214.00

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.