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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 9

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

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Feeder Cattle receipts

906 head

▼ 922 vs last sale 1,828▼ 259 vs year ago 1,165 · −22.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 241▼ 310 vs year ago 597 · −51.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly firm to 6.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly firm to 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on 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 $244.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −153.14 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$244.00

5 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.27

vs TX average

−23.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	589	244.00	1,437	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

244.00

—

TX average5 barns · 170 hd

242.73

+1.27

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−23.59

This barn, trailing median27 sales

397.14

−153.14

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	—	Average	1,510	148.87	2,247	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	135.12	2,032	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	127.75	1,565	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,074	106.06	1,139	94

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,500	2thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,539	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,556	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	274.58/cwt	266.00–278.00	1,590	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,720	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,693	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	251.84/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,687	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,772	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	258.82/cwt	255.50–259.50	1,897	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	251.68/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,850	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,890	27
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,965	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,256	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	292.48/cwt	278.00–293.50	1,389	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,437	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,404	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,580	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,605	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,648	74
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,742	98
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,534	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,844	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,064	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,819	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	237.79/cwt	232.50–242.00	1,130	15
Beef/Dairy Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	147.51/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,385	3
Bulls	—	—	1,618	160.34/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,594	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	773	85.16/cwt	83.00–89.00	658	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	96.96/cwt	93.00–100.00	834	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	918	104.51/cwt	101.00–110.00	959	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	97.01/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,139	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	113.38/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,332	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	135.86/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,660	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	120.12/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,468	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	139.38/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,719	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,406	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,727	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	136.48/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,014	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	122.59/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,809	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	139.20/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,158	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2

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 May 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 906Last week 1,828Year ago 1,165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 287Last week 241Year ago 597

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	145.00–152.00	147.51
2	—	1,618	156.00–164.00	160.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,222	119.00–124.00	120.12
21	—	1,233	138.00–140.00	139.38
16	—	1,222	133.00–137.00	135.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	773	83.00–89.00	85.16
28	—	918	101.00–110.00	104.51
11	—	860	93.00–100.00	96.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,175	109.00–119.00	113.38
13	—	1,174	94.00–105.00	97.01
19	—	1,406	120.00–125.00	122.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,476	115.00–124.00	122.59
13	—	1,476	131.00–137.00	136.48
11	—	1,550	139.00–141.00	139.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	292.00	292.00
5	550–600	589	244.00	244.00
6	600–650	637	248.00	248.00
74	700–750	726	227.00	227.00
4	800–850	838	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	475	278.00–293.50	292.48
2	600–650	605	256.00	256.00
8	700–750	718	223.50	223.50
98	800–850	812	214.50	214.50
4	900–950	913	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,064	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	318.00	318.00
6	500–550	548	284.00	284.00
7	550–600	579	266.00–278.00	274.58
35	600–650	620	273.00	273.00
15	650–700	687	258.00	258.00
23	700–750	735	246.00–252.50	251.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	610	282.00	282.00
4	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
46	700–750	733	255.50–259.50	258.82
27	750–800	753	251.00	251.00
25	800–850	812	242.00	242.00
12	850–900	880	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	244.00–257.00	251.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	465	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	475	232.50–242.00	237.79
5	750–800	795	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.