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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 23

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,371 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 1,385▲ 77 vs year ago 1,294 · +6.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

471 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 382▲ 93 vs year ago 378 · +24.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Calves were too lightly tested for market trend. Slaughter cows trended weak to 2.00 lower. Trading demand 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 $265.28/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −131.85 against this barn's trailing median of $397.14.

Average price

$265.28

22 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$32.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.64

vs TX average

−11.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	280.00	1,649	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	247.62	1,389	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.38/cwt here — about $260 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 sale22 hd

265.28

—

TX average5 barns · 450 hd

246.65

+18.64

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−11.18

This barn, trailing median27 sales

397.14

−131.85

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	—	High	1,640	166.95	2,738	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	137.20	2,020	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	134.84	1,730	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	110.24	1,212	100

Every lot

56 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	256	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	735	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,419	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,614	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,801	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,512	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,505	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,876	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	309.60/cwt	306.00–313.00	1,913	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,698	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	257.60/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,718	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,914	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,990	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,749	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,079	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	899	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,987	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,086	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	909	214.49/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,950	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	829	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,215	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	243.28/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,375	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,649	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,695	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	245.70/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,511	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	248.43/cwt	245.50–255.00	1,664	89
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,680	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	211.22/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,519	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	232.17/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,727	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	229.42/cwt	224.00–230.50	1,771	244
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,739	76
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	222.96/cwt	219.50–224.50	1,810	106
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,677	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	206.65/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,808	159
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,145	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,148	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,193	3
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,246	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,170	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	167.93/cwt	164.00–170.00	3,018	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	919	90.67/cwt	70.00–100.00	833	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	113.49/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,065	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,188	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	136.61/cwt	128.50–138.00	1,525	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	119.06/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,331	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	92.17/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,133	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	123.68/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,608	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,922	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,403	127.99/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,796	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,036	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	135.37/cwt	128.50–136.00	2,009	23

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,371Last week 1,385Year ago 1,294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 471Last week 382Year ago 378

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,454	140.00	140.00
23	—	1,484	128.50–136.00	135.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	125.00	125.00
30	—	919	70.00–100.00	90.67
9	—	938	111.00–117.00	113.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	85.00–96.00	92.17
34	—	1,118	116.00–122.00	119.06
19	—	1,403	124.00–131.00	127.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,116	128.50–138.00	136.61
19	—	1,300	122.00–128.00	123.68
40	—	1,383	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	164.00–170.00	167.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	377.00	377.00
3	450–500	483	313.00	313.00
3	500–550	500	301.00	301.00
3	600–650	622	273.00	273.00
2	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
8	800–850	833	210.00	210.00
11	850–900	899	221.00	221.00
4	900–950	909	209.00–220.00	214.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	362.00	362.00
2	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	474	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	539	348.00	348.00
17	600–650	618	306.00–313.00	309.60
13	650–700	667	250.00–260.00	257.60
8	700–750	725	264.00	264.00
6	800–850	809	246.00	246.00
29	850–900	859	242.00	242.00
6	900–950	903	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	256	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	293.00	293.00
2	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
8	550–600	565	230.00–257.00	243.28
7	600–650	615	245.00–246.00	245.70
36	650–700	697	241.00	241.00
5	700–750	719	210.00–213.00	211.22
244	750–800	772	224.00–230.50	229.42
3	800–850	818	205.00	205.00
159	850–900	875	200.00–208.00	206.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	350.00	350.00
12	550–600	589	280.00	280.00
6	600–650	601	282.00	282.00
89	650–700	670	245.50–255.00	248.43
23	700–750	744	226.00–234.00	232.17
76	750–800	794	219.00	219.00
106	800–850	812	219.50–224.50	222.96
2	1100–1150	1,100	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
3	850–900	890	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	463	248.00	248.00
3	500–550	510	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	472	264.00	264.00
2	550–600	558	250.00	250.00

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.