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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, May 30

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,710 head

▲ 339 vs last sale 1,371▲ 765 vs year ago 945 · +81.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

474 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 471▼ 26 vs year ago 500 · −5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 18 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers were too lightly tested last week for a market trend but, a sharply higher undertone was noted. Not enough comparable sales on steers and heifer calves. Trading was active on good buyer demand. Slaughter Bulls and cows were steady to 1.00 higher.

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 $289.06/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −163.85 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$289.06

77 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$126.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

vs TX average

−16.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	361.80	1,892	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	281.99	1,558	67
Medium and Large 2	580	235.00	1,363	2thin

One grade step is worth $126.80/cwt here — about $529 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale77 hd

289.06

—

TX average4 barns · 237 hd

283.09

+5.97

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−16.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−163.85

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

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	1,812	155.86	2,823	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	145.11	2,269	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	133.49	1,721	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,051	111.96	1,177	54

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	692	$1,700	3thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	266	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	875	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	234.99/cwt	234.99–234.99	717	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,280	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	398	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,512	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	285.93/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,192	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	427	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,076	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	481	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	952	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	506	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,331	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	361.80/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,892	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,752	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,537	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,943	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,766	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,784	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,839	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	693	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,282	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Mexican Origin	705	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,664	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,794	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,907	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	246.70/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,912	130
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	256.65/cwt	254.50–267.00	1,992	144
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	242.82/cwt	238.00–250.00	2,006	194
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,008	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,066	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,152	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,148	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,296	3
Steers	1600–1650	Medium and Large 1	1,626	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,122	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,152	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	305.31/cwt	291.00–319.00	1,166	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	296.54/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,394	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,506	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,528	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,618	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,664	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	262.00/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,630	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	638	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,684	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,476	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	238.18/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,651	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	693	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,649	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	236.39/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,702	180
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	229.54/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,673	61
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,765	100
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,827	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	202.82/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,811	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,429	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,699	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,359	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	157.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,583	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	863	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,053	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	944	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	897	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	966	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,053	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	976	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,357	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,459	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,037	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	127.09/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,360	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	114.08/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,258	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,696	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	123.91/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,543	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	132.85/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,960	65
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	145.79/cwt	143.50–146.00	2,228	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,935	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,670	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,200	33
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	692	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,710Last week 1,371Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 474Last week 471Year ago 500

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	329.00	329.00
3	300–350	305	234.99	234.99
26	400–450	417	284.00–310.00	285.93
24	500–550	544	322.00	322.00
24	550–600	598	257.00	257.00
16	600–650	640	276.00	276.00
29	650–700	676	272.00	272.00
6	700–750	712	252.00	252.00
130	750–800	775	244.00–252.50	246.70
2	900–950	935	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	523	355.00–368.00	361.80
6	600–650	613	317.00	317.00
9	650–700	651	274.00	274.00
24	700–750	721	264.50	264.50
144	750–800	776	254.50–267.00	256.65
194	800–850	826	238.00–250.00	242.82
5	850–900	851	236.00	236.00
2	950–1000	965	223.00	223.00
3	1100–1150	1,148	200.00	200.00
5	1600–1650	1,626	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	506	263.00	263.00
15	700–750	705	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	252.00	252.00
5	450–500	481	198.00	198.00
2	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	693	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	371.00	371.00
3	350–400	398	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	462	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	373.00	373.00
3	450–500	458	371.00	371.00
5	550–600	591	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	638	264.00	264.00
17	650–700	693	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	331.00	331.00
36	450–500	470	296.00–304.00	296.54
6	500–550	507	297.00	297.00
11	550–600	592	281.00	281.00
180	700–750	720	236.00–238.00	236.39
8	800–850	814	224.50	224.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	291.00–319.00	305.31
2	500–550	540	283.00	283.00
11	550–600	578	280.00	280.00
9	600–650	622	260.00–263.00	262.00
12	650–700	693	234.00–239.00	238.18
61	700–750	729	225.00–234.00	229.54
100	750–800	759	232.50	232.50
9	850–900	893	200.00–213.00	202.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	662	223.00	223.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,189	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	692	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,245	119.00–127.00	123.91
60	—	1,183	140.00–145.00	143.34
65	—	1,475	129.00–139.00	132.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	944	95.00	95.00
2	—	890	125.00	125.00
5	—	966	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	125.00–130.00	127.09
6	—	1,058	98.00	98.00
27	—	1,103	112.00–117.00	114.08
2	—	1,035	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,528	143.50–146.00	145.79
2	—	1,935	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	976	139.00	139.00
2	—	863	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,818	155.00–160.00	157.22
1	—	1,765	169.00	169.00

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.