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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 20

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

844 head

▼ 387 vs last sale 1,231▲ 23 vs year ago 821 · +2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

243 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 318▼ 112 vs year ago 355 · −31.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 0▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There were no comparable sales to set a trend for feeders and calves. However, prices were higher being reflective of the quality of cattle brought to town. Fleshy, high yielding beef cows brought 8.00 higher while other classes of slaughter cows and bulls remained steady but strong. Trade was moderate to active.

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 $306.91/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −145.99 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$306.91

73 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$62.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs TX average

+6.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	308.63	1,705	71
Medium and Large 1-2	568	246.00	1,397	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.63/cwt here — about $308 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 sale73 hd

306.91

—

TX average5 barns · 459 hd

296.86

+10.06

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+6.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−145.99

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	1,537	166.90	2,565	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	145.49	2,048	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	125.60	1,459	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	91.03	961	24

Every lot

51 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	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	188	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	369.60/cwt	369.00–370.00	1,253	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,380	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,238	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	301.27/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,268	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	998	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	494	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,531	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	325.35/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,679	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,397	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	298.37/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,716	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	291.55/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,773	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,519	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	278.47/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,896	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,815	70
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	263.30/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,898	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,946	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,967	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,302	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	285.49/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,445	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	280.89/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,581	87
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,581	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,618	50
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	201.75/cwt	191.00–211.00	1,465	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	737	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,750	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,817	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,902	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	902	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,885	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,907	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,620	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,011	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,073	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,385	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,478	4
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,005	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	755	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	914	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	170.61/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,346	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	164.42/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,705	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	926	87.37/cwt	77.00–91.00	809	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	956	111.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,066	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,183	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	993	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	943	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	122.75/cwt	120.50–124.50	1,336	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	114.05/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,252	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	92.01/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,043	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,256	135.36/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,700	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	133.38/cwt	132.00–134.50	1,711	39
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	147.18/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,109	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,346	159.61/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,148	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,356	149.55/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,028	28

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 Jun 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 1,231Year ago 821

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 318Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	970	122.00	122.00
8	—	956	108.00–115.00	111.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,433	145.00–160.00	147.18
4	—	1,256	129.00–142.00	135.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,134	89.00–99.00	92.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,098	111.00–118.00	114.05
39	—	1,283	132.00–134.50	133.38
12	—	1,088	120.50–124.50	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	95.00	95.00
7	—	926	77.00–91.00	87.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,645	157.00–170.00	164.42
4	—	1,375	170.00–172.00	170.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	915	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	277.00	277.00
43	500–550	506	283.00–290.00	285.49
87	550–600	563	278.00–284.00	280.89
6	600–650	635	249.00	249.00
50	650–700	663	244.00	244.00
2	750–800	770	236.00	236.00
4	800–850	834	228.00	228.00
2	900–950	908	210.00	210.00
12	1000–1050	1,011	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	737	237.50	237.50
13	900–950	902	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	726	191.00–211.00	201.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	188	675.00	675.00
4	350–400	376	367.00	367.00
4	400–450	421	292.00–310.00	301.27
4	450–500	464	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	568	246.00	246.00
2	600–650	633	240.00	240.00
70	650–700	698	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	763	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	803	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	224.00	224.00
3	750–800	775	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	369.00–370.00	369.60
2	350–400	393	315.00	315.00
11	450–500	494	310.00	310.00
27	500–550	516	320.00–332.00	325.35
44	550–600	575	280.00–310.00	298.37
63	600–650	608	270.00–293.00	291.55
8	650–700	681	276.00–281.00	278.47
9	700–750	721	262.00–266.00	263.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	343.00	343.00
8	400–450	404	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	511	271.00	271.00
4	600–650	621	238.00	238.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,356	147.00–157.00	149.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,346	150.00–168.00	159.61

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.