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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Sep 19

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,171 head

▲ 571 vs last sale 1,600▼ 104 vs year ago 2,275 · −4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 405▼ 79 vs year ago 489 · −16.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 76 vs year ago 81 · −93.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and feeders showed a bit of a lower undertone on few comparable sales. Weaned calves benefitted on price over bawlers. Five weight heifer calves as well as feeder heifers were up a few dollars on few comparable sales. There was an abundance of good quality feeders coming off grass and trade was active. High yielding slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00-10.00 back with little test.

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 $252.46/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −200.44 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$252.46

59 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs TX average

−14.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	263.73	1,395	36
Medium and Large 1-2	564	256.00	1,444	9thin
Medium and Large 2	535	221.23	1,184	14thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $212 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 sale59 hd

252.46

—

TX average5 barns · 356 hd

255.92

−3.46

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−14.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−200.44

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	—	High	1,169	127.22	1,487	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	125.97	1,762	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	113.83	1,443	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	84.52	827	58

Every lot

65 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,268	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	347	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,169	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	295.48/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,321	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	285.30/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,295	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	250.75/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,211	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	214.46/cwt	202.50–231.00	1,100	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	267.16/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,384	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,270	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,444	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	249.50/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,435	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,438	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	264.27/cwt	253.00–273.00	1,652	131
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	241.03/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,514	36
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,502	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	237.25/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,601	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,625	65
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	704	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,507	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Full	714	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,571	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,492	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,961	56
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,953	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	237.54/cwt	236.50–238.75	2,081	225
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	891	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	2,089	55
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	948	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,171	42
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	952	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	2,109	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	812	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	982	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,043	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,110	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,252	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	247.02/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,302	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	217.41/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,176	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	248.82/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,476	104
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	208.15/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,274	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	233.98/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,460	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,228	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	696	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,669	72
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	240.19/cwt	239.75–241.00	1,710	284
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,734	39
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,960	15
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	877	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,929	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,128	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,257	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,048	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	210.05/cwt	207.00–211.00	891	12
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	848	104.94/cwt	104.00–106.00	890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,081	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,379	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	783	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	846	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	843	71.68/cwt	65.00–77.00	604	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	883	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	830	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	944	104.79/cwt	101.00–112.00	989	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	978	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,027	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	983	122.19/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,201	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	89.61/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,017	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	103.08/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,184	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	118.54/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,446	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	98.89/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,267	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	130.96/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,716	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	113.90/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,542	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,827	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	862	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,491	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 Sep 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,171Last week 1,600Year ago 2,275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 410Last week 405Year ago 489

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,281	95.00–100.00	98.89
32	—	1,220	111.00–121.00	118.54
66	—	1,354	107.00–120.00	113.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	983	117.00–128.00	122.19
2	—	783	108.00	108.00
2	—	978	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,310	124.00–140.00	130.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	944	101.00–112.00	104.79
26	—	843	65.00–77.00	71.68
4	—	883	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,135	84.00–96.00	89.61
8	—	1,149	100.00–113.00	103.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,425	146.00	146.00
2	—	848	104.00–106.00	104.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	361	272.00	272.00
5	400–450	414	252.00	252.00
8	450–500	476	263.00	263.00
20	500–550	527	239.00–257.00	247.02
104	550–600	593	236.00–260.00	248.82
65	600–650	624	223.00–242.00	233.98
72	650–700	696	239.75	239.75
284	700–750	712	239.75–241.00	240.19
39	750–800	759	228.50	228.50
15	850–900	871	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	444	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	353	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	450	216.00	216.00
8	500–550	541	213.00–225.00	217.41
12	600–650	612	195.00–215.00	208.15
3	650–700	653	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	850–900	877	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	383.00	383.00
19	400–450	447	290.00–297.00	295.48
24	450–500	454	280.00–294.00	285.30
29	500–550	518	250.00–285.00	267.16
7	550–600	575	242.00–255.00	249.50
131	600–650	625	253.00–273.00	264.27
25	650–700	675	234.00–248.00	237.25
62	800–850	802	243.50	243.50
225	850–900	876	236.50–238.75	237.54
42	900–950	948	229.00	229.00
56	950–1000	952	221.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	260.00	260.00
9	550–600	564	256.00	256.00
36	600–650	628	233.00–246.00	241.03
65	650–700	693	234.50	234.50
56	750–800	797	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	714	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	704	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	483	244.00–254.00	250.75
7	500–550	513	202.50–231.00	214.46
7	550–600	557	228.00	228.00
3	600–650	612	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	653	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	765	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
55	850–900	891	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	424	207.00–211.00	210.05
3	500–550	517	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	282.00	282.00
3	650–700	687	183.00	183.00
2	850–900	873	120.00	120.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	862	173.00	173.00

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.