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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Oct 3

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,645 head

▲ 288 vs last sale 1,357▲ 382 vs year ago 1,263 · +30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 380▼ 158 vs year ago 557 · −28.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The market showed a slide downward. The calf and feeder steer market was both up and down with larger and smaller steers losing ground while the five and six weights gained 2.00-7.00. Heifers traded sharply lower on all classes with little demand. There remains a gap between weaned and unweaned cattle. High yielding slaughter cows remained steady to slightly lower while slaughter bulls stepped back 5.00-7.00. Trade was moderate to inactive at times.

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 $261.81/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −191.10 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$261.81

97 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$34.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

vs TX average

−25.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	266.22	1,490	84
Large 1	580	240.00	1,392	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	232.09	1,318	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale97 hd

261.81

—

TX average4 barns · 225 hd

265.75

−3.93

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−25.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−191.10

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	1,594	127.79	2,036	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	119.27	1,850	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	107.59	1,293	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	76.24	806	37

Every lot

86 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	178	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	831	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,059	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,116	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,247	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,049	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	264.39/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,113	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,414	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	308.54/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,339	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	277.61/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,358	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	270.32/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,400	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,323	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,383	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,316	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	266.90/cwt	264.00–273.00	1,535	59
Steers	550–600	Large 1	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Full	586	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,319	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	239.39/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,460	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	636	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,399	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	264.35/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,697	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	1,719	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	681	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,430	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	697	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,673	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,497	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	716	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,360	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	203.64/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,470	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,854	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,166	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	249.41/cwt	231.00–257.00	1,905	97
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	776	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,474	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	787	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,731	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,977	61
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,819	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	893	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,697	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	228.10/cwt	214.00–233.50	2,089	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	938	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,501	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	224.12/cwt	223.75–224.50	2,154	94
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,239	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	259.55/cwt	225.00–274.00	937	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	960	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	910	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,123	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	265.35/cwt	242.50–269.00	1,237	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	204.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	968	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	233.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,149	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,118	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,148	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,140	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	209.32/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,204	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	237.64/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,388	128
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,172	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,262	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	242.13/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,547	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,541	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	700	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,666	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,239	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	216.43/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,537	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Full	720	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,310	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	782	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,775	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,434	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	219.96/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,843	27
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	199.73/cwt	199.73–199.73	1,824	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,643	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	223.39/cwt	216.00–238.00	1,269	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,133	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	182.87/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,256	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,435	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,269	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,090	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	130.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,245	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	795	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	549	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	78.12/cwt	74.00–81.00	672	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	846	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	101.50/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,112	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	82.05/cwt	77.50–86.00	944	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	746	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	107.87/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,326	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	114.42/cwt	111.00–118.50	1,507	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	122.53/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,862	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,835	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 Oct 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,645Last week 1,357Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 399Last week 380Year ago 557

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	525.00	525.00
19	350–400	361	225.00–274.00	259.55
4	400–450	449	250.00	250.00
14	450–500	466	242.50–269.00	265.35
6	500–550	508	220.00	220.00
128	550–600	584	224.00–240.00	237.64
29	600–650	639	230.00–243.00	242.13
26	650–700	682	226.00	226.00
18	700–750	710	214.00–217.00	216.43
27	800–850	838	212.00–224.00	219.96
8	900–950	913	199.73	199.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	213.00	213.00
17	450–500	492	220.00–240.00	233.60
3	500–550	522	220.00	220.00
13	600–650	608	207.50	207.50
13	700–750	700	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	247.50	247.50
9	450–500	473	200.00–210.00	204.60
12	500–550	523	218.00	218.00
4	550–600	595	197.00	197.00
3	700–750	710	165.00	165.00
6	900–950	913	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	230.00	230.00
7	550–600	575	201.00–220.00	209.32
4	800–850	815	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	700	238.00	238.00
24	750–800	782	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	178	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	333	335.00	335.00
5	350–400	375	332.50	332.50
3	400–450	422	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	489	270.00–280.00	277.61
18	500–550	518	268.00–274.00	270.32
59	550–600	575	264.00–273.00	266.90
38	600–650	642	264.00–265.00	264.35
12	650–700	650	264.50	264.50
4	700–750	730	254.00	254.00
97	750–800	764	231.00–257.00	249.41
61	800–850	802	246.50	246.50
10	850–900	862	211.00	211.00
63	900–950	916	214.00–233.50	228.10
94	950–1000	961	223.75–224.50	224.12
10	1000–1050	1,013	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	434	307.00–310.00	308.54
5	500–550	529	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	553	250.00	250.00
26	600–650	610	225.00–242.00	239.39
11	700–750	722	200.00–208.00	203.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	636	220.00	220.00
7	700–750	716	190.00	190.00
4	750–800	776	190.00	190.00
4	850–900	893	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	586	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	681	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	332	319.00	319.00
4	350–400	396	265.00	265.00
12	400–450	421	262.50–265.00	264.39
6	550–600	553	238.00	238.00
6	700–750	713	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	480	150.00	150.00
2	700–750	738	158.00	158.00
2	900–950	938	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	697	240.00	240.00
8	750–800	787	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	880	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	793	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	216.00–238.00	223.39
7	650–700	687	180.00–184.00	182.87
3	750–800	780	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,096	90.00–106.00	101.50
53	—	1,317	111.00–118.50	114.42
10	—	1,229	107.00–110.00	107.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	860	74.00–81.00	78.12
3	—	795	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	81.00	81.00
7	—	1,204	62.00	62.00
15	—	1,151	77.50–86.00	82.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,520	120.00–128.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	128.00–134.00	130.91
1	—	1,150	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,633	128.00	128.00

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.