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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Nov 21

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Nov 14Nov 21Dec 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,943 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 1,679▲ 186 vs year ago 1,757 · +10.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

467 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 412▼ 214 vs year ago 681 · −31.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:There was a definite upswing in the calf and feeder markets somewhat influenced by the excessive amounts of rain in the area and hope of a good wheat crop. Both steer and heifer 400# calves took jumps 10.00 and higher. Feeder steers were up 4.00-8.00 with long weaned and fancy cattle continuing to top the market.Slaughter cattle remain steady with high yielding cows and bulls a tick higher. There will be no sale next week on the 28th of November in celebration of Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!

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 $300.29/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −152.61 against this barn's trailing median of $452.91.

Average price

$300.29

170 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$60.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.26

vs TX average

−8.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	309.02	1,728	121
Medium and Large 1-2	573	286.42	1,641	39
Medium and Large 2	580	248.80	1,442	10thin

One grade step is worth $60.22/cwt here — about $286 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 sale170 hd

300.29

—

TX average5 barns · 538 hd

278.03

+22.26

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−8.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.91

−152.61

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	1,715	142.09	2,437	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	123.86	1,876	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	100.83	1,310	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,006	64.50	649	58

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1	185	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,516	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	342	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,481	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,107	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	394.70/cwt	392.50–395.50	1,662	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	440	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,639	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	293.52/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,294	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,298	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	261.79/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,217	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	482	348.09/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,678	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	323.57/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,576	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,239	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	529	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,788	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	313.13/cwt	301.00–322.50	1,663	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,533	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	321.23/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,799	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	286.50/cwt	283.00–290.00	1,647	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	299.89/cwt	289.50–308.00	1,739	65
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	250.25/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,494	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	221.38/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,335	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,805	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	292.77/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,809	57
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	623	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,501	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	629	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,176	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,564	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,590	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	269.07/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,805	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,644	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	253.51/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,813	28
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,786	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	246.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,874	44
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,654	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	251.83/cwt	242.00–253.25	2,035	222
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,610	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,849	76
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	990	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,861	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,940	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1	140	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,048	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	272	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,140	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	395.74/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,286	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,187	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	251.88/cwt	250.00–257.00	967	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,305	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	346.74/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,436	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	975	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	236.05/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,095	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	278.84/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,330	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,444	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,058	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,184	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	282.63/cwt	259.00–290.00	1,475	82
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	246.48/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,388	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	276.06/cwt	254.00–291.00	1,571	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	243.57/cwt	222.00–248.50	1,437	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	222.44/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,352	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	255.57/cwt	247.00–258.50	1,585	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,347	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,620	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,539	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,584	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,483	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	236.73/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,723	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	752	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,384	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	227.59/cwt	223.50–228.00	1,732	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,718	40
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,820	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	834	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,543	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,929	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,899	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	918	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,983	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	140.55/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,347	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	146.72/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	917	62.37/cwt	60.00–65.50	572	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	849	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	84.83/cwt	74.00–96.00	903	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	63.87/cwt	60.00–70.00	707	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	120.18/cwt	107.00–128.00	1,340	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	66.54/cwt	62.00–69.00	778	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	108.63/cwt	92.00–116.50	1,552	93
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	123.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,876	19

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 Nov 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,943Last week 1,679Year ago 1,757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 467Last week 412Year ago 681

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	380.00	380.00
1	200–250	210	700.00	700.00
4	250–300	268	391.00	391.00
7	300–350	325	392.50–400.00	395.74
4	350–400	398	328.00	328.00
44	400–450	414	335.00–350.00	346.74
23	450–500	477	275.00–283.00	278.84
82	500–550	522	259.00–290.00	282.63
56	550–600	569	254.00–291.00	276.06
22	600–650	620	247.00–258.50	255.57
25	650–700	664	244.00	244.00
22	700–750	728	234.00–238.00	236.73
66	750–800	761	223.50–228.00	227.59
2	800–850	820	222.00	222.00
21	850–900	873	221.00	221.00
5	900–950	913	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	344.00	344.00
9	400–450	424	230.00	230.00
7	450–500	481	220.00	220.00
3	500–550	508	233.00	233.00
27	550–600	590	222.00–248.50	243.57
34	650–700	677	234.00	234.00
6	700–750	706	210.00	210.00
40	750–800	774	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	143.00	143.00
2	650–700	650	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	250.00–257.00	251.88
9	450–500	464	233.00–247.00	236.05
3	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	563	245.00–248.00	246.48
6	600–650	608	215.00–230.00	222.44
3	650–700	657	205.00	205.00
9	750–800	752	184.00	184.00
4	800–850	834	180.00–190.00	184.96
3	900–950	918	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	675	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	419.00	419.00
11	450–500	478	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	443	293.00	293.00
2	500–550	538	285.00	285.00
37	550–600	575	283.00–290.00	286.50
8	600–650	641	244.00	244.00
4	650–700	668	238.00	238.00
22	700–750	723	247.00	247.00
76	800–850	818	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	629	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	321.00	321.00
4	400–450	441	290.00–297.00	293.52
22	450–500	465	260.00–280.00	261.79
2	500–550	510	243.00	243.00
8	550–600	597	250.00–251.00	250.25
9	600–650	603	217.50–222.50	221.38
3	650–700	682	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	773	214.00	214.00
4	800–850	815	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	241.00	241.00
2	950–1000	990	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	433.00	433.00
2	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
7	400–450	440	372.50	372.50
24	450–500	482	345.00–357.50	348.09
12	500–550	529	338.00	338.00
8	550–600	560	315.00–325.00	321.23
4	600–650	616	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	975.00	975.00
2	300–350	335	452.50	452.50
11	400–450	421	392.50–395.50	394.70
40	450–500	487	316.00–330.00	323.57
36	500–550	531	301.00–322.50	313.13
65	550–600	580	289.50–308.00	299.89
57	600–650	618	279.00–301.00	292.77
16	650–700	671	266.00–276.00	269.07
28	700–750	715	248.00–258.00	253.51
44	750–800	759	230.00–250.00	246.93
222	800–850	808	242.00–253.25	251.83
2	1000–1050	1,000	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,429	92.00–116.50	108.63
49	—	1,064	74.00–96.00	84.83
3	—	1,115	107.00–128.00	120.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	917	60.00–65.50	62.37
2	—	933	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,515	120.00–127.00	123.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,107	60.00–70.00	63.87
12	—	1,169	62.00–69.00	66.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,670	135.00–143.00	140.55
2	—	1,850	145.00–148.00	146.72

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.