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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 13

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,231 head

▼ 462 vs last sale 1,693▼ 231 vs year ago 1,462 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 424 vs last sale 742▼ 120 vs year ago 438 · −27.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: There was limited comparable sales on feeder steers and heifers to trend, but prices on all classes showed to be 4.00-6.00 lower. There was a run of of 600-700 lb. no.1 feeder bulls that kept pace with their steer counterparts. High yielding slaughter cows were 8.00 lower. Good flesh high yielding bulls sold 1.00 higher. Trade was moderate to active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.24/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −119.83 against this barn's trailing median of $392.07.

Average price

$272.24

72 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$70.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.65

vs TX average

+5.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	276.65	1,469	63
Medium and Large 1-2	547	251.45	1,374	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	206.00	1,129	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.65/cwt here — about $340 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 sale72 hd

272.24

—

TX average5 barns · 240 hd

255.59

+16.65

National average157 barns · 10,046 hd

266.51

+5.73

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.07

−119.83

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $320.90, median $392.07 across 28 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	1,511	160.99	2,432	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	139.83	1,829	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	127.31	1,613	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	838	110.05	923	33

Every lot

57 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	942	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	361.15/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,217	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	346.00/cwt

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jun 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,231Last week 1,693Year ago 1,462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 742Year ago 438

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	362.00	362.00
12	450–500	485	317.00–333.00	327.56
18	500–550	514	319.00	319.00
53	550–600	598	295.00	295.00
9	600–650	609	252.00–283.00	276.22
41	650–700	698	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	296.00	296.00

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Dalhart, Texas · Thu, Jun 13

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1953

← Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,231 head

▼ 462 vs last sale 1,693▼ 231 vs year ago 1,462 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 424 vs last sale 742▼ 120 vs year ago 438 · −27.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.24/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −119.83 against this barn's trailing median of $392.07.

Average price

$272.24

72 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$70.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.65

vs TX average

+5.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	276.65	1,469	63
Medium and Large 1-2	547	251.45	1,374	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	206.00	1,129	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.65/cwt here — about $340 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 sale72 hd

272.24

—

TX average5 barns · 240 hd

255.59

+16.65

National average157 barns · 10,046 hd

266.51

+5.73

This barn, trailing median28 sales

392.07

−119.83

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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.69, low $320.90, median $392.07 across 28 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	1,511	160.99	2,432	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	139.83	1,829	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	127.31	1,613	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	838	110.05	923	33

Every lot

57 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	942	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	361.15/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,217	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	346.00/cwt

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Thu Jun 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,231Last week 1,693Year ago 1,462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 742Year ago 438

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	362.00	362.00
12	450–500	485	317.00–333.00	327.56
18	500–550	514	319.00	319.00
53	550–600	598	295.00	295.00
9	600–650	609	252.00–283.00	276.22
41	650–700	698	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	296.00	296.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	801	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	689	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	351.72/cwt	340.00–361.00	1,259	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	313.49/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,219	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	412	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,232	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,292	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,236	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	291.66/cwt	286.00–293.00	1,356	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	276.65/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,469	63
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	264.53/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,423	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Full	548	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,129	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,306	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	259.41/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,611	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,372	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	245.89/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,635	90
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	227.83/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,661	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,788	65

Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	2

Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,140	2

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,010	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	168.42/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,786	7

Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	711	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.00	636	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	865	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,194	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	916	113.70/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,041	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,246	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	124.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,570	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	139.83/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,829	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	139.86/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,874	7

Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,517	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,391	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	327.56/cwt	317.00–333.00	1,589	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,640	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,660	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	598	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,764	53
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	276.22/cwt	252.00–283.00	1,682	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,815	41
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,754	2

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	339.00	339.00
5	300–350	337	360.00–363.00	361.15
2	350–400	358	346.00	346.00
6	450–500	477	320.00–339.00	332.49
4	500–550	523	322.00	322.00
12	550–600	580	286.00–317.00	303.81
4	600–650	611	283.00	283.00
3	750–800	783	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	404	353.00–373.00	365.74
31	450–500	460	345.00–346.00	345.10
3	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	609	290.00–296.00	293.04
24	650–700	681	270.50–272.50	271.41
9	800–850	840	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	304.00	304.00
3	500–550	548	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	280.00	280.00
8	350–400	358	340.00–361.00	351.72
4	400–450	441	293.00	293.00
27	450–500	465	286.00–293.00	291.66
63	500–550	531	274.00–283.00	276.65
17	600–650	621	258.00–261.00	259.41
90	650–700	665	232.00–270.00	245.89
15	700–750	729	220.00–229.00	227.83
65	750–800	756	236.50	236.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	287	240.00	240.00
5	350–400	389	310.00–319.00	313.49
3	400–450	443	279.00	279.00
4	500–550	538	259.00–270.00	264.53
3	550–600	558	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	650	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,340	133.00–143.00	139.86
23	—	1,265	120.00–129.00	124.13
2	—	1,038	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	711	88.00–91.00	89.49
16	—	916	107.00–120.00	113.70
6	—	865	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,308	139.00–144.00	139.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	160.00–172.00	168.42
2	—	1,010	135.00	135.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Feeder Cattle

Dalhart Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle