Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves were mostly 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly 7.00 higher. Trading activity was active on very good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.08/cwt on 1,026 head.

Average price

$191.08

1,026 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$10.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	191.99	1,289	935
Medium and Large 1-2	636	181.78	1,157	91

One grade step is worth $10.21/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,026 hd

191.08

—

TX average3 barns · 2,164 hd

191.57

−0.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,853	96.57	1,789	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,461	84.01	1,227	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	72.56	971	308
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	54.16	584	186

Every lot, as filed

63 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	184.40/cwt	182.00–185.00	981	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	174.01/cwt	171.00–175.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	194.28/cwt	189.00–196.50	917	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	158.17/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,074	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	187.23/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,273	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	178.58/cwt	178.00–179.50	1,446	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	179.92/cwt	179.50–181.00	874	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	172.77/cwt	165.00–175.00	928	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,097	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	176.24/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,287	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	229.99/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,122	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	196.53/cwt	188.00–198.00	941	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	186.19/cwt	181.00–195.00	1,065	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	198.48/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,203	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	187.14/cwt	184.00–188.50	1,147	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	226.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,159	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	186.28/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,332	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	195.80/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,136	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	—	781	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	—	813	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	597	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,445	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,360	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	171.59/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,011	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,173	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	183.99/cwt	180.00–188.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	241.70/cwt	219.00–258.00	1,051	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	245.45/cwt	244.00–257.00	965	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	174.80/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,273	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	172.32/cwt	171.50–175.50	1,332	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	177.64/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	178.33/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,029	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	183.05/cwt	182.00–186.50	1,040	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,120	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	196.79/cwt	195.00–203.00	850	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	832	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	173.50/cwt	171.00–175.50	1,159	25
Bulls	—	—	1,853	96.57/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	990	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	54.18/cwt	50.00–57.00	501	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	58.48/cwt	55.00–63.00	650	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	34.63/cwt	30.00–40.00	370	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,001	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	591	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	964	60.89/cwt	55.00–62.00	587	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	886	43.28/cwt	34.00–52.00	383	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	69.83/cwt	63.00–74.00	895	180
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	77.73/cwt	74.50–82.00	1,131	118
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	84.01/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,227	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	69.63/cwt	68.50–71.00	923	56

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,167Last week 2,068Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 820Last week 521Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	162.00	162.00
290	—	680	185.00–189.50	187.23
170	—	810	178.00–179.50	178.58
3	—	940	165.00	165.00
50	—	488	218.00–233.00	229.99
98	—	606	189.00–199.00	198.48
14	—	512	225.00–230.00	226.43
51	—	715	186.00–187.00	186.28
63	—	580	191.00–199.00	195.80
94	—	780	185.25	185.25
16	—	435	219.00–258.00	241.70
17	—	393	244.00–257.00	245.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	679	156.00–160.00	158.17
3	—	520	195.00	195.00
27	—	588	186.50	186.50
10	—	730	175.00–177.50	176.24
4	—	468	195.00	195.00
24	—	613	184.00–188.50	187.14
12	—	760	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	196.00	196.00
7	—	626	174.50	174.50
28	—	479	188.00–198.00	196.53
24	—	572	181.00–195.00	186.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	532	182.00–185.00	184.40
50	—	472	189.00–196.50	194.28
7	—	994	146.00	146.00
5	—	303	218.00	218.00
116	—	728	172.50–176.00	174.80
186	—	773	171.50–175.50	172.32
9	—	627	175.00–179.00	177.64
50	—	568	182.00–186.50	183.05
13	—	432	195.00–203.00	196.79
19	—	398	209.00	209.00
25	—	668	171.00–175.50	173.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	171.00–175.00	174.01
6	—	813	172.00	172.00
18	—	589	169.00–174.00	171.59
21	—	679	172.75	172.75
8	—	642	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	486	179.50–181.00	179.92
13	—	537	165.00–175.00	172.77
8	—	435	180.00–188.00	183.99
2	—	325	186.00	186.00
9	—	577	177.00–179.00	178.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	781	118.00	118.00
3	—	813	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	150.00	150.00
6	—	545	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	154.00	154.00
2	—	603	156.00	156.00
3	—	597	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	95.00–98.50	96.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	925	50.00–57.00	54.18
9	—	964	55.00–62.00	60.89
56	—	886	34.00–52.00	43.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,111	55.00–63.00	58.48
22	—	1,069	30.00–40.00	34.63
56	—	1,326	68.50–71.00	69.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,001	59.00	59.00
180	—	1,281	63.00–74.00	69.83
118	—	1,455	74.50–82.00	77.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,461	82.00–85.00	84.01

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.

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