Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 2.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 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 $194.10/cwt on 999 head.

Average price

$194.10

999 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$44.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	198.11	1,280	898
Medium and Large 2	707	165.00	1,167	43
Medium and Large 1-2	668	153.53	1,026	58

One grade step is worth $44.58/cwt here — about $254 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 sale999 hd

194.10

—

TX average4 barns · 3,414 hd

190.00

+4.10

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	—	Low	1,730	94.13	1,628	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,238	84.16	1,042	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	73.93	957	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	56.42	616	197

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,030	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,230	$920	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	66.56/cwt	64.00–71.00	797	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	84.16/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,042	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	70.85/cwt	63.50–74.00	971	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	80.76/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,001	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	71.71/cwt	71.00–73.00	660	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	975	79.50/cwt	79.00–81.00	775	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	55.50/cwt	52.00–63.00	628	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	43.97/cwt	43.00–49.00	531	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	946	66.10/cwt	60.00–67.00	625	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	889	39.54/cwt	35.50–45.00	352	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	951	48.60/cwt	46.00–57.00	462	33
Bulls	—	—	1,470	78.24/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	98.67/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,780	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,029.72/head	860.00–1,090.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	185.58/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,060	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	232.01/cwt	229.00–234.00	856	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,411	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	201.81/cwt	187.00–208.00	1,082	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	202.64/cwt	192.00–207.50	987	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,280	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,197	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	191.19/cwt	185.00–195.50	1,191	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	958	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	393	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	211.94/cwt	204.00–217.00	916	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	201	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	170.51/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,246	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	175.46/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,107	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	204.60/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	844	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	448	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	645	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,012	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	186.82/cwt	178.00–189.50	1,257	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	198.42/cwt	194.50–214.00	1,167	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	267.19/cwt	267.00–268.00	1,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	237	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,092	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	152.12/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,413	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,317	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	150.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	282.71/cwt	271.00–287.00	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	264.24/cwt	263.00–266.00	1,086	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	184.76/cwt	183.50–185.25	1,452	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	184.30/cwt	180.00–188.25	1,329	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,167	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,423	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	239.39/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,233	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	162.60/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,276	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	177.25/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,437	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	494	187.72/cwt	180.00–190.00	927	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	192.11/cwt	190.00–193.00	820	7

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,289Last week 2,167Year ago 2,547

Slaughter CattleReceipts 562Last week 820Year ago 505

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,197	64.00–71.00	66.56
30	—	1,132	52.00–63.00	55.50
13	—	1,208	43.00–49.00	43.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	84.00–85.00	84.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,371	63.50–74.00	70.85
39	—	1,240	75.00–83.00	80.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	71.00–73.00	71.71
30	—	889	35.50–45.00	39.54
33	—	951	46.00–57.00	48.60
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	975	79.00–81.00	79.50
7	—	946	60.00–67.00	66.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	72.00–84.00	78.24
7	—	1,804	97.00–100.00	98.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	920.00	920.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,040	860.00–1,090.00	1,029.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	571	178.00–189.00	185.58
24	—	369	229.00–234.00	232.01
78	—	868	162.50	162.50
2	—	968	138.00	138.00
47	—	536	187.00–208.00	201.81
129	—	487	192.00–207.50	202.64
61	—	826	155.00	155.00
2	—	903	139.00	139.00
3	—	757	158.00	158.00
45	—	432	204.00–217.00	211.94
4	—	201	278.00	278.00
5	—	250	278.00	278.00
125	—	731	170.00–172.50	170.51
27	—	631	170.00–180.00	175.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	153.00	153.00
9	—	541	177.00	177.00
3	—	393	170.00	170.00
13	—	494	180.00–190.00	187.72
7	—	427	190.00–193.00	192.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	170.00	170.00
11	—	839	157.00	157.00
20	—	785	161.00–165.00	162.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	623	185.00–195.50	191.19
183	—	673	178.00–189.50	186.82
86	—	588	194.50–214.00	198.42
10	—	375	267.00–268.00	267.19
3	—	237	300.00	300.00
16	—	929	146.00–157.00	152.12
9	—	1,016	145.00–155.00	150.49
11	—	339	271.00–287.00	282.71
33	—	411	263.00–266.00	264.24
45	—	786	183.50–185.25	184.76
63	—	721	180.00–188.25	184.30
136	—	873	163.00	163.00
107	—	515	227.00–241.00	239.39
8	—	480	240.00	240.00
15	—	811	174.00–179.00	177.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	536	203.00–208.00	204.60
28	—	387	218.00	218.00
70	—	482	210.00	210.00
8	—	624	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	448	144.00	144.00
10	—	537	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	707	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	151.00	151.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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