Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady with the exception of 400 lbs and lighter being sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 6.00 lower. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.16/cwt on 1,043 head.

Average price

$203.16

1,043 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$648

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

$31.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	204.04	1,275	958
Medium and Large 1-2	552	195.37	1,078	77
Medium and Large 2	363	172.88	627	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.17/cwt here — about $648 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 sale1,043 hd

203.16

—

TX average4 barns · 2,336 hd

194.34

+8.83

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	—	High	1,548	113.96	1,765	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	83.87	1,195	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	73.01	889	241
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	53.12	568	153

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	330	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	323	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	167.71/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,281	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	193.02/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,100	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	818	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,378	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	143.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	171.56/cwt	171.50–172.00	1,156	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	204.23/cwt	190.00–219.00	782	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	195.36/cwt	191.00–197.00	901	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	196.36/cwt	194.00–204.00	954	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	204.86/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,168	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,039	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	57.05/cwt	51.00–59.00	654	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	74.01/cwt	72.00–78.00	920	146
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	50.12/cwt	47.00–53.00	436	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	959	55.15/cwt	54.00–60.00	529	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	939	75.09/cwt	69.00–80.00	705	4
Bulls	—	—	1,974	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	2,142	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	62.13/cwt	60.00–65.00	726	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	85.09/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,217	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	82.12/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,163	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	68.69/cwt	65.00–71.50	815	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	44.75/cwt	41.00–49.00	539	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	92.19/cwt	91.00–93.50	1,359	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	81.48/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,011	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	931	56.57/cwt	53.00–62.00	527	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	816	41.13/cwt	35.00–45.50	336	12
Bulls	—	—	1,818	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,909	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,015	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	174.87/cwt	171.00–183.00	939	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	219.12/cwt	205.00–230.00	920	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	241.40/cwt	224.00–246.00	900	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	169.16/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,215	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	990	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	186.20/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,242	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	193.58/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,072	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	223.38/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,182	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,101	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	187.77/cwt	184.50–195.00	1,179	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	177.52/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,434	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,085	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	208.79/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,056	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	227.80/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,109	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	253.53/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,090	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	180.82/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,327	321
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	194.51/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,004	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	178.84/cwt	174.00–180.50	1,091	94
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	798	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,117	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	877	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,210	3

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 Feb 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,385Last week 1,127Year ago 2,968

Slaughter CattleReceipts 711Last week 608Year ago 581

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	177.00	177.00
3	—	417	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	178.00	178.00
6	—	801	163.00	163.00
3	—	447	212.00	212.00
28	—	554	182.00–195.00	193.58
3	—	235	213.00	213.00
10	—	622	177.00	177.00
22	—	506	196.00–211.00	208.79
3	—	458	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	794	178.00	178.00
98	—	570	200.00–213.00	204.86
33	—	343	303.00	303.00
81	—	667	181.00–192.00	186.20
136	—	529	219.00–238.00	223.38
79	—	628	184.50–195.00	187.77
73	—	808	170.00–178.00	177.52
15	—	382	284.00	284.00
27	—	487	220.00–242.00	227.80
86	—	430	240.00–265.00	253.53
321	—	734	176.00–187.00	180.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	764	163.00–168.00	167.71
15	—	570	191.00–194.00	193.02
29	—	341	240.00	240.00
52	—	813	169.50	169.50
71	—	674	171.50–172.00	171.56
33	—	486	194.00–204.00	196.36
82	—	420	205.00–230.00	219.12
4	—	939	141.00	141.00
26	—	373	224.00–246.00	241.40
74	—	718	167.00–175.00	169.16
115	—	516	190.00–200.00	194.51
94	—	610	174.00–180.50	178.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	140.00–146.00	143.56
13	—	383	190.00–219.00	204.23
15	—	461	191.00–197.00	195.36
12	—	537	171.00–183.00	174.87
2	—	255	176.00	176.00
25	—	569	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	798	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	171.00	171.00
4	—	559	179.00	179.00
3	—	877	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,147	51.00–59.00	57.05
35	—	1,169	60.00–65.00	62.13
33	—	1,204	41.00–49.00	44.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	1,243	72.00–78.00	74.01
62	—	1,187	65.00–71.50	68.69
24	—	1,241	80.00–86.00	81.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	870	47.00–53.00	50.12
17	—	931	53.00–62.00	56.57
12	—	816	35.00–45.50	41.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	54.00–60.00	55.15
4	—	939	69.00–80.00	75.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,430	84.00–90.50	85.09
62	—	1,416	80.00–83.50	82.12
6	—	1,474	91.00–93.50	92.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,974	108.50	108.50
2	—	1,818	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	123.00	123.00

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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