Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Steer and heifer calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances of 15.00 higher on steers under 500 lbs . Slaughter cows and bulls traded firm to 3.00 higher. 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 $188.41/cwt on 1,179 head.

Average price

$188.41

1,179 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	203.70	1,132	129
Medium and Large 1	769	186.54	1,435	1,048
Medium and Large 2	300	180.00	540	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $592 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 sale1,179 hd

188.41

—

TX average4 barns · 2,435 hd

189.09

−0.68

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	1,463	101.00	1,478	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	84.24	1,223	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,227	74.48	914	206
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	57.42	585	95

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	169.35/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,204	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	198.92/cwt	186.00–202.50	1,014	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	957	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,298	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	219.20/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,149	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	172.39/cwt	165.50–173.00	1,581	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	213.32/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,207	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	170.91/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,489	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,570	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,150	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	248.59/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,201	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,123	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	175.05/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,157	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	178.15/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,382	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	207.20/cwt	204.00–207.50	1,264	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,284	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	176.16/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,261	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	224.50/cwt	220.00–229.00	938	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,435	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	221.52/cwt	196.00–237.00	977	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	183.08/cwt	180.00–184.00	932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	188.25/cwt	188.25–188.25	1,065	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	180.38/cwt	179.50–180.50	1,131	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Mexican Origin	—	927	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,301	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	174.58/cwt	166.50–177.00	1,447	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,274	28
Bulls	—	—	1,463	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,478	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	863	50.20/cwt	45.00–52.00	433	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	948	58.42/cwt	57.00–62.00	554	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	55.10/cwt	54.00–57.00	471	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	64.35/cwt	63.00–66.00	696	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	59.02/cwt	57.00–60.00	662	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	87.39/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,327	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	83.21/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,189	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	55.55/cwt	55.00–56.00	609	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	62.63/cwt	61.00–65.00	725	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	70.68/cwt	67.00–74.00	812	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	77.87/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,001	129

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,205Last week 2,385Year ago 2,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 504Last week 711Year ago 561

demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	205.00	205.00
139	—	711	164.00–171.50	169.35
86	—	510	186.00–202.50	198.92
11	—	386	248.00	248.00
24	—	789	164.50	164.50
30	—	661	174.00–175.50	175.05
23	—	418	220.00–229.00	224.50
134	—	930	154.25	154.25
81	—	566	188.25	188.25
81	—	627	179.50–180.50	180.38
33	—	834	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	411	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	927	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	524	215.00–239.00	219.20
252	—	917	165.50–173.00	172.39
42	—	871	166.00–172.50	170.91
109	—	966	162.50	162.50
3	—	332	286.00	286.00
19	—	483	245.00–249.00	248.59
21	—	420	265.00–270.00	267.44
124	—	776	170.00–181.00	178.15
58	—	610	204.00–207.50	207.20
91	—	681	188.50	188.50
35	—	716	174.00–180.00	176.16
131	—	829	166.50–177.00	174.58
28	—	587	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	566	201.00–218.00	213.32
6	—	747	154.00	154.00
7	—	346	248.00	248.00
9	—	620	150.00	150.00
5	—	770	159.00	159.00
13	—	441	196.00–237.00	221.52
13	—	509	180.00–184.00	183.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,463	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	863	45.00–52.00	50.20
15	—	948	57.00–62.00	58.42
18	—	855	54.00–57.00	55.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,081	63.00–66.00	64.35
54	—	1,149	67.00–74.00	70.68
129	—	1,286	74.00–81.00	77.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,121	57.00–60.00	59.02
12	—	1,097	55.00–56.00	55.55
16	—	1,158	61.00–65.00	62.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,519	86.00–91.00	87.39
61	—	1,429	81.50–85.00	83.21

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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