Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 8..00 higher with instances of 20.00

higher on 550 lb steers . Slaughter cows and bulls traded firm to 3.00 higher with up to 10 higher on breaking utility cows. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.70/cwt on 859 head.

Average price

$197.70

859 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$604

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

$50.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.09

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	726	199.77	1,449	755
Medium and Large 1-2	611	192.26	1,174	81
Medium and Large 2	568	148.96	845	23

One grade step is worth $50.81/cwt here — about $604 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 sale859 hd

197.70

—

TX average4 barns · 2,742 hd

189.61

+8.09

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	1,640	108.00	1,771	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	95.38	1,290	186
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	80.36	942	168
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	62.91	636	84

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,421	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,108	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	263.64/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,028	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,456	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	599	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	853	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	161.14/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,228	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	195.08/cwt	174.00–207.00	1,106	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	175.78/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,294	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	192.95/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,291	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	167.66/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,209	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	203.10/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,233	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,598	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	186.39/cwt	183.00–188.50	1,336	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	170.51/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,132	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	199.54/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,058	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,324	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	252.15/cwt	230.00–256.00	978	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	186.32/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,140	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	233.43/cwt	218.00–244.00	971	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	169.02/cwt	167.00–169.75	1,313	95
Bulls	—	—	1,240	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	875	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	964	69.87/cwt	67.50–73.00	674	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	943	63.96/cwt	61.00–66.00	603	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	56.36/cwt	48.00–59.00	608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	84.30/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,006	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,207	103.25/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,246	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	109.74/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,322	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	55.19/cwt	46.00–59.00	479	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	79.09/cwt	76.00–80.00	909	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	91.32/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,299	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	65.76/cwt	65.00–68.00	742	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	62.37/cwt	60.00–64.50	697	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	72.81/cwt	70.00–75.00	853	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,658	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	275.70/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,136	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	224.60/cwt	214.00–244.00	1,287	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	133.29/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	240.43/cwt	218.00–245.00	1,257	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,047	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	214.26/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,052	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	197.06/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,100	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	975	2

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,933Last week 2,205Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 774Last week 504Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 8..00 higher with instances of 20.00

higher on 550 lb steers . Slaughter cows and bulls traded firm to 3.00 higher with up to 10 higher on breaking utility cows. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	110.00	110.00
6	—	599	151.00	151.00
13	—	533	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	785	181.00	181.00
39	—	390	244.00–267.00	263.64
43	—	825	176.50	176.50
108	—	669	189.00–194.00	192.95
59	—	607	197.00–209.00	203.10
80	—	929	172.00	172.00
82	—	717	183.00–188.50	186.39
162	—	950	174.50	174.50
35	—	412	269.00–279.00	275.70
17	—	573	214.00–244.00	224.60
5	—	1,169	125.00–139.00	133.29
96	—	523	218.00–245.00	240.43
3	—	302	321.00	321.00
2	—	1,018	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	488	227.00	227.00
8	—	762	150.00–165.00	161.14
15	—	567	174.00–207.00	195.08
9	—	736	175.00–176.00	175.78
21	—	664	160.00–175.00	170.51
2	—	635	180.00	180.00
7	—	388	244.00	244.00
3	—	830	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	721	165.00–170.00	167.66
71	—	530	195.00–207.00	199.54
82	—	854	155.00	155.00
92	—	388	230.00–256.00	252.15
41	—	612	184.00–190.00	186.32
92	—	416	218.00–244.00	233.43
95	—	777	167.00–169.75	169.02
77	—	491	200.00–223.00	214.26
27	—	558	195.00–200.00	197.06
12	—	305	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	350	210.00	210.00
9	—	598	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	96.00	96.00
1	—	2,040	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	84.00	84.00
1	—	875	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	964	67.50–73.00	69.87
16	—	943	61.00–66.00	63.96
16	—	868	46.00–59.00	55.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	48.00–59.00	56.36
16	—	1,129	65.00–68.00	65.76
18	—	1,117	60.00–64.50	62.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,193	82.00–87.00	84.30
54	—	1,149	76.00–80.00	79.09
32	—	1,172	70.00–75.00	72.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,207	96.00–105.00	103.25
6	—	1,205	106.00–112.00	109.74
126	—	1,422	88.00–94.00	91.32

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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