Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer calves traded steady. Not enough comparable sales on heifer calves for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trading activity was good on good buyer

demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.15/cwt on 839 head.

Average price

$193.15

839 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$7.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.93

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	193.46	1,423	804
Medium and Large 1-2	676	185.86	1,257	35

One grade step is worth $7.61/cwt here — about $166 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 sale839 hd

193.15

—

TX average4 barns · 2,919 hd

190.22

+2.93

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	1,915	106.50	2,039	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,291	102.79	1,327	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	82.24	954	222
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	66.26	636	113

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	340	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	238.55/cwt	222.00–252.00	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	187.48/cwt	184.00–192.00	1,095	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	205.06/cwt	200.00–209.25	1,308	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	193.95/cwt	188.00–195.50	1,393	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	189.20/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	175.15/cwt	174.50–176.50	1,268	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	179.07/cwt	178.50–180.00	1,185	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	219.25/cwt	210.00–239.00	851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	204.53/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,082	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	193.61/cwt	188.00–198.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,423	1
Bulls	—	—	2,300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	918	64.64/cwt	63.00–66.00	593	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	842	57.20/cwt	55.00–60.00	482	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	963	77.59/cwt	77.50–80.00	747	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,466	96.72/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,418	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	73.23/cwt	71.00–75.00	871	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	99.26/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,312	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	88.61/cwt	83.00–94.50	1,124	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	79.31/cwt	76.00–83.00	898	103
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	109.39/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,448	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	55.09/cwt	50.00–59.00	561	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,226	105.80/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,297	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	95.44/cwt	95.00–96.50	1,357	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	72.02/cwt	69.00–79.00	806	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	989	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	771	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	929	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	985	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	67.78/cwt	67.00–69.00	600	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	869	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	231.38/cwt	223.00–236.00	997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	167.45/cwt	163.00–169.50	1,286	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	218.48/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,256	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	274.77/cwt	256.00–285.00	1,162	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,484	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	188.65/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,460	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	180.28/cwt	174.00–181.75	1,460	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	175.38/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,382	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	217.50/cwt	200.00–226.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	259.81/cwt	253.00–276.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	197.70/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,309	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	240.71/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,259	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	166.51/cwt	163.50–170.25	1,532	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	190.89/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	216.25/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,023	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	183.71/cwt	177.00–184.25	1,113	45

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 Mar 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,681Last week 1,933Year ago 2,237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 878Last week 774Year ago 703

demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	233.00	233.00
10	—	488	222.00–252.00	238.55
167	—	638	200.00–209.25	205.06
121	—	718	188.00–195.50	193.95
11	—	575	216.00–223.00	218.48
22	—	423	256.00–285.00	274.77
19	—	853	174.00	174.00
49	—	774	184.00–190.00	188.65
152	—	810	174.00–181.75	180.28
4	—	961	165.00	165.00
11	—	373	253.00–276.00	259.81
61	—	662	195.00–201.00	197.70
26	—	523	231.00–242.00	240.71
150	—	920	163.50–170.25	166.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	185.00–192.00	189.20
21	—	788	160.00–177.00	175.38
3	—	439	200.00–226.00	217.50
4	—	531	180.00–200.00	190.89
2	—	303	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	584	184.00–192.00	187.48
183	—	724	174.50–176.50	175.15
2	—	343	205.00	205.00
27	—	662	178.50–180.00	179.07
15	—	388	210.00–239.00	219.25
15	—	529	204.00–205.00	204.53
3	—	288	229.00	229.00
12	—	431	223.00–236.00	231.38
22	—	768	163.00–169.50	167.45
36	—	473	211.00–225.00	216.25
45	—	606	177.00–184.25	183.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	176.00	176.00
6	—	718	121.00	121.00
7	—	446	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	177.00	177.00
3	—	667	144.00	144.00
7	—	486	188.00–198.00	193.61
4	—	431	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	93.00	93.00
1	—	2,300	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	918	63.00–66.00	64.64
15	—	842	55.00–60.00	57.20
40	—	885	67.00–69.00	67.78
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	963	77.50–80.00	77.59
13	—	989	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,466	95.00–98.00	96.72
8	—	1,189	71.00–75.00	73.23
56	—	1,268	83.00–94.50	88.61
103	—	1,132	76.00–83.00	79.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,322	96.00–102.00	99.26
16	—	1,324	108.00–110.00	109.39
44	—	1,226	105.00–107.00	105.80
24	—	1,422	95.00–96.50	95.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	50.00–59.00	55.09
32	—	1,119	69.00–79.00	72.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	106.00	106.00

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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