Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher with the exception of feeders weighing between 700 and 800 lbs which traded 2.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on calves to establish a market trend but a lower undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00 to 9.00 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 $195.39/cwt on 927 head.

Average price

$195.39

927 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	196.07	1,442	833
Medium and Large 1-2	643	193.53	1,244	70
Medium and Large 2	524	177.29	930	24

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $512 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 sale927 hd

195.39

—

TX average4 barns · 3,741 hd

193.67

+1.73

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	1,820	111.54	2,030	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	95.17	1,263	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	76.21	872	295
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	59.28	595	146

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	—	—	1,767	99.85/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	225.55/cwt	215.00–233.00	992	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	215.07/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,324	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	200.78/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,048	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,431	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,415	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	173.10/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,276	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	167.18/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,065	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,339	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	262.31/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,149	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	208.41/cwt	199.00–209.00	1,330	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,026	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	199.97/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,316	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	191.75/cwt	188.00–193.50	1,419	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	162.14/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,482	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	213.26/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,143	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	161.16/cwt	154.50–162.00	1,584	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	220.87/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,241	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	176.35/cwt	172.50–178.00	1,603	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	233.76/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,148	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,491	93
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	186.92/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,441	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	257.50/cwt	244.00–266.00	950	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,314	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	240.30/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,257	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	183.02/cwt	175.00–185.50	1,256	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	184.85/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,529	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	223.68/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,127	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	165.00/cwt	164.50–166.00	1,371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	837	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	193.63/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,092	26
Bulls	—	—	1,840	115.92/cwt	108.00–119.00	2,133	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	58.81/cwt	57.00–61.00	542	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	64.06/cwt	63.00–66.00	599	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	75.15/cwt	73.50–78.00	886	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	99.21/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,364	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	106.48/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,490	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	89.29/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,146	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	70.37/cwt	68.00–73.00	759	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	81.49/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,011	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	69.00/cwt	67.00–70.00	845	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	45.62/cwt	45.00–50.00	544	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	58.32/cwt	55.00–60.00	616	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	60.98/cwt	60.00–65.00	698	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	951	83.33/cwt	80.00–83.50	792	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	991	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	743	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	50.55/cwt	46.00–54.50	422	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	972	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	661	5

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,172Last week 1,681Year ago 1,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 742Last week 878Year ago 799

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	97.00–105.00	99.85
8	—	1,840	108.00–119.00	115.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	921	57.00–61.00	58.81
21	—	935	63.00–66.00	64.06
24	—	835	46.00–54.50	50.55
5	—	972	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,179	73.50–78.00	75.15
72	—	1,078	68.00–73.00	70.37
77	—	1,241	80.00–86.00	81.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,375	95.00–101.00	99.21
17	—	1,399	104.00–109.00	106.48
41	—	1,283	87.50–93.00	89.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,224	67.00–70.00	69.00
10	—	1,192	45.00–50.00	45.62
8	—	1,056	55.00–60.00	58.32
15	—	1,145	60.00–65.00	60.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	951	80.00–83.50	83.33
15	—	991	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	150.00	150.00
5	—	369	165.00	165.00
9	—	558	150.00	150.00
10	—	338	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	160.00	160.00
2	—	990	130.00	130.00
33	—	880	150.50	150.50
27	—	522	197.00–206.00	200.78
10	—	637	160.00–174.00	167.18
19	—	845	158.50	158.50
4	—	910	149.00	149.00
5	—	379	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	440	215.00–233.00	225.55
18	—	485	214.00–216.00	215.07
36	—	857	167.00	167.00
80	—	910	155.50	155.50
94	—	737	171.00–180.00	173.10
13	—	369	244.00–266.00	257.50
14	—	762	172.50	172.50
186	—	686	175.00–185.50	183.02
108	—	504	210.00–225.00	223.68
9	—	831	164.50–166.00	165.00
26	—	564	191.00–197.00	193.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	170.00	170.00
2	—	723	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	438	240.00–272.00	262.31
34	—	638	199.00–209.00	208.41
6	—	1,128	126.00	126.00
12	—	336	225.00	225.00
28	—	658	195.00–202.00	199.97
196	—	740	188.00–193.50	191.75
90	—	983	154.50–162.00	161.16
75	—	562	210.00–237.00	220.87
57	—	909	172.50–178.00	176.35
64	—	491	232.00–243.00	233.76
93	—	857	174.00	174.00
19	—	771	186.00–189.00	186.92
36	—	523	231.00–254.00	240.30
92	—	827	182.00–186.00	184.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	155.00	155.00
10	—	484	212.00	212.00
14	—	914	158.00–164.00	162.14
24	—	536	210.00–217.00	213.26
11	—	672	180.00	180.00
4	—	444	226.00	226.00
2	—	648	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	447	179.00	179.00
5	—	617	178.00	178.00
10	—	564	179.00	179.00
3	—	393	167.00	167.00

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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