Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly 5.00 higher with the exception of steers over 800 lbs trading 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 7.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.41/cwt on 981 head.

Average price

$200.41

981 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$717

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

$50.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	203.32	1,429	889
Medium and Large 1-2	654	178.37	1,166	70
Medium and Large 2	465	153.00	712	22

One grade step is worth $50.32/cwt here — about $717 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 sale981 hd

200.41

—

TX average3 barns · 2,523 hd

192.02

+8.40

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	1,650	104.53	1,725	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	92.22	1,304	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	79.78	933	182
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	61.52	630	152

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	428	232.34/cwt	222.00–242.00	994	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	174.67/cwt	166.00–176.25	1,265	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,212	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	243.62/cwt	226.00–258.00	1,128	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	262.05/cwt	251.00–277.00	970	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	258.18/cwt	225.00–269.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	215.69/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,376	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	171.09/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,495	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	190.87/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,014	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	189.68/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,089	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	654	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	186.67/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,239	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	160.50/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,326	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,309	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	192.93/cwt	182.50–197.50	1,484	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	213.93/cwt	197.00–216.00	1,395	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	197.58/cwt	195.50–202.00	1,436	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	227.90/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,304	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	239.39/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,302	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	179.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,481	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	260.64/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,092	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	131.27/cwt	130.00–133.00	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	161.81/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,252	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	222.94/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,077	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	191.22/cwt	187.00–197.50	1,084	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	178.89/cwt	172.00–179.50	1,195	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	209.57/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	183.66/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,137	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	170.77/cwt	160.00–190.00	956	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	186.41/cwt	178.00–191.00	800	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	181.65/cwt	172.00–191.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	247.11/cwt	226.00–253.00	917	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	156.65/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,137	14
Bulls	—	—	1,694	105.10/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,780	6
Bulls	—	—	1,410	97.10/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,169	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	942	67.05/cwt	66.00–69.00	632	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	918	76.05/cwt	72.00–77.00	698	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	97.18/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,194	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	69.54/cwt	68.00–70.00	766	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	90.43/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,251	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	62.73/cwt	60.00–65.00	705	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	86.87/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,146	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	67.67/cwt	66.00–69.00	848	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	80.91/cwt	77.00–85.00	958	134
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	53.65/cwt	53.00–55.00	599	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	76.13/cwt	75.00–76.50	907	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	816	75.97/cwt	74.00–80.00	620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	908	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	636	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	62.35/cwt	60.00–65.00	549	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	52.13/cwt	42.00–59.00	447	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	94.03/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,397	40

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,214Last week 2,172Year ago 2,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 552Last week 742Year ago 890

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	428	222.00–242.00	232.34
264	—	724	166.00–176.25	174.67
6	—	898	135.00	135.00
6	—	323	240.00–250.00	245.09
3	—	813	155.00	155.00
17	—	774	158.00–164.00	161.81
38	—	483	211.00–230.00	222.94
62	—	567	187.00–197.50	191.22
186	—	668	172.00–179.50	178.89
7	—	529	209.00–210.00	209.57
23	—	619	180.00–184.00	183.66
20	—	371	226.00–253.00	247.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	145.00	145.00
18	—	368	135.00	135.00
4	—	445	149.00	149.00
9	—	459	135.00	135.00
7	—	639	130.00–133.00	131.27
9	—	501	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	861	125.00	125.00
34	—	560	160.00–190.00	170.77
8	—	699	150.00	150.00
9	—	429	178.00–191.00	186.41
3	—	330	190.00	190.00
4	—	491	172.00–191.00	181.65
4	—	796	151.00	151.00
5	—	638	166.00	166.00
2	—	523	194.00	194.00
3	—	368	190.00	190.00
14	—	726	145.00–164.00	156.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	463	226.00–258.00	243.62
16	—	370	251.00–277.00	262.05
8	—	315	225.00–269.00	258.18
104	—	638	208.00–226.00	215.69
13	—	874	169.00–174.00	171.09
5	—	291	280.00	280.00
70	—	769	182.50–197.50	192.93
145	—	652	197.00–216.00	213.93
89	—	727	195.50–202.00	197.58
26	—	572	222.00–238.00	227.90
52	—	544	231.00–240.00	239.39
317	—	825	177.00–180.00	179.48
20	—	419	240.00–277.00	260.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	531	184.00–200.00	190.87
13	—	574	185.00–195.00	189.68
4	—	784	150.00	150.00
2	—	990	130.00	130.00
14	—	664	185.00–192.50	186.67
8	—	826	158.00–162.00	160.50
7	—	942	139.00	139.00
6	—	364	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	422	155.00	155.00
2	—	675	138.00	138.00
2	—	645	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,694	100.00–111.00	105.10
2	—	1,410	96.00–98.00	97.10
1	—	1,870	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	942	66.00–69.00	67.05
35	—	880	60.00–65.00	62.35
27	—	858	42.00–59.00	52.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	918	72.00–77.00	76.05
4	—	816	74.00–80.00	75.97
2	—	908	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,229	96.00–100.00	97.18
57	—	1,383	88.00–92.00	90.43
40	—	1,486	93.50–95.00	94.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,101	68.00–70.00	69.54
9	—	1,319	86.00–88.00	86.87
134	—	1,184	77.00–85.00	80.91
19	—	1,192	75.00–76.50	76.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,124	60.00–65.00	62.73
25	—	1,253	66.00–69.00	67.67
8	—	1,116	53.00–55.00	53.65

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