Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly weak to 4.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers for a market trend but a higher undertone was noted. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 2.00 to 10.00 higher with higher advances noted on calves under 400. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trading activity was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.00/cwt on 887 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −89.55 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$191.00

887 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$755

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

$52.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	195.07	1,234	796
Medium and Large 1-2	755	155.64	1,174	89
Medium and Large 2	335	143.00	479	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.07/cwt here — about $755 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Heifers 0–100 lb: high $299.90, low $219.55, median $280.54 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale887 hd

191.00

—

TX average4 barns · 1,764 hd

186.35

+4.65

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−89.55

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	1,753	115.84	2,031	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,229	96.21	1,183	156
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	85.05	898	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	890	62.32	554	62

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	82.57/cwt	80.00–84.00	904	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	106.42/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,378	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	812	55.33/cwt	50.00–59.00	449	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	63.63/cwt	62.00–64.50	546	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	884	81.85/cwt	81.00–86.00	724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,196	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	165.26/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,276	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,251	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	266.16/cwt	233.00–269.00	971	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	292.90/cwt	271.00–293.50	1,110	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	287.69/cwt	277.00–295.00	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	179.20/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	191.29/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,284	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,218	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,412	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	215.76/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	281.13/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,203	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	206.91/cwt	193.00–231.00	1,194	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	942	89.04/cwt	86.00–94.00	839	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	74.96/cwt	71.00–78.00	746	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	87.82/cwt	85.00–89.50	999	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	68.55/cwt	67.00–70.00	771	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	714	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	100.99/cwt	97.50–104.00	1,393	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,134	92.29/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,047	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	894	77.35/cwt	75.00–79.00	692	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	67.38/cwt	65.00–69.00	596	21
Bulls	—	—	1,713	111.00/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,901	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	125.53/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,350	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,205	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	210.35/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,127	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	179.15/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,453	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,209	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	189.51/cwt	186.50–195.00	1,201	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	163.69/cwt	156.00–166.25	1,329	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	203.80/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	247.62/cwt	245.00–249.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	243.96/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,025	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	225.79/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,070	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	243.82/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,263	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	211.31/cwt	201.00–212.00	1,283	50

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,949Last week 2,214Year ago 1,178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 589Last week 552Year ago 707

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,095	80.00–84.00	82.57
13	—	995	71.00–78.00	74.96
66	—	1,138	85.00–89.50	87.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,295	106.00–108.00	106.42
54	—	1,379	97.50–104.00	100.99
92	—	1,134	90.00–97.00	92.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	812	50.00–59.00	55.33
9	—	858	62.00–64.50	63.63
21	—	885	65.00–69.00	67.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	884	81.00–86.00	81.85
18	—	942	86.00–94.00	89.04
5	—	894	75.00–79.00	77.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	67.00–70.00	68.55
2	—	1,152	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,713	105.00–117.00	111.00
2	—	1,833	125.00–126.00	125.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	160.50	160.50
5	—	636	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	200.00	200.00
2	—	305	203.00	203.00
6	—	647	171.00	171.00
2	—	730	140.00	140.00
68	—	803	150.00	150.00
6	—	783	150.00	150.00
2	—	403	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
275	—	772	164.00–170.00	165.26
13	—	707	177.00	177.00
78	—	365	233.00–269.00	266.16
5	—	294	244.00	244.00
17	—	577	193.00–231.00	206.91
25	—	871	155.00	155.00
5	—	928	150.00	150.00
28	—	536	201.00–223.00	210.35
24	—	687	176.00	176.00
203	—	634	186.50–195.00	189.51
8	—	812	156.00–166.25	163.69
6	—	321	245.00–249.00	247.62
78	—	420	236.00–248.00	243.96
31	—	474	220.00–234.00	225.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	254.00	254.00
74	—	379	271.00–293.50	292.90
11	—	331	277.00–295.00	287.69
51	—	671	188.00–198.00	191.29
110	—	428	269.00–289.00	281.13
3	—	555	242.00	242.00
5	—	978	165.00	165.00
2	—	745	188.00	188.00
87	—	811	175.00–182.50	179.15
72	—	518	240.00–254.00	243.82
50	—	607	201.00–212.00	211.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	150.00	150.00
8	—	538	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	830	159.00	159.00
5	—	668	178.00–181.00	179.20
7	—	738	165.00	165.00
113	—	866	163.00	163.00
7	—	531	210.00–230.00	215.76
7	—	488	220.00	220.00
17	—	446	227.00	227.00
8	—	572	200.00–205.00	203.80

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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