Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers traded 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifer calves traded weak to 3.00 lower. No trend available on all classes of steers due to a lack of comparable sales the previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 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 $198.48/cwt on 497 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −82.06 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$198.48

497 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	631	198.65	1,253	483
Medium and Large 1-2	532	192.71	1,026	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.93/cwt here — about $227 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 sale497 hd

198.48

—

TX average4 barns · 1,538 hd

193.13

+5.36

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−82.06

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	—	Low	1,692	114.36	1,934	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	106.02	1,410	144
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	87.47	1,009	130
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	65.93	620	86

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Medium and Large 1	—	595	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	173.55/cwt	170.00–173.75	1,270	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	194.10/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,227	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	204.68/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,167	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	240.02/cwt	235.00–241.00	989	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,411	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	200.86/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,533	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	214.03/cwt	206.00–238.00	1,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	280.89/cwt	271.00–283.50	1,101	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,278	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	265.97/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,125	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,128	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,440	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	173.06/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,355	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	251.45/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,225	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	225.10/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,074	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	191.05/cwt	190.00–196.50	1,286	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,146	8
Bulls	—	—	1,270	102.80/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	113.67/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,979	10
Bulls	—	—	1,779	121.85/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,168	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	911	71.49/cwt	70.00–73.00	651	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	889	60.76/cwt	54.00–63.00	540	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	954	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	744	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	59.07/cwt	56.00–61.00	678	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	67.04/cwt	66.00–69.00	770	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	911	82.15/cwt	81.00–84.00	748	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	109.27/cwt	107.00–112.50	1,426	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	98.07/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,376	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	105.05/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,377	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	71.11/cwt	70.00–73.00	754	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	542	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	77.99/cwt	74.00–79.00	852	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	68.22/cwt	66.00–69.50	588	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	87.90/cwt	82.00–90.00	970	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	94.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,248	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	45.76/cwt	43.00–50.00	364	6

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,043Last week 2,949Year ago 1,553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 450Last week 589Year ago 681

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	732	170.00–173.75	173.55
40	—	632	192.00–198.00	194.10
14	—	570	197.00–215.00	204.68
138	—	412	235.00–241.00	240.02
5	—	327	260.00	260.00
212	—	783	170.00–174.50	173.06
27	—	477	220.00–234.00	225.10
8	—	674	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	597	189.00	189.00
4	—	370	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	850	166.00	166.00
31	—	763	193.00–202.00	200.86
5	—	312	270.00	270.00
8	—	558	206.00–238.00	214.03
23	—	392	271.00–283.50	280.89
13	—	537	238.00	238.00
9	—	423	249.00–275.00	265.97
12	—	823	175.00	175.00
11	—	714	203.00	203.00
13	—	487	245.00–254.00	251.45
38	—	673	190.00–196.50	191.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	165.00	165.00
7	—	924	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	102.00–104.00	102.80
10	—	1,741	108.00–115.00	113.67
4	—	1,779	117.00–124.00	121.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	911	70.00–73.00	71.49
10	—	889	54.00–63.00	60.76
29	—	862	66.00–69.50	68.22
6	—	795	43.00–50.00	45.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	954	78.00	78.00
8	—	911	81.00–84.00	82.15
2	—	930	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	56.00–61.00	59.07
12	—	1,149	66.00–69.00	67.04
6	—	1,061	70.00–73.00	71.11
1	—	1,260	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,305	107.00–112.50	109.27
35	—	1,403	96.00–102.00	98.07
18	—	1,311	103.00–106.00	105.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,093	74.00–79.00	77.99
43	—	1,104	82.00–90.00	87.90
46	—	1,324	90.00–95.00	94.23

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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