Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: all classes of cattle traded 5.00 to 7.00 higher with instances of 15.00 to 25.00 higher on cattle under 700 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Trading was active with very good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $211.39/cwt on 477 head.

Average price

$211.39

477 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$824

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

$66.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	745	216.26	1,612	400
Medium and Large 1-2	619	194.10	1,201	63
Medium and Large 2	525	149.96	787	14thin

One grade step is worth $66.30/cwt here — about $824 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 sale477 hd

211.39

—

TX average4 barns · 2,083 hd

209.08

+2.31

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	—	High	1,661	114.06	1,895	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,211	97.61	1,182	131
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	79.05	896	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	62.12	593	56

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	594	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,479	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,678	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	189.37/cwt	169.00–191.00	1,087	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	206.65/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,075	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	258.49/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	189.90/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,265	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	297.63/cwt	296.00–301.00	1,173	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	283.16/cwt	273.00–303.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	188.37/cwt	188.00–188.75	1,661	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	240.34/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,483	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	933	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,227	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,496	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,504	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	136.81/cwt	132.00–147.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	148.81/cwt	148.00–149.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	80.70/cwt	79.00–82.00	917	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	73.33/cwt	70.00–75.00	836	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	65.62/cwt	64.00–69.00	724	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	52.93/cwt	50.00–56.00	465	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	62.10/cwt	61.00–66.00	572	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	93.49/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,191	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	113.60/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,250	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	99.63/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,270	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	86.36/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,069	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	849	67.10/cwt	67.00–68.00	570	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	916	91.05/cwt	91.00–92.00	834	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	975	70.08/cwt	70.00–71.00	683	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	797	74.11/cwt	72.00–76.50	591	8
Bulls	—	—	1,932	122.49/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,458	107.74/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	171.65/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	176.85/cwt	160.00–180.00	867	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	248.38/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,088	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	229.42/cwt	219.00–240.00	1,193	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,372	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	182.76/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,352	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	203.21/cwt	167.00–210.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	199.79/cwt	194.00–209.25	1,562	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	281.56/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,349	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	277.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,409	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	259.52/cwt	254.00–276.00	939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	207.54/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,287	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	198.39/cwt	192.00–202.50	1,321	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,206	1

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 Apr 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,170Last week 1,452Year ago 1,298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 411Last week 474Year ago 622

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	594	249.00	249.00
65	—	902	186.00	186.00
9	—	394	296.00–301.00	297.63
3	—	408	273.00–303.00	283.16
3	—	347	270.00	270.00
130	—	882	188.00–188.75	188.37
52	—	617	220.00–243.00	240.34
15	—	677	221.00	221.00
13	—	713	211.00	211.00
41	—	782	194.00–209.25	199.79
31	—	479	280.00–284.00	281.56
23	—	508	265.00–280.00	277.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	165.00	165.00
14	—	574	169.00–191.00	189.37
9	—	520	196.00–208.00	206.65
4	—	467	258.00–259.00	258.49
3	—	793	160.00	160.00
29	—	666	189.00–190.00	189.90
1	—	600	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	140.00	140.00
3	—	675	132.00–147.00	136.81
5	—	566	148.00–149.00	148.81
3	—	305	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	742	138.00	138.00
2	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	244.00	244.00
9	—	579	212.00	212.00
28	—	438	240.00–261.00	248.38
10	—	520	219.00–240.00	229.42
124	—	752	182.50	182.50
38	—	740	178.00–188.00	182.76
8	—	362	254.00–276.00	259.52
34	—	620	200.00–208.00	207.54
31	—	666	192.00–202.50	198.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	166.00–180.00	171.65
1	—	765	149.00	149.00
18	—	490	160.00–180.00	176.85
13	—	514	167.00–210.00	203.21
11	—	713	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,095	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,136	79.00–82.00	80.70
35	—	1,140	70.00–75.00	73.33
41	—	1,238	84.00–89.00	86.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	62.00	62.00
16	—	1,103	64.00–69.00	65.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	878	50.00–56.00	52.93
16	—	921	61.00–66.00	62.10
11	—	849	67.00–68.00	67.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,274	90.00–95.00	93.49
13	—	1,100	107.00–116.00	113.60
52	—	1,275	97.00–105.00	99.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	916	91.00–92.00	91.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	975	70.00–71.00	70.08
8	—	797	72.00–76.50	74.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,932	116.00–126.00	122.49
4	—	1,458	106.00–111.00	107.74

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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