Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales on steers or heifers for a market trend but a generally steady undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with leaner classes trending 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 $219.00/cwt on 497 head.

Average price

$219.00

497 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$46.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.87

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	222.39	1,273	61
Medium and Large 1	692	221.04	1,529	412
Medium and Large 2	544	175.41	954	24

One grade step is worth $46.98/cwt here — about $319 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 sale497 hd

219.00

—

TX average3 barns · 1,503 hd

206.14

+12.87

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	1,809	111.15	2,011	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	98.05	1,260	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	74.64	862	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	51.60	488	116

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	202	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.64/cwt	171.00–201.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	229.28/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	294.62/cwt	270.00–311.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	204.73/cwt	198.50–207.00	1,564	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	240.17/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,266	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	249.64/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	258.77/cwt	246.00–270.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	960	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	288.39/cwt	281.00–312.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	204.11/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,472	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	214.00/cwt	197.00–217.00	556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	285.83/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	276.32/cwt	267.00–284.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	210.55/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,320	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	167.26/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	57.21/cwt	54.00–59.00	631	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	62.69/cwt	62.00–63.00	677	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,152	95.49/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,100	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	84.85/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,000	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	849	47.64/cwt	41.00–53.00	404	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	56.05/cwt	54.00–59.00	513	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	90.84/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,275	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	102.31/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,330	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	69.64/cwt	67.00–71.00	839	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	48.82/cwt	45.00–52.00	528	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	76.18/cwt	73.00–80.50	881	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	940	117.95/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,109	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	958	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	699	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	77.98/cwt	74.00–80.00	678	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	112.54/cwt	105.00–116.00	2,048	5
Bulls	—	—	1,195	93.06/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,112	4
Bulls	—	—	2,210	122.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	231.82/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	181.13/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,397	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	173.31/cwt	170.00–175.25	1,499	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	199.03/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,334	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	217.78/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,226	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	221.84/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,187	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	203.22/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,282	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	266.80/cwt	246.00–278.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	187.24/cwt	185.00–189.50	1,646	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	239.92/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,495	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	283.75/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,518	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	251.34/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,048	28

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 May 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,287Last week 993Year ago 1,434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 373Last week 436Year ago 701

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	202	240.00	240.00
4	—	846	165.00	165.00
8	—	487	228.00–235.00	231.82
178	—	771	172.00–184.00	181.13
87	—	865	170.00–175.25	173.31
30	—	670	197.00–205.00	199.03
14	—	563	211.00–221.00	217.78
4	—	391	267.00	267.00
25	—	535	219.00–229.00	221.84
11	—	631	200.00–205.00	203.22
9	—	317	246.00–278.00	266.80
28	—	417	240.00–269.00	251.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	150.00	150.00
6	—	458	155.00	155.00
5	—	545	155.00	155.00
1	—	655	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	217.00	217.00
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	183.00	183.00
3	—	420	171.00–201.00	180.64
2	—	1,110	111.00	111.00
2	—	458	181.00	181.00
1	—	390	178.00	178.00
11	—	522	184.00	184.00
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	229.00–231.00	229.28
5	—	323	270.00–311.00	294.62
141	—	764	198.50–207.00	204.73
4	—	210	281.00–312.00	288.39
27	—	721	199.00–206.00	204.11
13	—	260	197.00–217.00	214.00
4	—	586	240.00	240.00
10	—	374	280.00–301.00	285.83
9	—	427	267.00–284.00	276.32
4	—	811	193.00	193.00
80	—	879	185.00–189.50	187.24
69	—	623	230.00–244.00	239.92
39	—	535	270.00–285.00	283.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	237.00–242.00	240.17
7	—	431	246.00–256.00	249.64
6	—	374	246.00–270.00	258.77
2	—	825	165.00	165.00
1	—	215	248.00	248.00
24	—	627	205.00–219.00	210.55
4	—	683	190.00–191.00	190.51
3	—	877	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	160.00–171.00	167.26
2	—	608	197.00	197.00
1	—	305	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,103	54.00–59.00	57.21
3	—	1,080	62.00–63.00	62.69
13	—	1,082	45.00–52.00	48.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,152	92.00–98.00	95.49
21	—	1,404	89.00–91.50	90.84
37	—	1,300	99.00–109.00	102.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,179	83.00–87.00	84.85
28	—	1,205	67.00–71.00	69.64
49	—	1,157	73.00–80.50	76.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	849	41.00–53.00	47.64
19	—	915	54.00–59.00	56.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	117.00–119.00	117.95
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	73.00	73.00
3	—	870	74.00–80.00	77.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,820	105.00–116.00	112.54
4	—	1,195	90.00–97.00	93.06
6	—	2,210	120.00–126.00	122.05

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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