Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 7.00 to 15.00 higher. Steer calves traded 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on heifer calves but a higher undertone was noted with instances of 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.98/cwt on 584 head.

Average price

$202.98

584 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$32.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

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	621	207.46	1,288	44
Medium and Large 1	801	204.10	1,635	513
Medium and Large 2	600	174.47	1,046	27

One grade step is worth $32.98/cwt here — about $242 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 sale584 hd

202.98

—

TX average4 barns · 1,497 hd

205.60

−2.62

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	1,596	108.29	1,728	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,291	96.49	1,245	131
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	77.92	841	282
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	57.74	558	83

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	247.97/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	201.97/cwt	194.00–204.75	1,646	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	225.88/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,080	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	175.41/cwt	168.00–183.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	276.76/cwt	270.00–280.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	176.94/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,477	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	193.79/cwt	190.00–199.25	1,686	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,569	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	180.61/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,208	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	216.95/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,545	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	238.23/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,508	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	282.02/cwt	276.00–288.00	1,218	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	211.74/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,249	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	193.91/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,290	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	684	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	820	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	65.79/cwt	65.00–67.00	727	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	103.18/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,329	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	851	53.65/cwt	45.00–58.00	457	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	61.32/cwt	59.00–62.00	454	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	953	66.59/cwt	64.00–67.00	635	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	84.99/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,015	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	79.42/cwt	76.50–82.00	862	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	74.20/cwt	72.00–75.50	828	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	909	76.83/cwt	76.00–80.00	698	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	55.83/cwt	54.00–58.00	587	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	59.90/cwt	58.50–60.00	693	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	96.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,214	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	91.09/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,214	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	972	88.80/cwt	88.00–93.00	863	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	968	73.40/cwt	70.00–75.00	711	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	876	84.33/cwt	83.00–87.00	739	9
Bulls	—	—	1,260	96.33/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,214	3
Bulls	—	—	2,033	120.57/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,451	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	111.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,196	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	222.67/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,296	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,401	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,358	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	282.48/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,128	3

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,165Last week 1,287Year ago 1,588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 597Last week 373Year ago 536

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	918	189.00	189.00
6	—	591	240.00–252.00	247.97
214	—	815	194.00–204.75	201.97
2	—	993	175.00	175.00
3	—	314	270.00–280.00	276.76
190	—	870	190.00–199.25	193.79
19	—	773	203.00	203.00
29	—	712	207.00–219.00	216.95
23	—	633	234.00–240.00	238.23
6	—	432	276.00–288.00	282.02
1	—	450	283.00	283.00
5	—	372	250.00	250.00
5	—	289	219.00	219.00
2	—	530	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	217.00–230.00	225.88
3	—	677	209.00	209.00
9	—	835	175.00–178.50	176.94
2	—	390	221.00	221.00
2	—	895	184.00	184.00
1	—	615	212.00	212.00
15	—	590	210.00–223.00	211.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	168.00–183.00	175.41
3	—	485	177.00	177.00
2	—	330	174.00	174.00
10	—	669	170.00–185.00	180.61
3	—	757	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	251.00	251.00
3	—	553	240.00	240.00
2	—	995	142.00	142.00
2	—	298	290.00	290.00
2	—	235	291.00	291.00
30	—	469	255.00	255.00
29	—	722	179.50	179.50
11	—	805	174.00	174.00
50	—	763	178.00	178.00
8	—	371	282.00–284.00	282.48
6	—	634	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	665	180.00–196.00	193.91
3	—	742	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,078	97.00	97.00
2	—	645	198.00	198.00
7	—	343	206.00	206.00
4	—	541	210.00–235.00	222.67
2	—	898	126.00	126.00
2	—	420	240.00	240.00
2	—	798	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	69.00	69.00
6	—	1,105	65.00–67.00	65.79
15	—	1,051	54.00–58.00	55.83
14	—	1,157	58.50–60.00	59.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,288	102.00–107.00	103.18
12	—	1,255	95.00–100.00	96.74
59	—	1,333	88.00–94.00	91.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	851	45.00–58.00	53.65
5	—	740	59.00–62.00	61.32
6	—	953	64.00–67.00	66.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,194	83.00–87.00	84.99
48	—	1,085	76.50–82.00	79.42
91	—	1,116	72.00–75.50	74.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	909	76.00–80.00	76.83
49	—	968	70.00–75.00	73.40
9	—	876	83.00–87.00	84.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	972	88.00–93.00	88.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	88.00–100.00	96.33
2	—	2,033	119.00–122.00	120.57
4	—	1,630	105.00–115.00	111.11

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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