Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of steers traded steady. Heifer calves traded 5.00 higher. Not enough comparable sales on feeder heifers for a market trend. Slaughter cattle and bulls traded mostly steady with the fleshier kinds trading 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.89/cwt on 663 head.

Average price

$205.89

663 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$41.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	784	206.29	1,617	650
Medium and Large 1-2	673	190.00	1,279	11thin
Medium and Large 2	880	165.00	1,452	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.29/cwt here — about $165 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 sale663 hd

205.89

—

TX average3 barns · 1,382 hd

202.19

+3.70

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	1,353	111.40	1,508	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	99.15	1,364	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,077	78.94	850	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	60.25	597	73

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$2,125	43

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	430	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	779	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	249.77/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,401	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	207.65/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	191.08/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,297	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,697	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	253.82/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	223.83/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	266.65/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,147	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,404	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	278.42/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,361	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	202.23/cwt	193.00–205.50	1,674	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	200.15/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,493	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	236.85/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,255	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	204.85/cwt	197.50–208.25	1,583	359
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	171.25/cwt	153.00–177.00	1,353	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	261.73/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,196	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,303	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	86.16/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,039	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	109.56/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,489	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	882	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	600	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	855	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	746	54.00/cwt	48.00–57.00	403	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	79.32/cwt	75.50–83.00	885	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	58.48/cwt	56.00–60.00	682	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	64.35/cwt	64.00–65.00	727	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	66.90/cwt	66.00–69.00	818	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	98.33/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,387	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	92.63/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,232	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	72.56/cwt	70.00–75.00	787	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	939	77.76/cwt	76.00–82.00	730	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	925	72.41/cwt	70.00–74.00	670	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	853	65.95/cwt	65.00–67.00	563	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	53.79/cwt	53.00–54.00	595	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	882	61.21/cwt	60.00–62.00	540	13
Bulls	—	—	2,273	129.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,241	112.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,402	7
Bulls	—	—	1,090	99.62/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,086	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	11

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,342Last week 1,165Year ago 1,536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 597Year ago 756

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	287.00	287.00
4	—	779	154.00	154.00
2	—	605	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	561	248.00–252.00	249.77
13	—	626	204.00–210.00	207.65
42	—	679	185.00–194.00	191.08
55	—	430	260.00–273.00	266.65
13	—	530	231.00–245.00	236.85
13	—	790	153.00–177.00	171.25
45	—	457	241.00–265.00	261.73
2	—	958	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,670	121.00	121.00
2	—	865	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	143.00	143.00
1	—	465	184.00	184.00
1	—	840	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,697	123.00	123.00
1	—	425	268.00	268.00
1	—	935	189.00	189.00
6	—	570	249.00–264.00	253.82
7	—	624	221.00–231.00	223.83
12	—	526	267.00	267.00
13	—	489	271.00–279.00	278.42
204	—	828	193.00–205.50	202.23
20	—	746	200.00–201.00	200.15
359	—	773	197.50–208.25	204.85
19	—	665	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	647	190.00	190.00
2	—	695	190.00	190.00
2	—	743	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,206	85.00–89.00	86.16
20	—	1,116	75.50–83.00	79.32
16	—	1,085	70.00–75.00	72.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,359	107.00–113.00	109.56
52	—	1,411	97.00–105.00	98.33
15	—	1,330	90.00–95.00	92.63
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	882	68.00	68.00
12	—	746	48.00–57.00	54.00
3	—	853	65.00–67.00	65.95
13	—	882	60.00–62.00	61.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	89.00	89.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	88.00	88.00
13	—	939	76.00–82.00	77.76
20	—	925	70.00–74.00	72.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,167	56.00–60.00	58.48
3	—	1,130	64.00–65.00	64.35
7	—	1,223	66.00–69.00	66.90
10	—	1,106	53.00–54.00	53.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,273	127.00–132.00	129.48
7	—	1,241	110.00–114.00	112.97
4	—	1,090	94.00–106.00	99.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,226	2,125.00	2,125.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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