Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves traded mostly 10.00 higher. Heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.89/cwt on 482 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −60.66 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$219.89

482 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$80.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

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	422	242.00	1,021	3thin
Medium and Large 1	623	221.89	1,383	462
Medium and Large 2	649	161.67	1,050	17thin

One grade step is worth $80.33/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale482 hd

219.89

—

TX average4 barns · 1,247 hd

215.47

+4.42

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−60.66

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	1,548	118.38	1,832	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,261	99.83	1,259	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	81.92	948	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	61.98	583	103

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	848	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	286.42/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,209	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	263.56/cwt	243.00–277.00	1,523	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	206.96/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	71.84/cwt	69.00–75.00	784	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	896	58.46/cwt	57.00–61.00	524	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	963	67.03/cwt	66.00–68.00	645	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	867	80.32/cwt	79.00–82.00	696	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	853	72.94/cwt	72.00–74.00	622	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	889	95.21/cwt	91.00–96.00	846	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	984	103.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,421	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	197.82/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,325	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,430	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	174.67/cwt	167.00–190.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	159.50/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	241.36/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,528	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	210.95/cwt	198.00–211.50	1,574	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	288.03/cwt	273.00–299.00	1,411	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,593	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,015	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	240.46/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,400	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	299.41/cwt	282.00–333.00	1,129	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	307.67/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	229.88/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,552	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	166.98/cwt	163.00–191.00	882	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	266.59/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,288	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	213.07/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,349	139
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,534	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	243.44/cwt	218.00–247.50	1,363	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	193.32/cwt	189.00–193.75	1,405	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	159.70/cwt	144.00–186.00	1,163	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	812	52.64/cwt	43.00–56.50	427	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	899	87.83/cwt	87.00–88.00	790	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	98.24/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,380	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	108.94/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,321	23
Bulls	—	—	1,785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	113.96/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	861	62.81/cwt	62.00–65.00	541	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	61.45/cwt	60.00–63.00	694	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	778	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	64.92/cwt	64.00–65.00	729	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	92.36/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,142	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	88.34/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,123	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	81.02/cwt	78.00–83.00	950	41

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,294Last week 1,342Year ago 1,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 378Last week 300Year ago 378

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Steer calves traded mostly 10.00 higher. Heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	848	189.00	189.00
4	—	868	183.00	183.00
10	—	422	286.00–290.00	286.42
15	—	578	243.00–277.00	263.56
1	—	235	276.00	276.00
2	—	545	272.00	272.00
60	—	633	232.00–250.00	241.36
67	—	746	198.00–211.50	210.95
28	—	490	273.00–299.00	288.03
54	—	777	205.00	205.00
8	—	375	300.00–316.00	307.67
8	—	675	229.00–230.00	229.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	186.00	186.00
1	—	345	212.00	212.00
1	—	720	172.00	172.00
6	—	423	167.00–190.00	174.67
2	—	750	150.00–169.00	159.50
2	—	595	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
9	—	534	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	677	205.00–209.00	206.96
3	—	628	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	295.00	295.00
6	—	748	190.00	190.00
2	—	760	170.00	170.00
7	—	670	195.00–200.00	197.82
35	—	518	276.00	276.00
1	—	580	223.00	223.00
71	—	616	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	769	185.00	185.00
7	—	535	237.00–241.00	240.46
8	—	670	209.00	209.00
14	—	377	282.00–333.00	299.41
55	—	483	263.00–271.00	266.59
139	—	633	207.00–235.00	213.07
91	—	560	218.00–247.50	243.44
141	—	727	189.00–193.75	193.32
1	—	850	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	163.00–191.00	166.98
2	—	758	151.00	151.00
8	—	728	144.00–186.00	159.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,092	69.00–75.00	71.84
35	—	1,271	87.00–89.00	88.34
41	—	1,172	78.00–83.00	81.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	896	57.00–61.00	58.46
29	—	963	66.00–68.00	67.03
19	—	812	43.00–56.50	52.64
21	—	861	62.00–65.00	62.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	867	79.00–82.00	80.32
2	—	853	72.00–74.00	72.94
5	—	899	87.00–88.00	87.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	889	91.00–96.00	95.21
3	—	984	100.00–105.00	103.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,405	96.00–104.50	98.24
23	—	1,213	107.00–116.00	108.94
20	—	1,236	90.00–94.00	92.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,130	60.00–63.00	61.45
3	—	1,128	69.00	69.00
13	—	1,123	64.00–65.00	64.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,390	112.00–118.00	113.96

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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