Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with instances of 2.00 higher. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.99/cwt on 330 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −46.55 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$233.99

330 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$56.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.14

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	236.10	1,381	314
Medium and Large 2	498	209.00	1,041	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	701	180.00	1,262	9thin

One grade step is worth $56.10/cwt here — about $119 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 sale330 hd

233.99

—

TX average4 barns · 818 hd

216.85

+17.14

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−46.55

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	1,859	110.76	2,059	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,273	105.36	1,341	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	79.04	924	161
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	60.02	597	99

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)	1,494	$1,685	18

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	333	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	195.53/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,418	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,196	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,262	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,497	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	198	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	203	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	230.27/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,628	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	202.85/cwt	199.00–203.50	1,669	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	248.12/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	699	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,426	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,683	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	182	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	183.99/cwt	179.50–186.00	1,593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	224	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,325	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,529	143
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,494	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	18
Bulls	—	—	1,790	115.01/cwt	110.00–117.50	2,059	3
Bulls	—	—	2,065	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	918	76.31/cwt	73.00–82.00	701	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	952	65.14/cwt	64.00–67.00	620	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	68.69/cwt	68.00–69.00	634	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	98.51/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,286	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	53.79/cwt	50.00–58.00	589	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	915	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	87.84/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,127	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	71.30/cwt	70.00–75.00	821	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	80.69/cwt	76.00–84.00	961	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	111.42/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,395	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	909	62.82/cwt	62.00–63.00	571	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	53.62/cwt	46.00–58.00	468	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	92.52/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,233	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	64.96/cwt	64.00–66.00	730	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	68.81/cwt	68.00–69.00	776	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	61.99/cwt	60.00–63.00	725	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 Jun 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 1,294Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 500Last week 378Year ago 469

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	267.00	267.00
36	—	725	188.00–200.00	195.53
83	—	414	289.00	289.00
2	—	543	240.00	240.00
4	—	806	179.00	179.00
3	—	182	219.00	219.00
10	—	866	179.50–186.00	183.99
7	—	224	212.00	212.00
9	—	576	230.00	230.00
15	—	267	234.00	234.00
143	—	687	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	498	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	701	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	226.00	226.00
66	—	641	233.50	233.50
3	—	198	227.00	227.00
3	—	203	307.00	307.00
6	—	328	285.00	285.00
1	—	450	239.00	239.00
79	—	707	216.00–231.00	230.27
103	—	823	199.00–203.50	202.85
7	—	440	241.00–251.00	248.12
10	—	268	261.00	261.00
12	—	557	256.00	256.00
19	—	886	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	231	216.00	216.00
2	—	638	200.00	200.00
7	—	530	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,494	1,685.00	1,685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	110.00–117.50	115.01
1	—	2,065	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	918	73.00–82.00	76.31
1	—	915	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	952	64.00–67.00	65.14
3	—	923	68.00–69.00	68.69
6	—	909	62.00–63.00	62.82
33	—	872	46.00–58.00	53.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,305	96.00–110.00	98.51
67	—	1,252	111.00–116.00	111.42
19	—	1,333	90.00–94.50	92.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,095	50.00–58.00	53.79
17	—	1,124	64.00–66.00	64.96
10	—	1,128	68.00–69.00	68.81
3	—	1,170	60.00–63.00	61.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,283	87.00–89.00	87.84
44	—	1,151	70.00–75.00	71.30
72	—	1,191	76.00–84.00	80.69

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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