Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers traded 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves traded 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trading was active on high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.41/cwt on 463 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −52.13 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$228.41

463 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$444

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

$16.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.60

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	495	241.83	1,197	84
Medium and Large 1	728	225.44	1,641	379

One grade step is worth $16.39/cwt here — about −$444 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 sale463 hd

228.41

—

TX average4 barns · 1,232 hd

219.81

+8.60

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−52.13

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	1,520	113.61	1,727	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,255	105.90	1,329	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	81.56	907	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	60.20	593	151

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	310.62/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,270	36
Bulls	—	—	2,175	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	276.64/cwt	276.50–278.00	1,306	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	232.63/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,556	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	270.00/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,401	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	312.40/cwt	298.00–327.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,416	111.79/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	736	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	500	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	55.73/cwt	50.00–59.00	631	18
Bulls	—	—	1,513	122.00/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,846	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	841	60.50/cwt	60.00–62.00	509	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	857	79.53/cwt	77.00–84.00	682	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	103.72/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,365	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,192	94.57/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,127	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,274	112.11/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,428	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	68.91/cwt	68.00–69.00	693	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,266	60.82/cwt	60.00–62.00	770	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	63.13/cwt	63.00–65.00	673	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	82.28/cwt	77.00–84.50	884	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	957	64.70/cwt	64.00–65.00	619	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	837	73.83/cwt	70.00–77.00	618	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	998	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,008	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	880	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	86.18/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,051	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	874	54.52/cwt	50.00–57.00	477	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	72.42/cwt	70.00–75.00	897	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	201.83/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,526	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	227.17/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,188	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	222.86/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,598	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	242.36/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,195	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	291.34/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,508	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	232.87/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,474	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,601	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	270.13/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	312.41/cwt	301.00–315.50	1,512	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,330	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	196.28/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	262.03/cwt	254.00–268.00	1,496	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,561	5

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 981Last week 821Year ago 1,478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 520Last week 355Year ago 418

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	409	301.00–314.00	310.62
34	—	472	276.50–278.00	276.64
82	—	669	232.00–236.00	232.63
17	—	519	262.00–278.00	270.00
2	—	368	298.00–327.00	312.40
18	—	756	196.00–209.00	201.83
2	—	835	193.00	193.00
78	—	717	215.00–224.00	222.86
2	—	338	325.00	325.00
65	—	1,289	117.00	117.00
1	—	290	251.00	251.00
12	—	633	228.00–243.00	232.87
30	—	571	254.00–268.00	262.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	202.00	202.00
10	—	523	226.00–230.00	227.17
67	—	493	242.00–250.00	242.36
5	—	423	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	221.00	221.00
9	—	538	290.00–292.00	291.34
1	—	1,020	151.00	151.00
8	—	691	233.00	233.00
11	—	612	265.00–273.00	270.13
71	—	484	301.00–315.50	312.41
4	—	244	250.00	250.00
24	—	390	341.00	341.00
9	—	564	288.00	288.00
3	—	915	187.00–201.00	196.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	580	276.00	276.00
5	—	706	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	331.00	331.00
2	—	488	306.00	306.00
2	—	530	265.00	265.00
5	—	773	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	91.00	91.00
6	—	1,416	107.00–115.00	111.79
4	—	1,513	118.00–126.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	736	68.00	68.00
4	—	841	60.00–62.00	60.50
16	—	957	64.00–65.00	64.70
47	—	874	50.00–57.00	54.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,132	50.00–59.00	55.73
11	—	1,006	68.00–69.00	68.91
5	—	1,266	60.00–62.00	60.82
44	—	1,066	63.00–65.00	63.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	857	77.00–84.00	79.53
1	—	875	90.00	90.00
10	—	837	70.00–77.00	73.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,316	103.00–105.00	103.72
28	—	1,192	91.00–99.00	94.57
67	—	1,274	108.00–115.00	112.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,074	77.00–84.50	82.28
40	—	1,220	85.00–88.00	86.18
15	—	1,238	70.00–75.00	72.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	101.00	101.00
2	—	880	93.00	93.00

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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