Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 lower. Trading was active on high buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.68/cwt on 801 head.

Average price

$246.68

801 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	247.11	1,850	660
Medium and Large 1-2	691	245.14	1,693	138
Medium and Large 2	765	223.33	1,709	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about $141 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 sale801 hd

246.68

—

TX average4 barns · 1,766 hd

243.71

+2.97

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	1,563	127.24	1,989	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	104.65	1,308	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,076	80.48	866	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	62.82	607	75

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	867	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,081	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	276.35/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,445	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,339	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	261.89/cwt	259.50–263.00	1,653	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	293.12/cwt	278.00–295.50	1,633	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	247.63/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,528	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	253.05/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,711	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	234.23/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,918	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,058	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	247.16/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,718	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	312.71/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,345	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	306.15/cwt	301.00–307.00	1,589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	247.84/cwt	245.50–251.00	1,799	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	247.67/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,474	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,430	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	956	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	295.23/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	240.58/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,523	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	238.70/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,590	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	219.52/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,635	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,836	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	243.11/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,874	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	216.01/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,706	207
Bulls	—	—	1,230	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,169	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	129.71/cwt	127.00–133.50	2,055	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	786	61.25/cwt	60.50–62.00	481	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	71.44/cwt	71.00–72.00	845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	81.20/cwt	76.00–84.50	920	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	917	78.76/cwt	76.00–82.00	722	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	87.14/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,040	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	97.37/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,347	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	108.59/cwt	105.00–113.50	1,313	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	68.04/cwt	67.00–69.00	725	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	60.32/cwt	60.00–62.00	641	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	64.37/cwt	64.00–65.00	771	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	861	64.63/cwt	64.00–66.00	556	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	961	72.12/cwt	71.00–75.00	693	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	995	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	955	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	578	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	791	55.20/cwt	50.00–58.00	437	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	92.18/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,186	8

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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,020Last week 2,293Year ago 2,038

Slaughter CattleReceipts 482Last week 605Year ago 1,121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	867	240.00	240.00
1	—	295	279.00	279.00
22	—	631	259.50–263.00	261.89
36	—	557	278.00–295.50	293.12
4	—	470	314.00	314.00
162	—	676	250.00–261.00	253.05
101	—	1,009	204.00	204.00
3	—	958	224.00	224.00
18	—	430	310.00–327.00	312.71
7	—	519	301.00–307.00	306.15
214	—	726	245.50–251.00	247.84
28	—	771	239.00–245.00	243.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	220.00	220.00
2	—	798	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	875	226.00	226.00
4	—	724	236.00	236.00
50	—	617	245.00–248.00	247.63
24	—	819	229.00–235.00	234.23
2	—	758	230.00	230.00
49	—	695	240.00–249.00	247.16
4	—	487	284.00–299.00	295.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	301.00	301.00
60	—	523	271.00–284.00	276.35
8	—	451	297.00	297.00
3	—	1,032	164.00	164.00
163	—	595	246.00–252.00	247.67
25	—	633	240.00–243.00	240.58
162	—	666	237.50–240.00	238.70
40	—	745	217.00–226.00	219.52
74	—	902	203.50	203.50
207	—	790	214.00–219.00	216.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	256.00	256.00
9	—	478	282.00	282.00
13	—	627	228.00	228.00
4	—	583	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	174.00	174.00
1	—	675	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	845	201.00	201.00
12	—	956	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,525	115.00	115.00
18	—	1,584	127.00–133.50	129.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	786	60.50–62.00	61.25
8	—	861	64.00–66.00	64.63
7	—	862	67.00	67.00
11	—	791	50.00–58.00	55.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	71.00–72.00	71.44
50	—	1,133	76.00–84.50	81.20
12	—	1,193	85.00–89.00	87.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	917	76.00–82.00	78.76
1	—	855	86.00	86.00
8	—	961	71.00–75.00	72.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,383	95.50–102.00	97.37
81	—	1,209	105.00–113.50	108.59
8	—	1,287	90.00–93.00	92.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,065	67.00–69.00	68.04
16	—	1,063	60.00–62.00	60.32
2	—	1,065	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,198	64.00–65.00	64.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	96.00	96.00
1	—	915	90.00	90.00

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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