Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00 higher on comparable sales. There were not enough comparable sales on steer calves to call a trend, but trading was mostly steady on the better kinds. There were not enough comparable sales on heifer calves to call a market trend, but occasional instances of 5.00 to 15.00 higher were noted. The fleshier types of cows traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. The thinner types traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 3.00 to 5.00 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 $269.58/cwt on 447 head. That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −10.97 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$269.58

447 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$65.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.47

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	278.73	1,461	302
Medium and Large 1-2	552	251.03	1,386	143
Medium and Large 2	690	213.50	1,473	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.23/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale447 hd

269.58

—

TX average4 barns · 1,124 hd

239.11

+30.47

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−10.97

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	—	Average	1,972	128.51	2,534	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,268	103.86	1,317	131
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,076	72.82	783	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,002	59.91	600	88

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$1,510	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,285	$1,500	10

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	940	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	319.70/cwt	292.00–336.00	1,173	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,504	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	284.11/cwt	280.00–290.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,872	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	282.50/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	290.35/cwt	279.00–298.00	1,580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	317.02/cwt	309.00–331.00	1,208	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	217.82/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,699	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,419	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,543	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	251.33/cwt	250.50–258.00	1,729	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	244.36/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,376	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,327	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	290.50/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,467	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	303.84/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,349	121
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,202	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	132.77/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,709	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	818	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	847	55.45/cwt	52.00–58.00	470	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	864	59.12/cwt	58.50–62.00	511	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	879	63.83/cwt	63.00–64.00	561	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	64.31/cwt	63.00–65.00	770	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	68.35/cwt	67.50–69.00	625	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	71.50/cwt	70.00–74.00	780	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	923	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	60.17/cwt	60.00–61.00	708	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	55.51/cwt	52.00–56.00	617	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	111.42/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,424	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,232	93.15/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,148	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	104.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,421	21

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 2,020Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 403Last week 482Year ago 914

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	367	292.00–336.00	319.70
37	—	614	245.00	245.00
5	—	314	280.00–290.00	284.11
2	—	968	201.00	201.00
25	—	780	214.00–220.00	217.82
24	—	674	229.00	229.00
11	—	563	238.00–260.00	244.36
2	—	460	306.00	306.00
58	—	505	284.00–291.00	290.50
121	—	444	300.00–304.00	303.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	257.00	257.00
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	277.00	277.00
89	—	589	241.00	241.00
51	—	497	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	758	247.00	247.00
8	—	574	281.00–283.00	282.50
3	—	972	150.00	150.00
10	—	544	279.00–298.00	290.35
3	—	315	315.00	315.00
25	—	381	309.00–331.00	317.02
4	—	420	303.00	303.00
5	—	741	254.00	254.00
62	—	688	250.50–258.00	251.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	266.00	266.00
1	—	445	283.00	283.00
3	—	678	188.00	188.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,285	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,261	1,510.00	1,510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	120.00	120.00
2	—	2,040	131.00–134.00	132.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	847	52.00–58.00	55.45
18	—	864	58.50–62.00	59.12
5	—	879	63.00–64.00	63.83
9	—	915	67.50–69.00	68.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,198	63.00–65.00	64.31
1	—	1,025	68.00	68.00
14	—	1,177	60.00–61.00	60.17
16	—	1,111	52.00–56.00	55.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,091	70.00–74.00	71.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,278	107.00–116.00	111.42
45	—	1,232	90.00–96.00	93.15
21	—	1,361	100.00–105.00	104.41

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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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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