Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers traded steady. There were not enough comparable sales of feeder heifers, steer calves, or heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.94/cwt on 801 head.

Average price

$249.94

801 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$5.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.98

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	744	251.32	1,869	609
Medium and Large 2	352	247.60	871	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	648	245.39	1,589	177

One grade step is worth $5.93/cwt here — about $280 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

249.94

—

TX average4 barns · 1,265 hd

246.96

+2.98

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	1,535	132.87	2,040	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,263	109.83	1,388	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	80.75	845	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	61.05	581	95

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	64.57/cwt	63.00–65.00	675	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	54.15/cwt	52.00–56.00	637	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	59.82/cwt	59.00–60.00	669	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	82.65/cwt	80.00–85.00	927	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	928	165.01/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	257.00/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,244	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	261.18/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	290.36/cwt	288.00–303.00	970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	245.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,679	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	253.38/cwt	250.00–254.00	927	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	238.77/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,977	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	254.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,828	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	296.50/cwt	296.00–297.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	288.97/cwt	272.00–292.50	1,468	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,064	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,717	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,912	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,378	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	243.56/cwt	243.00–246.50	1,627	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	253.75/cwt	249.00–265.00	949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	212.69/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,346	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	132.87/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,040	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	879	64.24/cwt	62.00–65.00	565	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	919	67.96/cwt	67.00–69.00	625	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	824	80.11/cwt	77.00–84.00	660	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	897	72.87/cwt	70.00–75.00	654	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	94.35/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,190	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	112.45/cwt	107.00–116.50	1,438	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	843	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	797	59.68/cwt	58.00–61.00	476	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	89.79/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,039	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	71.62/cwt	70.00–74.00	836	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	887	86.82/cwt	85.00–91.00	770	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	791	55.20/cwt	54.00–57.00	437	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,124	100.59/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,131	13

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,810Last week 1,039Year ago 991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 491Last week 403Year ago 914

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,046	63.00–65.00	64.57
11	—	1,176	52.00–56.00	54.15
10	—	1,118	59.00–60.00	59.82
4	—	1,240	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,122	80.00–85.00	82.65
37	—	1,157	86.00–92.00	89.79
17	—	1,167	70.00–74.00	71.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	879	62.00–65.00	64.24
16	—	919	67.00–69.00	67.96
16	—	797	58.00–61.00	59.68
17	—	791	54.00–57.00	55.20
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	824	77.00–84.00	80.11
31	—	897	70.00–75.00	72.87
5	—	887	85.00–91.00	86.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,261	93.00–96.00	94.35
117	—	1,279	107.00–116.50	112.45
13	—	1,124	98.00–105.00	100.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	131.00–135.00	132.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	164.00–166.00	165.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	298.00	298.00
9	—	859	191.00	191.00
87	—	668	243.00–246.50	243.56
5	—	718	215.00	215.00
14	—	791	200.00–214.00	212.69
4	—	285	250.00	250.00
1	—	595	264.00	264.00
16	—	493	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	230.00	230.00
1	—	560	230.00	230.00
6	—	388	200.00	200.00
1	—	955	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	256.00–258.00	257.00
2	—	343	230.00	230.00
3	—	533	241.00	241.00
11	—	290	233.00	233.00
14	—	374	249.00–265.00	253.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	260.00–262.00	261.18
6	—	334	288.00–303.00	290.36
1	—	200	385.00	385.00
1	—	275	292.00	292.00
3	—	635	260.00	260.00
112	—	828	238.00–239.00	238.77
321	—	719	250.00–257.00	254.26
4	—	429	296.00–297.00	296.50
23	—	508	272.00–292.50	288.97
66	—	862	239.50	239.50
67	—	774	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	684	245.00–250.00	245.40
20	—	366	250.00–254.00	253.38
68	—	701	245.00	245.00
2	—	843	216.00	216.00
14	—	574	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	235.00	235.00
9	—	291	256.00	256.00

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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