Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher on the fleshier kinds with the remainder trading steady. 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 $233.03/cwt on 374 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −47.52 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$233.03

374 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$588

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

$80.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.52

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	243.19	1,615	262
Medium and Large 1-2	677	223.25	1,512	86
Medium and Large 2	630	162.92	1,027	26

One grade step is worth $80.27/cwt here — about $588 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 sale374 hd

233.03

—

TX average4 barns · 966 hd

229.51

+3.52

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−47.52

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	1,601	119.68	1,916	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,236	108.90	1,346	155
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	79.94	891	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	59.22	568	66

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	928	72.75/cwt	72.50–74.00	675	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	62.58/cwt	62.00–65.00	679	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,104	93.98/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,038	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,216	112.45/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,367	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	79.82/cwt	76.00–83.00	930	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	709	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	52.70/cwt	45.00–57.00	457	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	538	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	132.48/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,412	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	225.39/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	257.37/cwt	248.00–259.00	1,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	246.56/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,624	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	237.91/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,382	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,165	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	848	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	234.41/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,746	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	240.75/cwt	234.00–244.50	1,664	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	867	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	261.33/cwt	261.00–262.00	1,620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	246.75/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,712	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	235.98/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	251	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,827	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	246.36/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	302.55/cwt	299.00–306.00	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	171.80/cwt	171.00–173.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	240.44/cwt	239.75–241.10	2,176	125
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,465	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,390	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	159.07/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	965	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	789	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	74.09/cwt	70.00–75.00	874	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	842	63.87/cwt	62.00–65.00	538	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	911	81.57/cwt	81.00–84.00	743	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	66.82/cwt	66.00–69.00	853	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	85.92/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,030	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	51.10/cwt	49.00–57.00	570	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	105.29/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,420	41

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 968Last week 1,810Year ago 1,314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 451Last week 491Year ago 903

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	72.50–74.00	72.75
17	—	911	81.00–84.00	81.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,085	62.00–65.00	62.58
4	—	1,223	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,277	66.00–69.00	66.82
4	—	1,115	49.00–57.00	51.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,104	92.00–96.00	93.98
99	—	1,216	109.00–116.00	112.45
41	—	1,349	100.00–107.50	105.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
1	—	965	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,165	76.00–83.00	79.82
17	—	1,179	70.00–75.00	74.09
20	—	1,199	85.00–89.00	85.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	868	45.00–57.00	52.70
5	—	928	58.00	58.00
6	—	789	67.00	67.00
13	—	842	62.00–65.00	63.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	105.00–110.00	107.53
5	—	1,821	129.00–137.00	132.48
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	80.00	80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	212.00–230.00	225.39
2	—	690	220.00	220.00
2	—	395	260.00	260.00
51	—	752	216.00	216.00
19	—	581	221.00–245.00	237.91
4	—	453	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	180.00	180.00
2	—	278	170.00	170.00
9	—	848	150.00	150.00
1	—	995	141.00	141.00
1	—	700	149.00	149.00
4	—	491	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	248.00–259.00	257.37
16	—	886	195.50	195.50
4	—	533	242.00–248.00	246.56
4	—	448	260.00	260.00
97	—	745	232.50–236.00	234.41
1	—	820	207.00	207.00
100	—	691	234.00–244.50	240.75
30	—	293	296.00	296.00
3	—	307	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	261.00–262.00	261.33
8	—	694	245.00–247.00	246.75
3	—	402	302.00	302.00
1	—	330	300.00	300.00
10	—	813	233.00–239.00	235.98
1	—	555	287.00	287.00
11	—	251	298.00	298.00
15	—	755	242.00	242.00
15	—	719	239.00–253.00	246.36
4	—	459	299.00–306.00	302.55
2	—	378	330.00	330.00
125	—	905	239.75–241.10	240.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	284.00	284.00
5	—	478	171.00–173.00	171.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	226.00	226.00
40	—	556	263.50	263.50
14	—	476	292.00	292.00
9	—	605	240.00	240.00
2	—	985	152.00–166.00	159.07
1	—	870	170.00	170.00

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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