Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

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 higher. There were not enough comparable sales of steer and heifer calves to call a market trend but higher undertones were noted. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trading was active on good buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $251.68/cwt on 905 head.

Average price

$251.68

905 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$738

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

$27.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.65

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	345	265.00	914	2thin
Medium and Large 1	732	255.19	1,868	725
Medium and Large 1-2	696	237.25	1,652	178

One grade step is worth $27.75/cwt here — about −$738 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 sale905 hd

251.68

—

TX average4 barns · 1,815 hd

246.03

+5.65

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	1,209	117.28	1,418	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,249	103.28	1,290	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,084	81.60	885	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	57.40	508	27

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,074	94.77/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,018	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	102.59/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,291	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	873	90.26/cwt	87.00–93.00	788	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	828	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	811	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	920	81.00/cwt	77.00–85.00	745	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	72.53/cwt	70.00–74.00	631	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	914	58.43/cwt	58.00–60.00	534	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	228.61/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	311.92/cwt	307.00–319.00	1,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	251.02/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,842	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	911	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,241	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	264.41/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,613	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,766	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	245.16/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,567	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	240.07/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,820	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,955	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	240.38/cwt	239.50–241.25	2,111	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	265.38/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,383	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	236.29/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,668	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	232.25/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	883	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,075	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	209.72/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	308.28/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,467	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,203	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,131	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	256.52/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,218	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,391	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	288.97/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,225	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	222.59/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,747	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	242.02/cwt	239.50–245.00	1,614	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	223.66/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,666	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	244.33/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	238.44/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	842	7
Bulls	—	—	1,075	114.71/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,233	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	83.24/cwt	80.00–86.00	983	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	90.08/cwt	86.50–95.00	1,012	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	109.11/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,525	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	873	64.47/cwt	64.00–65.00	563	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	869	68.01/cwt	67.00–69.00	591	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	73.77/cwt	70.00–76.00	866	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	764	51.28/cwt	50.00–53.00	392	11

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,793Last week 968Year ago 1,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 451Year ago 627

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,074	93.00–97.00	94.77
18	—	1,258	99.00–105.00	102.59
18	—	1,398	106.00–116.00	109.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	87.00–93.00	90.26
13	—	920	77.00–85.00	81.00
14	—	870	70.00–74.00	72.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	914	58.00–60.00	58.43
4	—	873	64.00–65.00	64.47
4	—	869	67.00–69.00	68.01
11	—	764	50.00–53.00	51.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,257	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,181	80.00–86.00	83.24
41	—	1,124	86.50–95.00	90.08
37	—	1,174	70.00–76.00	73.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,075	114.00–116.00	114.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	276.00	276.00
1	—	725	172.00	172.00
2	—	688	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	191.00	191.00
9	—	867	177.00	177.00
2	—	480	223.00–234.00	228.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	239.00	239.00
10	—	888	204.00	204.00
17	—	521	264.00–267.00	265.38
1	—	265	235.00	235.00
19	—	372	304.00	304.00
8	—	599	244.00	244.00
68	—	424	288.00–289.00	288.97
81	—	785	220.00–224.00	222.59
47	—	667	239.50–245.00	242.02
64	—	745	221.00–225.00	223.66
4	—	946	201.00	201.00
7	—	304	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	883	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	708	204.00–214.00	209.72
8	—	423	260.00	260.00
11	—	475	250.00–259.00	256.52
50	—	587	237.00	237.00
7	—	532	240.00–246.00	244.33
7	—	613	232.00–241.00	238.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	220.00	220.00
9	—	322	320.00	320.00
3	—	525	270.00	270.00
7	—	426	307.00–319.00	311.92
263	—	734	241.00–254.00	251.02
78	—	610	252.00–266.00	264.41
22	—	687	257.00	257.00
62	—	758	240.00–242.00	240.07
34	—	811	241.00	241.00
127	—	878	239.50–241.25	240.38
25	—	476	302.00–312.00	308.28
32	—	382	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	260.00	260.00
1	—	385	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	292.00	292.00
9	—	580	245.00	245.00
14	—	857	210.00	210.00
12	—	639	244.00–246.00	245.16
127	—	706	236.00–239.00	236.29
9	—	676	230.00–235.00	232.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	911	246.00	246.00

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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