Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 10.00 higher on comparable sales. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $242.56/cwt on 622 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −37.99 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$242.56

622 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$54.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	676	244.84	1,654	505
Medium and Large 1-2	619	233.46	1,446	115
Medium and Large 2	723	190.00	1,374	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.84/cwt here — about $281 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 sale622 hd

242.56

—

TX average4 barns · 1,311 hd

238.54

+4.02

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−37.99

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	1,104	111.19	1,227	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	101.16	1,300	114
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,052	80.36	845	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	61.58	585	60

Every lot, as filed

57 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%	—	1,056	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.00	683	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	67.19/cwt	67.00–68.00	700	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	88.43/cwt	85.00–93.00	960	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	101.73/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,387	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	94.03/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,138	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,471	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	240.24/cwt	238.50–247.00	1,636	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,679	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,340	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,480	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	244.37/cwt	244.25–244.50	2,116	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	273.14/cwt	269.00–281.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	277.03/cwt	269.00–280.50	1,538	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	254.99/cwt	254.00–255.50	1,892	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	265.82/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,685	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	283.63/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,330	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	235.31/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,440	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,498	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	258.84/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,338	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,234	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	807	190.66/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	224.64/cwt	223.75–225.50	1,889	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,727	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	258.32/cwt	249.00–271.00	1,069	9
Bulls	—	—	885	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,213	113.79/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	60.60/cwt	59.00–62.00	499	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	955	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	840	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	913	73.13/cwt	73.00–75.00	668	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	81.59/cwt	76.00–84.00	917	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	73.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	861	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	52.86/cwt	50.00–55.00	635	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	108.42/cwt	105.50–113.00	1,258	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	817	68.17/cwt	68.00–69.00	557	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	809	65.02/cwt	63.00–66.00	526	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	911	53.83/cwt	52.00–57.00	490	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	950	79.71/cwt	77.00–84.00	757	12

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,381Last week 1,793Year ago 1,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 435Last week 315Year ago 627

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	64.00–65.00	64.68
6	—	1,042	67.00–68.00	67.19
12	—	1,201	50.00–55.00	52.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,086	85.00–93.00	88.43
18	—	1,124	76.00–84.00	81.59
24	—	1,179	70.00–75.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,363	97.00–105.00	101.73
26	—	1,210	91.00–95.00	94.03
22	—	1,160	105.50–113.00	108.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	823	59.00–62.00	60.60
12	—	817	68.00–69.00	68.17
10	—	809	63.00–66.00	65.02
7	—	911	52.00–57.00	53.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	88.00	88.00
32	—	913	73.00–75.00	73.13
12	—	950	77.00–84.00	79.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,213	112.00–116.00	113.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	271.00	271.00
5	—	469	290.00	290.00
1	—	900	177.50	177.50
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
1	—	415	268.00	268.00
2	—	545	270.00	270.00
3	—	807	186.00–193.00	190.66
1	—	960	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	220.00	220.00
4	—	649	228.00	228.00
7	—	715	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	537	274.00	274.00
2	—	795	232.00	232.00
4	—	678	252.00	252.00
2	—	350	311.00	311.00
6	—	448	299.00	299.00
113	—	866	244.25–244.50	244.37
20	—	555	269.00–280.50	277.03
214	—	742	254.00–255.50	254.99
40	—	634	253.00–268.00	265.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	681	238.50–247.00	240.24
69	—	713	235.50	235.50
3	—	608	240.00	240.00
3	—	329	269.00–281.00	273.14
2	—	370	275.00	275.00
83	—	469	280.00–284.00	283.63
3	—	438	309.00	309.00
16	—	585	256.00	256.00
25	—	517	254.00–264.00	258.84
131	—	841	223.75–225.50	224.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	214.00	214.00
3	—	573	233.00	233.00
63	—	612	220.00–250.00	235.31
16	—	523	236.00	236.00
22	—	792	218.00	218.00
9	—	414	249.00–271.00	258.32

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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