Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 10.00 lower. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves to call a market trend. Slaughter cows traded 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls traded 10.00 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 $251.78/cwt on 392 head.

Average price

$251.78

392 head · 732 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$23.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.79

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	252.79	1,861	368
Medium and Large 1-2	662	237.82	1,575	20
Medium and Large 2	720	229.38	1,652	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.41/cwt here — about $209 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 sale392 hd

251.78

—

TX average4 barns · 1,345 hd

241.99

+9.79

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	1,787	129.41	2,312	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,286	105.30	1,354	148
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	82.84	923	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	64.05	644	70

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,277	$1,507	27

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,024	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,652	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	259.56/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,578	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	1,507.47/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,507	27
Bulls	—	—	1,854	133.17/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,469	7
Bulls	—	—	1,692	124.14/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,100	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	762	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	457	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	849	70.95/cwt	70.00–73.00	602	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	111.21/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,433	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	949	76.97/cwt	76.00–78.00	730	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	89.21/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,054	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	101.25/cwt	98.00–106.50	1,316	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	680	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	64.32/cwt	62.00–66.00	776	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	67.20/cwt	66.00–69.00	575	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	82.36/cwt	79.00–86.00	941	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	74.83/cwt	73.00–76.00	856	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	803	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	691	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	56.84/cwt	56.00–58.00	476	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	64.10/cwt	62.00–65.00	537	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,167	93.82/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	208.32/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,196	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	205.30/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,998	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,408	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	235.36/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,582	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,894	67
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	208.76/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	269.40/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	252.87/cwt	249.00–254.50	1,876	258
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,224	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,960	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,557	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	599	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	69.48/cwt	68.00–70.00	832	8

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 1,381Year ago 1,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 430Last week 435Year ago 588

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	193.00	193.00
7	—	574	205.00–212.50	208.32
3	—	533	200.00–208.00	205.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	950	213.00	213.00
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
12	—	550	256.00	256.00
55	—	856	229.00	229.00
33	—	677	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	751	220.00	220.00
2	—	630	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	259.00–260.00	259.56
3	—	463	290.00	290.00
5	—	651	246.00	246.00
1	—	210	200.00	200.00
7	—	809	247.00	247.00
1	—	340	235.00	235.00
67	—	750	252.50	252.50
10	—	574	269.00–271.00	269.40
1	—	380	300.00	300.00
258	—	742	249.00–254.50	252.87
8	—	993	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	260.00	260.00
18	—	672	234.00–239.00	235.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	207.50–210.00	208.76
1	—	745	240.00	240.00
1	—	465	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	599	240.00	240.00
1	—	910	202.50	202.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,277	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,507.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,854	131.00–138.00	133.17
5	—	1,692	122.00–127.00	124.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	60.00	60.00
9	—	855	66.00–69.00	67.20
5	—	838	56.00–58.00	56.84
20	—	838	62.00–65.00	64.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	849	70.00–73.00	70.95
4	—	949	76.00–78.00	76.97
4	—	803	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,289	107.00–115.00	111.21
75	—	1,300	98.00–106.50	101.25
7	—	1,167	93.00–96.00	93.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,181	87.00–92.00	89.21
46	—	1,142	79.00–86.00	82.36
18	—	1,144	73.00–76.00	74.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,134	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,158	55.00	55.00
20	—	1,206	62.00–66.00	64.32
8	—	1,198	68.00–70.00	69.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	105.00	105.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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