Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 to 6.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer and heifer calves but sharply higher undertones were noted. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 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 $270.02/cwt on 531 head.

Average price

$270.02

531 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$625

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

$67.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.97

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	273.04	1,832	497
Medium and Large 1-2	654	251.12	1,643	15thin
Medium and Large 2	586	205.83	1,207	19thin

One grade step is worth $67.21/cwt here — about $625 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 sale531 hd

270.02

—

TX average4 barns · 1,645 hd

257.05

+12.97

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	1,595	133.11	2,123	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	110.81	1,518	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,083	78.88	854	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	63.97	614	32

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,094	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	304.97/cwt	290.00–305.50	1,641	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	240.17/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,328	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,272	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	917	87.49/cwt	86.00–91.00	802	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	681	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	68.00/cwt	67.00–69.00	768	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	839	67.88/cwt	67.00–69.50	570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	71.44/cwt	70.00–74.00	807	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	83.03/cwt	76.00–85.00	955	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	92.78/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	294.38/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	229.05/cwt	224.00–229.75	1,869	146
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	212.89/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	268.34/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,717	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,379	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	262.04/cwt	257.00–264.25	1,895	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	253.40/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,465	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	240.61/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	252.76/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,064	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,215	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	273.01/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,349	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	133.11/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,123	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	58.01/cwt	57.00–59.00	502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	874	73.04/cwt	70.00–75.00	638	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	854	79.90/cwt	75.50–85.00	682	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	105.17/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,419	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,164	95.86/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,116	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	784	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	470	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	881	65.56/cwt	64.00–66.00	578	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	115.77/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,631	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	748	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	630	2

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 Sep 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,199Last week 1,370Year ago 1,306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 387Last week 628Year ago 516

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	344.00	344.00
4	—	483	289.00	289.00
9	—	805	252.50	252.50
85	—	538	290.00–305.50	304.97
2	—	795	235.00	235.00
3	—	862	250.00	250.00
10	—	1,044	223.00	223.00
3	—	683	257.00	257.00
1	—	290	301.00	301.00
6	—	567	293.00–297.00	294.38
21	—	640	263.00–272.00	268.34
32	—	442	312.00	312.00
317	—	723	257.00–264.25	262.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	213.00	213.00
12	—	547	200.00	200.00
1	—	740	222.00	222.00
1	—	285	240.00	240.00
1	—	660	202.00	202.00
1	—	475	208.00	208.00
2	—	830	207.00–219.00	212.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	263.00	263.00
5	—	771	239.00–242.00	240.17
8	—	629	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	180.00	180.00
3	—	513	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	389	260.00	260.00
2	—	633	210.00	210.00
9	—	568	224.00	224.00
8	—	445	240.00–257.00	252.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	746	236.00	236.00
146	—	816	224.00–229.75	229.05
12	—	355	299.00	299.00
1	—	340	247.00	247.00
6	—	787	235.00	235.00
19	—	578	253.00–257.00	253.40
2	—	535	256.00	256.00
2	—	885	224.00	224.00
10	—	668	240.00–241.00	240.61
14	—	934	221.00	221.00
30	—	416	292.00	292.00
35	—	494	267.00–275.00	273.01
2	—	605	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	163.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	86.00–91.00	87.49
17	—	874	70.00–75.00	73.04
7	—	854	75.50–85.00	79.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,129	67.00–69.00	68.00
1	—	1,360	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,050	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	67.00–69.50	67.88
2	—	865	57.00–59.00	58.01
4	—	784	60.00	60.00
8	—	881	64.00–66.00	65.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,129	70.00–74.00	71.44
49	—	1,150	76.00–85.00	83.03
11	—	1,131	86.00–94.00	92.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,349	99.00–112.00	105.17
8	—	1,164	95.00–96.00	95.86
56	—	1,409	114.00–121.00	115.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,595	128.00–136.00	133.11

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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