Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 lower. There were not enough comparable sales on steer calves to call a market trend,. Heifer calves traded 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trading was moderate on moderate buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.41/cwt on 491 head.

Average price

$256.41

491 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$52.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	258.12	1,845	344
Medium and Large 1-2	536	254.73	1,364	140
Medium and Large 2	694	206.00	1,430	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.12/cwt here — about $415 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 sale491 hd

256.41

—

TX average4 barns · 1,680 hd

250.17

+6.24

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	1,521	106.56	1,621	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	98.27	1,314	145
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	83.58	980	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	53.46	534	110

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	—	518	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	242.53/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,375	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	426	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	792	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	241.70/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,598	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	256.54/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,144	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	226.78/cwt	225.00–227.00	2,127	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	266.68/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,656	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	257.85/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,256	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,145	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,416	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	220.78/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,821	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	226.83/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,776	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	888	4
Bulls	—	—	1,284	98.04/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,259	6
Bulls	—	—	1,606	109.62/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,760	6
Bulls	—	—	1,978	122.93/cwt	119.00–126.50	2,432	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	59.14/cwt	59.00–60.00	519	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	892	67.68/cwt	67.00–68.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	49.05/cwt	41.00–55.00	454	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	49.71/cwt	45.00–55.00	541	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	253.52/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,942	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	256.00/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,183	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	444	278.62/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,237	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	244.95/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,565	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	312.14/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,418	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	238.54/cwt	234.50–239.00	2,068	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	459	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,391	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	694	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	293.33/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,100	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	770	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	580	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,398	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,423	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	269.33/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,015	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	250.67/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,416	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,025	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,151	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	975	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	948	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	806	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	71.17/cwt	70.00–74.00	829	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	79.85/cwt	77.00–84.00	897	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	98.44/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,354	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	87.37/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,064	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	104.88/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,410	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	92.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,184	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	64.84/cwt	64.00–65.00	755	6

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 Oct 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,263Last week 2,244Year ago 2,131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 557Last week 432Year ago 460

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	250.00	250.00
28	—	567	236.00–247.00	242.53
15	—	639	242.00–251.00	244.95
3	—	753	206.00	206.00
3	—	423	293.00	293.00
2	—	828	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	938	225.00–227.00	226.78
3	—	523	275.00	275.00
23	—	621	264.00–277.00	266.68
139	—	766	242.00–256.00	253.52
3	—	810	232.00	232.00
5	—	662	261.00	261.00
6	—	430	308.00–320.00	312.14
71	—	867	234.50–239.00	238.54
2	—	398	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	444	269.00–280.00	278.62
8	—	483	250.00	250.00
31	—	580	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	347	302.00	302.00
11	—	429	306.00	306.00
11	—	527	269.00	269.00
21	—	459	303.00	303.00
14	—	375	290.00–296.00	293.33
11	—	770	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	694	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	426	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	661	235.00–243.00	241.70
13	—	446	255.00–259.00	256.54
52	—	825	219.00–222.50	220.78
26	—	783	222.00–228.00	226.83
7	—	878	218.00	218.00
14	—	704	224.00	224.00
4	—	329	270.00	270.00
14	—	462	255.00–257.00	256.00
76	—	533	267.00	267.00
16	—	377	257.00–275.00	269.33
13	—	565	244.00–260.00	250.67
29	—	929	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	487	253.00–259.00	257.85
10	—	418	274.00	274.00
27	—	595	238.00	238.00
8	—	509	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	895	205.00	205.00
5	—	621	220.00	220.00
4	—	794	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	190.00	190.00
5	—	513	179.00	179.00
3	—	622	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	355	210.00	210.00
6	—	668	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	95.00–100.00	98.04
6	—	1,606	105.00–112.00	109.62
2	—	1,978	119.00–126.50	122.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	878	59.00–60.00	59.14
3	—	892	67.00–68.00	67.68
27	—	925	41.00–55.00	49.05
3	—	860	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,089	45.00–55.00	49.71
1	—	1,155	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,135	68.00	68.00
6	—	1,164	64.00–65.00	64.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	82.00	82.00
4	—	948	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,165	70.00–74.00	71.17
47	—	1,123	77.00–84.00	79.85
78	—	1,218	85.00–90.00	87.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,375	95.00–101.00	98.44
42	—	1,344	102.00–109.00	104.88
47	—	1,285	90.00–94.00	92.16

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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