Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Weaned and vaccinated steer and heifer calves traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Larger discounts on unweaned calves with limited shot programs. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower. Trading was active on moderate buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.66/cwt on 705 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −56.89 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$223.66

705 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$51.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	226.22	1,485	490
Medium and Large 1-2	502	221.79	1,113	197
Medium and Large 2	586	174.33	1,022	18thin

One grade step is worth $51.89/cwt here — about $463 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 sale705 hd

223.66

—

TX average4 barns · 1,178 hd

222.02

+1.64

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−56.89

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	—	Average	1,645	114.81	1,889	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,153	100.66	1,161	246
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,016	85.41	867	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,032	50.49	521	55

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,730	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,585	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,519	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,234	$1,412	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,250	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	882	$1,505	25
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	873	$1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	584	274.73/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,604	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,162	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	226.69/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	228.19/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,552	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,689	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	276.43/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,504	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	308	301.65/cwt	285.00–312.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	305.08/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,434	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,641	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	236.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,159	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,308	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	477	216.33/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,032	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	297	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	519	220.21/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,143	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	522	204.16/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,066	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	380	237.08/cwt	233.00–240.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	497	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	622	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,182	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	313	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	242.44/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	311	326.78/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,016	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	263.29/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,414	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	313.99/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,319	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	236.96/cwt	235.00–246.50	1,626	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	240.44/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,866	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,962	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	296	332.55/cwt	332.00–336.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	649	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	524	210.18/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,101	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	292.86/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,508	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	673	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,373	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,444	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	282.10/cwt	276.00–292.00	1,329	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	594	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	237.35/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,479	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	242.62/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,293	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	423	279.68/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,183	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	619	212.48/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	409	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	345	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,362	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	45.77/cwt	41.00–54.00	541	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	66.78/cwt	66.00–69.00	811	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	110.76/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,636	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	100.83/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,158	163
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	87.77/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,101	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	81.96/cwt	76.00–85.00	982	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	879	72.26/cwt	70.00–74.00	635	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	958	89.47/cwt	86.00–90.00	857	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	862	47.46/cwt	42.00–55.00	409	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	865	81.25/cwt	77.00–84.00	703	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	62.86/cwt	61.00–65.00	497	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,087	94.18/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,024	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	107.61/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,374	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	935	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	874	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	875	100.92/cwt	99.00–103.00	883	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	764	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	675	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	466	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	119.80/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,160	6
Bulls	—	—	1,205	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,169	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	1,504.53/head	1,350.00–1,535.00	1,505	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	910	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	1,519.09/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,519	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	1,412.34/head	1,310.00–1,450.00	1,412	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	1,729.63/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	227.73/cwt	206.00–230.00	936	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	558	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,250	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	213.52/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	431	202.99/cwt	201.00–206.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	576	200.71/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,156	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	220.32/cwt	219.00–222.50	1,696	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	220.20/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,339	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,073	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,808	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	968	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	224.14/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,625	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	224.36/cwt	200.00–249.00	1,095	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	242.10/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,169	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	207.96/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,289	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	220.31/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,469	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	401	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,023	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,709	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,121	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	14

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,061Last week 3,348Year ago 1,492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 546Last week 482Year ago 406

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	584	264.00–277.00	274.73
13	—	272	333.00	333.00
19	—	332	350.00	350.00
1	—	370	337.00	337.00
5	—	943	209.00	209.00
7	—	807	223.00–228.00	226.69
57	—	470	302.00–314.00	305.08
48	—	624	263.00	263.00
9	—	729	242.00–244.00	242.44
33	—	420	300.00–324.00	313.99
17	—	686	235.00–246.50	236.96
54	—	776	240.00–242.00	240.44
13	—	853	230.00	230.00
19	—	515	286.00–297.00	292.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	231.00	231.00
8	—	590	227.00	227.00
10	—	506	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	680	227.00–230.00	228.19
13	—	741	228.00	228.00
20	—	544	271.00–277.00	276.43
2	—	598	247.00	247.00
5	—	615	230.00–240.00	236.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	311	300.00–335.00	326.78
7	—	537	260.00–267.00	263.29
7	—	296	332.00–336.00	332.55
5	—	735	220.00	220.00
19	—	672	210.00–220.00	214.94
19	—	623	231.00–250.00	237.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	220.00	220.00
7	—	649	216.00	216.00
11	—	524	210.00–211.00	210.18
2	—	448	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	673	204.00	204.00
40	—	471	276.00–292.00	282.10
5	—	594	259.00	259.00
27	—	533	236.00–260.00	242.62
50	—	423	250.00–285.00	279.68
7	—	619	200.00–222.00	212.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	308	285.00–312.00	301.65
30	—	654	200.00	200.00
59	—	519	215.00–225.00	220.21
1	—	290	275.00	275.00
12	—	558	224.00	224.00
15	—	483	237.00–244.00	242.10
23	—	620	206.00–213.00	207.96
25	—	401	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	477	200.00–229.00	216.33
5	—	297	275.00	275.00
8	—	522	200.00–208.00	204.16
9	—	380	233.00–240.00	237.08
3	—	715	180.00	180.00
18	—	622	190.00	190.00
3	—	313	245.00	245.00
21	—	411	206.00–230.00	227.73
25	—	576	196.00–206.00	200.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	201.00	201.00
3	—	590	180.00	180.00
5	—	431	201.00–206.00	202.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	577	213.00–214.00	213.52
6	—	413	273.00	273.00
12	—	885	200.00	200.00
99	—	770	219.00–222.50	220.32
8	—	608	214.00–224.00	220.20
16	—	329	326.00	326.00
28	—	841	215.00	215.00
9	—	1,016	194.00	194.00
113	—	725	212.00–227.00	224.14
6	—	453	259.00	259.00
18	—	667	216.00–221.00	220.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	140.00	140.00
2	—	968	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	488	200.00–249.00	224.36
6	—	522	192.00	192.00
10	—	791	216.00	216.00
2	—	625	183.00	183.00
37	—	438	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	409	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	204.00	204.00
1	—	965	160.00	160.00
4	—	558	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,181	41.00–54.00	45.77
1	—	1,235	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,215	66.00–69.00	66.78
2	—	1,170	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,148	96.00–104.00	100.83
42	—	1,087	91.00–95.00	94.18
37	—	1,277	105.00–110.00	107.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	73.00	73.00
6	—	1,254	85.00–90.00	87.77
12	—	1,198	76.00–85.00	81.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	70.00–74.00	72.26
32	—	958	86.00–90.00	89.47
9	—	865	77.00–84.00	81.25
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	862	42.00–55.00	47.46
2	—	790	61.00–65.00	62.86
4	—	764	56.00–57.00	56.49
1	—	675	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	93.00–94.00	93.50
2	—	875	99.00–103.00	100.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	110.00–111.00	110.76
6	—	1,803	117.00–124.00	119.80
1	—	1,205	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	882	1,350.00–1,535.00	1,504.53
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	910	1,585.00	1,585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,006	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,519.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,234	1,310.00–1,450.00	1,412.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,064	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,729.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,112	1,250.00	1,250.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Dalhart Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Dalhart, TX

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