Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00 to 10.00 higher. There were not enough comparable sales on steer calves to call a market trend. Heifer calves traded 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. 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 $230.00/cwt on 449 head. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −50.54 against this barn's trailing median of $280.54.

Average price

$230.00

449 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$41.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	695	231.32	1,608	370
Medium and Large 1-2	532	227.10	1,208	72
Medium and Large 2	741	190.00	1,408	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.32/cwt here — about $201 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 sale449 hd

230.00

—

TX average4 barns · 1,198 hd

227.03

+2.97

This barn, trailing median4 sales

280.54

−50.54

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	1,421	114.93	1,633	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,228	98.12	1,205	236
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	78.81	858	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	58.94	596	62

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	759	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	511	218.25/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,115	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	211.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,221	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	220.07/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,360	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	389	256.36/cwt	254.00–270.00	997	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,992	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,453	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,621	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	293.05/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,269	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	236.77/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,477	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	207.05/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	453	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,318	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	296.41/cwt	281.00–298.00	1,521	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	549	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,389	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	229.81/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	249.52/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,420	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	324.88/cwt	317.00–343.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	229.84/cwt	224.00–236.50	1,542	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	224.90/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,862	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	912	72.23/cwt	70.00–74.00	659	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	954	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	859	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,322	54.12/cwt	54.00–55.00	715	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	57.39/cwt	56.00–59.00	620	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	87.91/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,000	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,172	92.68/cwt	91.00–95.50	1,086	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	107.04/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,462	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	100.22/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,278	130
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	80.37/cwt	76.00–84.00	929	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	70.86/cwt	70.00–73.00	762	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	909	101.91/cwt	96.00–105.00	926	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	963	77.81/cwt	76.00–80.00	749	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	899	62.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	566	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	785	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	964	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	646	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	797	52.98/cwt	49.00–55.00	422	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	494	3
Bulls	—	—	1,421	114.93/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	225.80/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,786	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,000	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	214.50/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	741	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	433	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,005	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,400	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,008	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	242.00/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	253.95/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,199	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	270.35/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,103	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,440	5

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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,189Last week 2,061Year ago 1,450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 559Last week 546Year ago 419

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	200.00	200.00
17	—	578	210.00–220.00	211.18
17	—	618	216.00–228.00	220.07
9	—	538	238.00–244.00	242.00
8	—	386	288.00	288.00
80	—	472	250.00–257.00	253.95
18	—	408	260.00–283.00	270.35
5	—	659	218.50	218.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	511	218.00–219.00	218.25
4	—	475	230.00	230.00
19	—	389	254.00–270.00	256.36
14	—	433	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	211.00	211.00
16	—	683	205.00	205.00
4	—	995	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	828	223.00–227.00	224.90
3	—	572	235.00	235.00
6	—	346	269.00	269.00
91	—	791	225.00–228.00	225.80
17	—	939	213.00	213.00
6	—	745	214.00–215.00	214.50
51	—	963	208.50	208.50
17	—	875	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	741	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	312.00	312.00
34	—	870	229.00	229.00
6	—	558	265.00	265.00
5	—	826	201.00–211.00	207.05
5	—	652	241.00	241.00
9	—	764	237.00	237.00
7	—	342	320.00	320.00
8	—	716	220.00–236.00	229.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	536	271.00	271.00
16	—	737	220.00	220.00
7	—	445	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	433	286.00–301.00	293.05
13	—	624	234.00–240.00	236.77
26	—	453	291.00	291.00
6	—	389	315.00	315.00
45	—	513	281.00–298.00	296.41
17	—	569	240.00–260.00	249.52
3	—	330	317.00–343.00	324.88
19	—	671	224.00–236.50	229.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	549	253.00	253.00
2	—	485	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	912	70.00–74.00	72.23
6	—	954	90.00	90.00
11	—	963	76.00–80.00	77.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
9	—	909	96.00–105.00	101.91
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,322	54.00–55.00	54.12
2	—	1,080	56.00–59.00	57.39
2	—	1,015	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,227	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,137	85.00–90.00	87.91
42	—	1,156	76.00–84.00	80.37
31	—	1,075	70.00–73.00	70.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,172	91.00–95.50	92.68
14	—	1,366	106.00–111.00	107.04
130	—	1,275	96.00–105.00	100.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	899	60.00–65.00	62.94
11	—	964	67.00	67.00
15	—	797	49.00–55.00	52.98
3	—	883	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,421	112.00–116.00	114.93

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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