Name: Dalhart Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 5.00 to 15.00 lower, following suit with the CME Feeder cattle index closing lower throughout the week. Feeders too lightly tested for a market trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.40/cwt on 552 head.

Average price

$233.40

552 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$50.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.18

vs TX average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	242.22	1,478	415
Medium and Large 1-2	604	215.00	1,298	87
Medium and Large 2	509	192.20	978	50

One grade step is worth $50.02/cwt here — about $499 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 sale552 hd

233.40

—

TX average4 barns · 1,613 hd

233.58

−0.18

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	1,563	109.07	1,705	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	97.94	1,332	178
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	80.87	935	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	977	57.86	565	72

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	390	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	521	187.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	235.50/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,486	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	263	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	213.13/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,539	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	208.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,698	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	215.13/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,512	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,456	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	323.40/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,210	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	610	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	550	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	234.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,622	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	296.60/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,287	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	273	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,464	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	237.50/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,337	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	238.86/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,256	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	389	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	754	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,478	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	498	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	946	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	259.64/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,275	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	484	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,248	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	188.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,338	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,056	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	51.80/cwt	41.00–55.00	464	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	864	58.16/cwt	56.00–60.00	503	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	908	67.39/cwt	67.00–68.00	612	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	95.13/cwt	92.50–96.00	1,311	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	73.00/cwt	70.00–74.00	770	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	53.36/cwt	51.00–55.00	586	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	99.14/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,331	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	90.40/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,170	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	971	72.93/cwt	71.00–74.00	708	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	63.81/cwt	61.00–66.00	701	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	80.48/cwt	76.00–85.00	967	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	59.54/cwt	58.00–60.00	713	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	977	79.22/cwt	78.00–84.00	774	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	105.39/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,521	10
Bulls	—	—	1,928	122.15/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	106.45/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	231.25/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	472	176.54/cwt	176.00–180.00	833	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	223.72/cwt	223.50–229.00	1,445	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	218.52/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	724	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	243.00/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	274.10/cwt	242.00–283.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	279	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	247.64/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,315	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	190.53/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,760	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	645	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	396	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	262.00/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,483	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,358	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	238.94/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	213.64/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,105	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	212.43/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,230	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	270.08/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,402	23

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,404Last week 2,189Year ago 1,986

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 559Year ago 512

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	241.00	241.00
5	—	464	215.00–221.00	218.52
7	—	329	242.00–283.00	274.10
6	—	279	236.00	236.00
40	—	645	210.50	210.50
23	—	517	205.00–220.00	213.64
36	—	579	208.00–222.00	212.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	180.00–190.00	187.53
60	—	472	176.00–180.00	176.54
2	—	645	169.00	169.00
11	—	396	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	416	300.00	300.00
8	—	724	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	195.00	195.00
81	—	711	185.00–190.00	188.25
9	—	575	226.00–238.00	231.25
24	—	646	223.50–229.00	223.72
8	—	442	240.00–248.00	243.00
4	—	340	295.00	295.00
96	—	531	230.00–251.00	247.64
21	—	924	189.00–191.00	190.53
8	—	471	230.00–249.00	238.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	210.00	210.00
3	—	922	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	188.00	188.00
8	—	521	230.00	230.00
5	—	448	270.00	270.00
5	—	957	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	331.00	331.00
4	—	774	216.00	216.00
56	—	631	234.00–239.00	235.50
16	—	722	212.00–219.00	213.13
14	—	814	200.00–210.00	208.60
2	—	343	310.00	310.00
5	—	374	319.00–325.00	323.40
43	—	691	230.00–235.00	234.66
21	—	434	292.00–310.00	296.60
69	—	566	251.00–269.00	262.00
8	—	451	280.00	280.00
23	—	519	261.00–285.00	270.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	214.00–217.00	215.13
2	—	610	214.00	214.00
2	—	550	223.00	223.00
3	—	535	219.00	219.00
8	—	389	239.00	239.00
25	—	754	196.00	196.00
14	—	432	230.00	230.00
5	—	484	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	734	206.00	206.00
19	—	668	218.00	218.00
2	—	273	232.00	232.00
11	—	642	228.00	228.00
24	—	563	236.00–244.00	237.50
23	—	526	235.00–244.00	238.86
2	—	440	240.00	240.00
11	—	491	248.00–264.00	259.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	208.00	208.00
2	—	320	200.00	200.00
43	—	498	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	895	41.00–55.00	51.80
22	—	864	56.00–60.00	58.16
5	—	908	67.00–68.00	67.39
1	—	870	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,378	92.50–96.00	95.13
98	—	1,343	97.00–104.00	99.14
10	—	1,443	105.00–107.50	105.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	70.00–74.00	73.00
16	—	1,294	87.00–91.00	90.40
52	—	1,202	76.00–85.00	80.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,099	51.00–55.00	53.36
13	—	1,099	61.00–66.00	63.81
4	—	1,198	58.00–60.00	59.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	971	71.00–74.00	72.93
13	—	977	78.00–84.00	79.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	120.00–124.00	122.15
10	—	1,490	101.00–116.00	106.45

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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